Where the Red Fern Grows

Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and manΓÇÖs best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool. Billy has long dreamt of owning not one,but twodogs. So when heΓÇÖs finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his ownΓÇöOld Dan and Little AnnΓÇöheΓÇÖs ecstatic. It doesnΓÇÖt matter that times are tough; together theyΓÇÖll 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 regionand the combination of Old DanΓÇÖs brawnLittle AnnΓÇÖs brainsand BillyΓÇÖs sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined huntersΓÇönow friendsΓÇöand Billy learns that hope can grow out of despairand that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.