Where+The+Red+Fern+Grows,+Wilson+Rawls,+1961,+249+pages

Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls, 1961, 249 pages

This book is about a 10 year old boy named Billy. He has 2 sisters. He has blonde hair freckles. His mother doesn't work and his father works out in a field. His grandfather owns a store where he sells candy and coon skins. In this story, Billy works really hard to make some money to buy two hound dogs.

This story takes place in the Ozark Mountains in Southern Oklahoma in the 1930's. "Our home was in a beautiful valley far back in the rugged Ozarks."(page 8). It was the old times where everything was so cheap. The best dogs were only $25.

The major problem in this story is the money that Billy needs to get the 2 hound dogs. Billy saw the ad in a magazine that he was reading. It said registered redbone coon hound pups $25 each. Billy wanted to get two so he had to get $50. He asked his mother and father for money, but they didn't have enough. Neither did his grandpa so Billy had to earn $50. It took Billy 2 years to earn $50, but he finally got it.

I would recommend this book to kids 10 and older because it has big words that some kids might not understand. It is a very sad book but it is also really good. You should read it. I hope you do read it because one of the best books I ever read!