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.

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.
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.

Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows

A Top 100 Children’s Novel, School Library Journal's A Fuse #8 Production
A Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPR
Winner of Multiple State Awards
Over 7 million copies in print!

“A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —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

“A brilliant literary work.” —TeenInk.com

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

Length: 258 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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Author Wilson Rawls spent his boyhood much like the character of this book, Billy Colman, roaming the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma with his bluetick hound. A straightforward, shoot-from-the-hip storyteller with a searingly honest voice, Rawls is well-loved for this powerful 1961 classic and the award-winning novel Summer of the Monkeys. In Where the Red Fern Grows, Billy and his precious coonhound pups romp relentlessly through the Ozarks, trying to "tree" the elusive raccoon. In time, the inseparable trio wins the coveted gold cup in the annual coon-hunt contest, captures the wily ghost coon, and bravely fights with a mountain lion. When the victory over the mountain lion turns to tragedy, Billy grieves, but learns the beautiful old Native American legend of the sacred red fern that grows over the graves of his dogs. This unforgettable classic belongs on every child's bookshelf. (Ages 9 and up)

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File Size: 651 KB
Print Length: 258 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf; 1st edition (January 12, 2011)
Publication Date: January 12, 2011
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B004G606EO
Text-to-Speech: Not enabled

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Screen Reader: Supported

Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled

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Timeless story of a boy and a dog

ByCSon September 24, 2016

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Wilson Rawls’ classic, timeless story of a young boy’s coming-of-age is heartbreaking, sentimental, and utterly charming. An ode to love, family and the beauty of nature. Set in the Ozarks, northeastern Oklahoma, Billy wants nothing more than to have a puppy, or to be more specific, two puppies. He wants to train them for hunting, although his mother has forbidden him to use or own a gun until he is 21 or older. For two years he waits, collecting enough money doing whatever jobs he can, he finally raises enough for two puppies who are delivered via train to the town closest to where he lives.

"I knelt down and gathered them into my arms. I buried my face between their wiggling bodies and cried. The stationmaster, sensing something more than two dogs and a boy, waited in silence."

My Dad didn’t grow up in the Ozarks, but he trapped animals as a young boy to raise money for a dog. Selling skins to Sears Roebuck & Co. was enough then to fulfill that dream and then later to get him enough money to fly enough hours to be conscripted (after being declared 4F) to train pilots at Americus, Georgia. When he was able to return to being a civilian pilot, the first thing he did with the money he saved was to buy another dog. On multiple levels, I felt this story to be so close to my father’s, both coming from rural, impoverished areas.

“Men, said Mr. Kyle, “people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they’ll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don’t. I may be wrong, but I call it love – the deepest kind of love.”

This is such a wonderful story; I highly recommend you read it. Re-read it, if you read it as a child.

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audio excellent; video fuzzy for "Where The red Fern Grows".

ByHugh Mayon September 16, 2017

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I am only commenting on "Where the Red Fern Grows" film on the Echo Bridge 4 movie set. The audio is excellent- great songs well sung, very clear. However the DVD on a large screen is fuzzy and looks like a VHS transfer. I am not sure if better video versions exist that play clearly on a large screen TV.

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Five Stars

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Classic story for people of all ages

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I really loved this book when I was little so I ordered it to read with my 8 1/2 year old son. I'm so happy that he's loving it just as much as I do!

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If you love dogs, you'll love this

ByBaci's Momon August 16, 2017

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If you love dogs, you'll love this. Excellent movie - a bit slow at times - still moves enough to give it 5 stars.... but don't forget to bring the tissues!

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I have liked the movie from the start

ByDarold Hortoon August 27, 2017

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I first saw this movie back in the mid 70's I don't know if I saw it on its first release or not. I have liked the movie from the start. I have been looking for it for a long time. I just got the opportunity to watch it with my wife. We just recently got married. It is a great movie to see together. I had a Red Bone hound growing up. We did pheasant and quail hunting. This movie brings back a lot of good memories.

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There is a heave for all dogs.

ByAmazon Customeron August 22, 2017

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Anyone who knows the pure love between a dog and that lucky person will surely cry, but emotions and memories it brings back as a young boy was worth every tear to me. Most the time I hate any movie that has this type ending but how it happened and why it happened proves that, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." I look forward to the day I can be reunited with my best friends.

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ByKingas78on January 28, 2015

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I got this book to read to my 10 year old son. I had this book read to me when I was 10, so I thought this was something I can share with him. It is a soft cover book, but worth the money. It was exactly what I thought it would be.

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I have read this book to 5th graders for at least 25 years and I wanted my grandsons to hear the story.. I had already mailed them the book.

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Great coming of age story. Don't how I missed reading this before. Wish I had read it when I was 11 or 12.

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Great book ! Heartwarming tale of a young boy and his two faithful dogs.They experience many adventures together on their hunting expeditions.

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