Where the Red Fern Grows
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| Author | Wilson Rawls |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Released | 1961 |
| Media Type | Hardcover (first edition ) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-440-22814-X |
Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 novel by American author Wilson Rawls about a boy who acquires and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. It has twice been made into a film — once in 1974 starring Stewart Peterson, and again in 2003 starring Joseph Ashton, Dabney Coleman, Ned Beatty, and Dave Matthews.
[edit] Plot summary
In the the opening scene of the novel, the main character, Billy Coleman, stumbles across a group of dogs fighting. He takes one of the dogs, a Redbone Hound, home to nurse his wounds. While caring for the dog, Billy recalls as a boy taking care of two hound dogs. The remainder of the story is a flashback from his childhood.
Billy's sole desire is to have a pair of coonhound dogs. Although his parents cannot afford them, he struggles to save money doing odd jobs. After two years, he earns enough; his grandfather orders the dogs that Billy names Old Dan and Little Ann.
After hunting with his dog every night, Billy is entered into a championship raccoon hunt. Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann win the hunt and receive the prize of three-hundred dollars, enough for Billy's family to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Little Anne is a great dog who is nice, and smarter than Old Dan.
[edit] External links
- Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) at the Internet Movie Database
- Where the Red Fern Grows (2003) at the Internet Movie Database
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