Where the Red Fern Grows report

Where the Red Fern Grows is the story about a boy named Billy Coleman, his coonhounds and his family. The story shows Billy’s determination, how responsible he is, his love for his dogs and his family, and his belief in God. It is also a book full of adventures of a boy and his dogs.

Billy lives on a farm in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. He wants two good coonhounds so badly but his Papa can’t afford to buy them for him. It is the Depression and many families are poor. Billy and his sisters don’t even go to school. Billy knows that if he wants these dogs, he must find a way to get them himself. He finds a magazine. An ad says that a kennel is selling coonhound puppies for $25.00 each. Billy is determined that these are the dogs he wants. He decides to save money by selling bait to fishermen and picking berries and skinning hides for his Grandpa’s store. He puts the twenty-three cents he already has into an old K.C. Baking Powder can. He works really hard and save...