u003cpu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eWhere the Red Fern Growsu003c/iu003e is a beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man's best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool.u003c/bu003e u003cpu003e Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he's finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own--Old Dan and Little Ann--he's ecstatic. It doesn't matter that times are tough; together they'll roam the hills of the Ozarks.u003cbru003e 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 Dan's brawn, Little Ann's brains, and Billy's 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.u003cbru003eu003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eWhere the Red Fern Growsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA Top 100 Children's Novel, u003ciu003eSchool Library Journalu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eA Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPRu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003cbu003eA Great American Read's Selection (u003ciu003ePBSu003c/iu003e)u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eWinner of Multiple State Awardsu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eOver 14 million copies in print!u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e"A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased....u003cbu003eVery touching.u003c/bu003e" --u003ciu003eThe New York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e u003cpu003e"u003cbu003eOne of the great classics of children's literature u003c/bu003e. . . Any child who doesn't get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years." --u003ciu003eCommon Sense Mediau003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e"u003cbu003eAn exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.u003c/bu003e" --u003ciu003eSchool Library Journalu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e"A book of unadorned naturalness." --u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e"u003cbu003eWritten with so much feeling and sentimentu003c/bu003e that adults as well as children are drawn [in] with a passion." --u003ciu003eArizona Daily Staru003c/iu003e u003cpu003e"It's a story about a young boy and his two hunting dogs and . . . I can't even go on without getting a little misty." --u003ciu003eThe Huffington Postu003c/iu003e u003cpu003e"We tear up just thinking about it." --u003ciu003eTimeu003c/iu003e on the film adaptationu003c/pu003e