Synopsis:
A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river
bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains
-- and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the
valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too.
Recommended for
ages 10+.
Product description; Christianbook.com
What
did I think?
Where the Red Fern Grows was
one of the first novels read to me; and was immediately a favorite. Years
later, I am still impressed by the story.
Not
only am I impressed by the story, but I am more impressed with how faith in God
is included in this novel. I never took notice of Billy Colman’s prayers or the
prayers of his mama the first time it was read to me.
I
believe this book is best if it is read by a parent to their children over a
long period of time. I don’t find it’s a typical novel that makes you flip page
after page, but you are still interested to see how the story will play out. A
chapter a day with your kids could be just great.
There
are great lessons in this book for people of all ages. It’s possible some
people won’t be interested in the middle of the book where we see Billy’s
hunting adventures, but if a kid’s parent is reading the book; they’ll enjoy
it.
There are lessons that will last
for life. What an endearing story it is.
Author:
Wilson Rawls grew up on a small farm in the
Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. There were no schools where he lived so his mother
taught Rawls and his sisters how to read and write. He says that reading the
book The Call of the Wild changed his life and gave him the notion that he
would like to grow up to write a book like it. He shared his dream with his
father, and his father gave him the encouraging advice, "Son, a man can do
anything he sets out to do, if he doesn't give up." Rawls never forgot his
father's words, and went on to create two novels about his boyhood that have
become modern classics.
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