Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
This classic about a 10-year-old boy growing up in the Ozark mountains with his inseparable pair of coonhounds will warm the hearts of young and old alike. Great Stone Face Award.
Review Quotes: Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows
A Top 100 Children's Novel, School Library Journal
A Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPR
A Great American Read's Selection (PBS)
Winner of Multiple State Awards
Over 14 million copies in print! "
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 "A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased....Very touching." --
The New York Times Book Review
"A book of unadorned naturalness." --
Kirkus Reviews "An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget." --
School Library Journal "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 "We tear up just thinking about it." --
Time on the film adaptation
