Where the Red Fern Grows

<p><b>Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man&#146;s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool.</b><br>&#160;<br>Billy has long dreamt of owning not one but two dogs. So when he&#146;s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own&#151;Old Dan and Little Ann&#151;he&#146;s ecstatic. It doesn&#146;t matter that times are tough; together they&#146;ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.<br><br>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&#146;s brawn Little Ann&#146;s brains and Billy&#146;s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters&#151;now friends&#151;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.<br> <br><br></p>