Shiloh - Softcover

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440407524 ISBN 13: 9780440407522

Publisher: Yearling, 1992

Synopsis

There's nothing eleven-year-old Marty Preston enjoys more than spending time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia.

But this time is different. This time Marty sees a young beagle on the road past the old Shiloh school-house.

Marty feels sure the dog is being abused by his owner. When the dog runs away to Marty's house, his parents say he must bring him back. But it hurts Marty to return the runaway dog to his cruel master.

That's when Marty secretly decides he'll do anything to save the dog he names Shiloh.

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Review:

When 11-year-old Marty Preston chances upon a mistreated beagle pup in his hometown of Friendly, West Virginia, he is not prepared for the ethical questions he has to face. Should he return the dog to its owner, only to have the animal abused again? Should he tell his parents? Should he steal food to help the poor creature? Marty's efforts to cope with these questions provides the moral backbone for this story, which is presented in a language and manner that will be understood by third- and fourth-grade readers. The heart and beauty of this 1992 Newbery Medal winner lies in lessons children will take away with them.

About the Author:

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written over 100 books, many of which take place in West Virginia.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yearling
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0440407524
• ISBN 13: 9780440407522
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144