![]() ![]() There are moments of sheer, gritty determination in the plot – such as when Billy wants to chop down a huge tree to catch a racoon – that show us what kind of boy Billy is. Which makes its core a heart-warming, beautiful, innocent tale about how one boy is determined to be the best hunter in the land, and have the best hunting hounds at his side. ![]() The story too is a simple one: it’s about a boy and his two dogs, Little Ann and Old Dan. And this “roam amongst the forests” life is led by the main character, Billy, in the stunning Ozark Mountains that stretch across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. It’s a book written during the 1950s and is about a much simpler time and way of living a rural life. ![]() Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, a classic American children’s book, came as a recommendation from a good friend in California. ![]()
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