where the red fern grows

billy

• ozark mountains 
• 10 years old 
• "I told them I wasn't giving up until my dogs did." Chapter 12, pg. 133
• at first and at the end billy is always outgoing and goes for what he wants
• "I had a time with this part of their training, but my persistence had no bounds." Chapter 7, pg. 67

billy

• like at the beginning billy gave his word and
• said he would never give up and he 
• he always gives his word and keeps it 

theme

• I believe the theme of this book is too...
• Is to never give up on something you want

theme

• billy is saying here hes very strong headed and isn't givin up
• '' i will win that coon''pg100 
• billy's hunting for a coon that hasn't been caught and still stuborn

authors purpose

• The authors purpose is to entertain
• the author really doesnt have a strong 
• bias he basically just wanted to entertain
• Yes, I know it is still there, for in my heart I believe the legend of the sacred.
• fern'' by wilson rawls  

summary

• who the book was about a kid Billy and a dream and his dogs
• about billy going and going through everything to achieve his dream 
• The story takes place in The Ozark mountains and takes place in the 1930s
• ''It was a beautiful day in the Ozark mountains  a perfect summer day''  
• pg.160

vocab

• bewildered
• verb
• cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused''
• ''old Dan got a bewildered look''pg 73 

vocab

• Hillbilly
• noun
• an unsophisticated country person, associated originally with the remote regions of the Appalachians.
• ''They yelled at me ''Hillbilly''pg 37

vocab

• Belligerent
• adjective
• hostile and aggressive
• "a bull-necked, belligerent old man"pg 23

conclusion

• yes i would recommend this book it teaches a great lesson
• Yes there are more books by Wilson Rawls another famous one 
• Summer of the monkeys 
• it had been made into two movies unfortunately the book is better  
• because the second movie was basically made up becuase the book ws short