crabbygirl reviewed Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Review of 'Where the Red Fern Grows' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
sob - what a sad, sad ending. i cried and cried.
always meant to read this book, and - being so well known - it was hard to escape the (also well known) plot point of the dogs dying.... even the children knew this before they heard the story (we own a book on tape called 'no more dead dogs' where the narrator rails against reading this book where not one, but two (!) dogs die)
the beginning of the tale was beautifully written - drawing the reader in with nostalgia and foreshadow. before long, i was immersed in the story, and forgot to steel myself for the tragedy.
my favorite part was this boy's determination to get those pups - the odd jobs, the saving of every single penny, never losing sight of his goal for a full 2 years. and then he walks for 2 days to get …
sob - what a sad, sad ending. i cried and cried.
always meant to read this book, and - being so well known - it was hard to escape the (also well known) plot point of the dogs dying.... even the children knew this before they heard the story (we own a book on tape called 'no more dead dogs' where the narrator rails against reading this book where not one, but two (!) dogs die)
the beginning of the tale was beautifully written - drawing the reader in with nostalgia and foreshadow. before long, i was immersed in the story, and forgot to steel myself for the tragedy.
my favorite part was this boy's determination to get those pups - the odd jobs, the saving of every single penny, never losing sight of his goal for a full 2 years. and then he walks for 2 days to get them. this is not a boy - this is a man who is inside the body of a boy. this is someone worthy of aspiration & imitation.
THIS is a tangible hero for children.
