Where the Red Fern Grows

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To commemorate more than fifty years in print, this special edition includes a new cover and new back matter--a note from Newbery Medal-winning author Clare Vanderpool as well as historical materials to enrich this treasured novel. This timeless classic about a boy who saves two dogs--and who save him in return--has been given a new look for a new generation. For fans of Old Yeller and Shiloh, Where the Red Fern Grows is a beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man's best friend. This special edition includes new material, including a note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool, a letter from Wilson Rawls to aspiring writers, original jacket artwork, and more. 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's true that times are tough, but together they'll roam the hills of the Ozarks. 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. Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows A Top 100 Children's Novel, School Library Journal A Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPR A Great American Read's Selection (PBS) Winner of Multiple State Awards Over 14 million copies in print! "A rewarding book . . . with careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased....Very touching." -The New York Times Book Review "One of the great classics of children's literature . . . Any child who doesn't get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years." -Common Sense Media "An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget." -School Library Journal "A book of unadorned naturalness." -Kirkus Reviews "Written with so much feeling and sentiment that adults as well as children are drawn in with a passion." -Arizona Daily Star "It's a story about a young boy and his two hunting dogs and . . . I can't even go on without getting a little misty." -The Huffington Post "We tear up just thinking about it." -Time on the film adaptation

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Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows

A Top 100 Childrens Novel, School Library Journal
A Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPR
A Great American Read's Selection (PBS)
Winner of Multiple State Awards
Over 14 million copies in print!

One of the great classics of childrens literature . . . Any child who doesnt get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years. Common Sense Media

A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased....Very touching. The New York Times Book Review

A book of unadorned naturalness. Kirkus Reviews

An exciting tale of love and adventure youll never forget. School Library Journal
Written with so much feeling and sentiment that adults as well as children are drawn [in] with a passion. Arizona Daily Star

Its a story about a young boy and his two hunting dogs and . . . I cant even go on without getting a little misty. The Huffington Post

We tear up just thinking about it. Time on the film adaptation

Author Bio

Wilson Rawls is the author of the timeless classic Where the Red Fern Grows and the acclaimed novel Summer of the Monkeys. He was born on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains and spent much of his boyhood roaming northeastern Oklahoma with his only companion, an old bluetick hound. Since its publication more than fifty years ago, Where the Red Fern Grows has assumed the status of a classic and has been made into a widely acclaimed motion picture. Rawls' second novel, Summer of the Monkeys, received rave reviews and won the prestigious California Young Reader Medal Award, among other accolades.