Where the Red Fern Grows
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 1, 1996
A Classics pick for readers exploring Where the Red Fern Grows.
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- Who it’s for
- A boy and two hounds make for a story where fierce loyalty meets hard-earned hope.
- Themes
- Boy-and-dog friendship, Hope after tragedy, Perseverance
- Genres
- Dog Stories, The Classics, Loss & Grief
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Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man’s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool. Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.
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Soon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan’s brawn, Little Ann’s brains, and Billy’s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair, and that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.
Dogs, Grit, and Grief
A boy and two hounds make for a story where fierce loyalty meets hard-earned hope.
Come here for
- The bond between Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann
- Hunting, friendship, and determination in the Ozarks
Expect
- Warmth alongside tragedy
- Hope shaped by loss
Where it sits
| Dog Stories | 98% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 23% |
| Loss & Grief | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dog Stories
- The Classics
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Authors
- Wilson Rawls
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 1, 1996
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Boy-and-dog friendship · Hope after tragedy · Perseverance
- Reading lane
- Dog Stories