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Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and mans 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 two, dogs. So when hes finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own - Old Dan and Little Ann - hes ecstatic. It doesnt matter that times are tough; together theyll 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 region, and the combination of Old Dans brawn, Little Anns brains, and Billys sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters - now friends - 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. .
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Woodrow Wilson Rawls, (September 24, 1913 - December 16, 1984) was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
