WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls

When I think of fall Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls is a book that comes to my mind. It's not because this book only takes place in the fall. It doesn't. The book follows a season of a boy named Billy's life. Growing up dirt poor in the Ozark Mountains, he desires more than anything to own a pair of hunting dogs, coon dogs to be exact, and to hunt. He works and saves his money until he is able to reach his goal, and he purchases a pair of redbone coon dogs he names Dan and Little Ann. Shhhh- do you hear that? The sound of crunching leaves and baying dogs on the scent of a coon in the distance? Look! A swinging light dances between the trees as Billy follows his dogs on the trail. Coons best beware of this trio!

You cannot help but fall in love with Billy and his dogs. Good adventures happen that far exceed Billy's dreams, but with the good comes some devastating tragedy.

HEADS UP- There is loss of life in this book through a horrible accident. There is also a small amount of language.

P.S. The picture on the front of my copy is terrible! It looks like a redbone and a blue tick on the front instead of just redbones.