Wilson Rawls
Wilson Rawls grew up on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. There were no schools where he lived so his mother taught Rawls and his sisters how to read and write. He says that reading the book "The Call of the Wild "changed his life and gave him the notion that he would like to grow up to write a book like it. He shared his dream with his father, and his father gave him the encouraging advice, "Son, a man can do anything he sets out to do, if he doesn't give up." Rawls never forgot...See more
Wilson Rawls grew up on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. There were no schools where he lived so his mother taught Rawls and his sisters how to read and write. He says that reading the book "The Call of the Wild "changed his life and gave him the notion that he would like to grow up to write a book like it. He shared his dream with his father, and his father gave him the encouraging advice, "Son, a man can do anything he sets out to do, if he doesn't give up." Rawls never forgot his father's words, and went on to create two novels about his boyhood that have become modern classics. "From the Trade Paperback edition." See less
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Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy
Where the red fern grown
The book is hard to "get into". I have decided to order the movie and get the story that way. It being about a boy and his dogs, I am told by friends it is a very good book, but just not my cup of ... read more
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Nino, Mar 20, 2009
This is one of the best written books I've ever read. It's a must for all. read more
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Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy
by Maggy, Feb 15, 2010
The most resounding image from this novel was the one that included spilled dog intestines. It was not pretty. Though it is written fairly well, the story is, as a whole, disappointing. read more
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