| Billy lives with his three sisters and his parents. One day when he was fishing in the river, he went over to an empty campground and found an ad for hunting dogs, which were twenty- five dollars each. Billy got to work raising money to buy the dogs.
Billy does various odd jobs, including picking and selling berries, crawfish and other foods. He puts all of the money he earns in a K.C. Baking Powder can. Eventually he has enough money and asks his grandpa to order his dogs for him. He receives a note saying that the dogs are in Talequah and that he can come and pick them up. He sneaks out of the house one night, with his bag filled with food. He stops after awhile to camp and then sets out the next morning. he picks up his dogs and the adventure begins. Billy goes on many hunting adventures and even enters a hunting contest with his dogs. Read this book to find out about all their adventures, where the red fern grows. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Animal story Yes Kind of animal: Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () United States Yes The US: - Midwest Farm/Ranch? Yes Small town? Yes Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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