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Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows | Wilson Rawls
120 posts | 422 read | 6 reading | 49 to read
A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn. Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to make them into the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. Where the Red Fern Grows is an exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.
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Coffeymuse
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I could just hear Little Ann and Old Dan howling in the book.

Of course, I did my own howling at the end.

#Wickedwhispers
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

CogsOfEncouragement One of my elementary school teachers read this to the class. This was the first sad book I had experienced. I remember wondering why she would put us through it. lol 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🐾💙 2mo
Coffeymuse @CogsOfEncouragement I remember being read \“Bridge to Terabithia\“ and it just broke my heart!
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Eggs 😞💔😥 2mo
dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Our 4th grade teacher read it to us, too (not having read it beforehand), and she had to leave the room at the end, she was crying so hard. We all just sat there and bawled. 🖤🧡🖤 2mo
dabbe #howlindeed 🖤🧡🖤 2mo
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dabbe
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#SpringSkies
#tragedy
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The first tragedy I ever read. 😭

ElizaMarie This one hit me so hard! I can still remember balling in class when we read this! 7mo
dabbe @ElizaMarie #metoo! 4th grade reading right after lunch (to supposedly calm us down). The teacher cried so hard she had to leave the room to compose herself! 🤩 7mo
Eggs Well played! 7mo
dabbe @Eggs 💜🧡💜 7mo
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@Ozma.Of.Oz
My mom read to me, but the book I remember being read to in 4th grade was Where the Red Fern Grows. Ms. Littrell, our teacher, hadn't read it beforehand, so when she got to the (ahem) emotional part, she had to leave the room because she was crying so hard. She didn't come back for a while. We all sat there sniffling.

Forward 20 years, and I did the EXACT SAME THING except it was 7th graders and the book was The Red Pony. 🤦‍♀️

SamAnne This book had such an impact on me as a kid. 2y
BookmarkTavern That‘s a powerful memory! Thank you for sharing! 2y
dabbe @SamAnne 🥰 2y
dabbe @ozma.of.oz ❣️ 2y
BiblioLitten 💕 2y
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kyraleseberg
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My third grader is reading this in school and I decided I should re-read so we can cry together 😭

AmyG Yep 2y
SamAnne Oh this book had such an impact on me when I was a kid! 2y
kyraleseberg @SamAnne Same!! I'm enjoying my re-read and hearing my daughter's thoughts on her first read! It's so amazing to have these discussions with her, I'm so thankful she loves reading! 2y
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Rachiiebookdragon
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A charming story, I did not expect to cry but gosh darn 😭 Read as for the February #Buzzwordathon - colours 4/5

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How did I forget to add this to my current reading list?!

This is THE book for me...the one that got me emotionally invested in reading. I loved reading before, but not like this. I typically don‘t reread books, so this was the first time revisiting it since my childhood. My son and I cried for a good 45 minutes after the last few chapters. He had all the feels 😍 Kinda feel a teeny bad for putting him through that pain.

TheNeverendingTBR Such a cute doggo! 😍 4y
Reggie My third grade teacher always read for half an hour after lunch. And I remember when she read parts of last half of Bridge to Terabethia. That was a sad afternoon for us all. I think about it now and can‘t believe she would read that to us. 4y
SoapboxEdits @TheNeverendingTBR Thank you! He‘s Curly the Courageous, lol 4y
SoapboxEdits @Reggie I can‘t remember what grade I was read that to, but it was the same! Such as sad book, the movie does NOT do it justice. As an adult I‘m kind of surprised, too, but I couldn‘t imagine not having those books in my life as a child. They shaped me and taught me so much in so many different ways. That‘s why I‘m reading them to my son. 4y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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Starting this Junior Fiction today before I read it with my girls (8 & 12yrs), just checking it through first as I've had some warnings from other readers but I don't want to read too many summaries at I might find out too much of the story.
Lol, my girls keep asking how it's going! I've only just started. So far, so good.

Hooked_on_books I read this at age 11. I bawled at the end. 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Hooked_on_books Yes, I've heard. I'm sure I will find out why soon enough 😉 4y
Graywacke I didn‘t read many books as a kid, but i read and adored this around maybe age 12 (??) 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Graywacke Cool! I'd never heard of it until recently. Looking forward to it, wishing I was 12 again 😊 4y
mandarchy My second grade teacher read it to our class. I don't think I listened very well, but I remember kids walking around crying. I didn't seem to care. Today if I read a book with a dog in it I'll just cry if something good happens. My students know it too, they try to get me to read dog books to them. 4y
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Clwojick
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Updated #JumpStart2021 bingo board! ♥️

aperfectmjk Someone's crushing it! 4y
Lizpixie Wow. Go you!👏👏👏 4y
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Clwojick
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Here‘s my update for #JumpStart2021, #BookSpin, and #BFC2021 all in one go! 😜 So far I‘ve finished 18 books in total, 10 of which were from my #bookspin list, and only 1 from my #TBRDeckofCards. I‘ve been staying on track with my #BFC21 goals, and have started to see results after four weeks of being on my new diet! Happy so far with how the year has started, and hoping to stay ahead of my goals!

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous progress!! 4y
Cuilin Well done 👍 seriously 🎉 4y
Lizpixie Well done! You‘re seriously kicking my arse🤯 4y
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CampbellTaraL
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The first book to make me cry, I finally own a copy. 💛📚

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Bookgoil
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Hey hey I‘m taking part of #littenlisten and hoping to wrap up my reread of the classic tagged. I also finished Pet this morning and have two more full audios planned before I start on maybe a November audio. @aperfectmjk perfect for @StayCurious #scarathlon2020 #teamharkness

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mrp27
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#3books #booksthatmademecry

I‘ve cried while reading countless books but these 3 made me ugly cry my eyes out.

OriginalCyn620 😢📚😢 4y
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Kimberlone
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Here‘s my elementary school book list. I tried to pick books that have both stuck with me and were actually assigned reading (rather than ones I sought out myself and read for fun).

AllisonM89 As an adult, i sit and cry through reading A Little Princess. Love that book 4y
Kimberlone @AllisonM89 omg yes I also remember crying way too much while watching the movie in my 3rd grade class 😭 4y
BarbaraBB Such a good idea, sharing those books!! 💚 4y
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Cinfhen Fun seeing this list!!! What years were you in elementary school??? 4y
Kimberlone @Cinfhen 95-2002, I think? 4y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!!! You‘re a young bunny xxx 4y
Kimberlone @Cinfhen not THAT young...I turned 30 last year! 4y
Cinfhen That‘s still a young bunny in my book 😘 4y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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The love of a dog.

#quotes #dogs

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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1. Depends what age. I love music and have always had an eclectic taste, it‘s hard to choose just one as THE favorite. The one that currently comes to mind is Son of Man from the Tarzan soundtrack by Phil Collins.
2. My husband always being by my side and finding ways to make me laugh every day. I‘m very grateful to be married to such a wonderful person.

Thanks very much for the tag @Eggs 😊❤️
#ThankfulThursday
EDIT: Forgot to tag people! 🤦‍♀️😅

Mishu94 Thank you for the tag! ❤️ 4y
MySharonaK Thank you for tagging me ❣️😻 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Mishu94 and @MySharonaK you are both very welcome! 😊👍 4y
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AutumnRLS This is the book that destroyed my childhood. Lol. I cried and cried and cried. I STILL think about it at random times almost 30 years later. 5y
OriginalCyn620 Great choice! 5y
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j9brown
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#7days7books Books that changed me or left a deep impression

This was the first book to ever make me cry. I couldn't put it down while I was reading it (I finished it way ahead of when we were supposed to in our class - and so did most of my classmates) I just loved it. I'll never forget the experience of reading it for the first time.

Hooked_on_books I read this book for class in 7th grade and I bawled! I loved it and was resentful (I‘m not a crier) at the same time. 😆 5y
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EadieB
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Day 11 - #WeepingWednesday #MagnificentMarch

This book will definitely make you weep!

runswithscissors007 Oh! I haven‘t thought of Dan +Ann in so long. 💗 5y
EadieB @runswithscissors007 Time to do a reread! 5y
runswithscissors007 Not sure I could bear it! @EadieB 😬 5y
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EadieB @runswithscissors007 True! Very sad! 5y
OriginalCyn620 I‘m with @runswithscissors007 ... not sure if I can take it! 5y
ShelleyBooksie Read this in elementary school 30 years ago. One of my most memorable books ever. A true classic. 5y
Kimberlone The saddest book ever written! 5y
Leftcoastzen 😭😭😭 5y
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amber_ldsmom
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Day 24: #BrokenHeart #FebruaryFeels
Not just humans experience broken hearts. 💔

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 5y
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heidisreads
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Just finished up this book for our book club discussion tomorrow. I haven‘t read it in more than 20 years and honestly forgot almost everything about it. That‘s why these rereads are so good for me - to remember the story and read it with a fresh (older) perspective.

Tamra This was traumatic at a tender age! 😭 5y
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amber_ldsmom
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Book that broke your heart: Where the Red Fern Grows. I remember reading this in 5the grade. I remember laying on the couch with my face in the cushions just sobbing after I finished this book. 😭 First book ever that made me cry.

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TamTracy
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Such a beautiful book about faith and the love between a boy and his dogs. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kaila-ann Recently reread this one and it has definitely stood the test of time. A great story ❤️ 5y
TamTracy @Kaila-ann This was the first time I‘ve read it. So glad I did ♥️ 5y
bibliobliss Read it in school and I remember it being a real tearjerker ❤️ 5y
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TamTracy @Readage Definitely was! 5y
brit91 💖🐶 5y
TamTracy @brit91 💕💕💕 5y
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Kaila-ann
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This was assigned reading in 4th grade and I remember my mom walking past my room as I finished it, tears streaming down my face. Luckily she was also a reader so she completely understood the power of a book and it‘s ability to break your heart. Fast forward 20 something years and I‘m heartbroken once again. Still one of my favorites regardless. #24b4monday #teamslaughter 11 hours and 20 minutes

Andrew65 A good time, well done! 😊 Always good when a re-read doesn‘t let you down. 5y
Clwojick I still haven't read this! I need to get around to it. 5y
Hooked_on_books I remember sobbing at the end of this assigned book as a kid as well. I really liked the book but didn‘t like that it made me cry (I never was much of a cryer). 5y
Kaila-ann @Andrew65 rereads make me a little nervous, you just never know lol. @Clwojick it‘s definitely worth it, I think. @Hooked_on_books yeah, I cried both times. I wasn‘t sure if I would cry as hard as an adult but I did 😳 lol. 5y
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Cinfhen
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#SoaringScores #TheHunting I‘m going #OldSchool today...read this story about a boy and his beloved hunting dogs with each of my kids, as assigned reading in fifth grade. It‘s very sad 😢 I teared up each read. What childhood classic makes you #TearyEyed ?!???

JennyM I just read Charlotte‘s Web with my two and we were all a bit teary in that one. (edited) 5y
Pogue In school we were supposed to read this book. I read the first chapter and stopped, it was already upsetting to me. As a “reward” we got to watch the movie. Not only did I end up crying I had to go to the nurses office, I was crying so hard I threw up. I still can‘t read this book. 5y
TrishB @JennyM that‘s definitely a sad one! But my daughter hated it for obvious reasons! For me Warhorse! 5y
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Centique Anne of Green Gables 😰😰😰 5y
Cinfhen THAT story @Pogue I understand how traumatic that experience must have been. Thanks for sharing 🙃Yes!!!! @JennyM soooo sad 😢 and I‘ve yet to read or see War Horse but I‘ve been told it‘s an #InfiniteTissueRead @TrishB 5y
Cinfhen Hi @Centique !!!!! Miss you!!!! #ConfessionTime I‘ve never read Anne of Green Gables... each time i‘ve started it, I bailed. 🙈 (edited) 5y
Centique @Cinfhen understandable. I read it at about 9, I don‘t know what it‘s like reading it as an adult! Must try one day. Hello to you too! My reading has slowed down a bit this month. 😐#burnout 5y
Megabooks Omg, cried so hard with this one as a kid! I was so sensitive in elementary school and middle school! 😭 5y
Cinfhen @Megabooks and then you choose to become a veterinarian ❤️🙌🏻#KindGentleSoul you are 😘 5y
Cinfhen @Centique are you on summer holiday soon?? 5y
Centique @Cinfhen not until mid December. Our schools stop about a week before Christmas and then off till February. Looking forward to some warmth 🌞🌞🌞 You have any holidays coming up? 5y
Cinfhen Nope!!! The swarm of Jewish Holidays just ended this week @Centique My parents are still visiting but they are currently on a cruise 🚢 My old college roommate is coming to visit in November and another friend is coming over to visit Christmas week. 5y
Centique @Cinfhen I saw you saying about all the cooking and prep that was going on! You deserve some relax time now. Enjoy your friends visit! 💕 5y
CarolynM @Cinfhen @Centique I read all the Anne books in my 20's and loved them (I had a period of catching up all the books I should have been reading during the previous 10 or so years when I read a lot of books that were very age inappropriate😏) My childhood sob-my-heart-out book was 5y
CrowCAH It is a sad tale 😢 🐕 5y
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ScrappinMom
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This is a hard one for me. There where a few books that I had great love for when I was a child. The one that sticks out in my mind is Where the Red Fren Grows. #mbcreadathon #MBCfrogsread8

anygivenmemory Entered 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Some good and fun #redreading
#augustabc

Eggs Lovely mix❤️🍎♥️ 5y
LeahBergen 🐞🐞🐞 5y
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madamereadsalot1
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📚 - Where the Red Fern Grows

🎬 - Hotel for Dogs

🎧 - Gonna Buy me a Dog, The Monkees

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho 🐶🖤🐶 5y
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Jamesmelvinmitchell
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I‘m a 62 year old man and I still can‘t read this book without having a tear in my eye. I think this book is one of the sweetest books ever. If you‘ve never read it get yourself your own copy because you will want to read it over and over. I‘ve read it At least 20 times over the years and I never tired of it. It is Beautiful.

audraelizabeth I have a feeling my dogs are going to be like that, i hope not but seems that way as they are laying down currently not 8 feet apart. 5y
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seydoggy
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I nice old read, interesting from as a dusty old American books perspective.

MaggieCarr First book I ever read that made me cry in public. I'm a weeper so the fact that I made it until 6th grade was incredible. 6y
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AileenRR
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Mehso-so

Just read this for the 1st time. And now I guess I‘m gonna be sad the rest of the day.

KristenDuck Haven‘t read this yet but my boyfriend warned me I‘ll cry! 6y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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Congrats @Crazeedi on your milestone!! #20kGiveaway

The first book I remember reading is Where the Red Fern Grows. The adventures of Old Dan and Little Ann were so wonderful. And no matter how many times I reread it, this one still makes me cry. 💛🐕

Crazeedi I love the pictures of this book! Thanks for sharing! 6y
sixgun Beautiful Vizsla! 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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It was a good month in books. I finished reading the tagged book to the kids tonight and could not keep from crying. 😭 My 5 year old said if it‘s so sad I should eat the pages 🤣
#Finale #ANewChapter

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s hilarious 😂🤣 6y
MommyOfTwo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yea it made me stop crying for a bit 6y
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JewelsEnd
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I'll play...
1. I read anything and everything but remember Where the Red Fern Grows particularly fondly.
2 exploring the neighborhood and later the hills near my house with my dog
3 dishes. Still hate dishes.
4 uh, probably my Star Wars action figures
5 Harry Potter. The adventures I would've had if it had been around when I was a kid
#hellothursday

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 6y
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Loric
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A wonderful story full of life lessons in adversity, perseverance, friendship, love and death, beautifully and simply written in a manner that elementary school aged children can comprehend and learn from. How is missed this as a kid is beyond me.

Reecaspieces My mother keeps telling me to read this! I guess I must now! 6y
WhatThePuck Since you missed this....please tell me you've read The Bridge to Terabithia and The Giver! 🤣💗 6y
Loric The giver yes. The Bridge to Terabithia no but will add it 6y
mrp27 I just read this for the first time recently as well, so good. 6y
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"You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over."
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2019 started off with another book crossed off The Great American Read list. I somehow lived my life not hearing about this book until this past summer. I read it for "life experience". It is a beautiful story. I can see how this book might be helpful with pre-teens beginning to experience life: its highs and lows. #wheretheredferngrows #wilsonrawls #litsy #DustyBookshelf #LitsyReads

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CrowCAH
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Went to the #SHPL library today and saw this awesome display near the children‘s section!

Book and movie, anyone?

JamieArc One of my favorite English courses in college was where we would read a book and then watch the adaptation. I loved it! (And then our final project was writing a screenplay for a book of which a film hadn‘t been made - that was a lot of fun!) (edited) 6y
CrowCAH @JamieArc I had a class at University called Adaptation and we read the stories and then watched several adaptations; I loved it!!! Your final sounds amazing!-hope you make it a movie 😉 6y
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mrp27
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How have I lived this long and never read this? I loved it. I loved Billy, Old Dan, Little Ann and oh how this book crushed me. Thanks to all the Littens who encouraged me to read it, was worth it.

gradcat Such a lovely book...I‘d nearly forgotten about this one...thanks for reminding me about it! ❤️ 6y
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mrp27
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#31bookpics #madeyoucry

I've put off reading this book for years because I'm pretty sure it's going to make me cry.

HeatherBookNerd Love that book! But yes you will cry buckets. 6y
umbrellagirl You will. 6y
raeintheworld My teacher read it to us in the fifth grade and the entire class cried, right down to the meanest bully. 6y
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Tamra Oh, it will make you bawl. 6y
mrp27 @HeatherBookNerd @umbrellagirl @Tamra @raeintheworld Great! Back to the tbr shelf it goes! Just kidding, I need to man up and just read it already! 🤗 6y
umbrellagirl @mrp27 it‘s worth it. 6y
JaclynW 😭😭😭😭 I'm in agreement with @umbrellagirl , it is worth the read. 6y
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MelissaSue81
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10/12 for #GARBingo round 2 - 22 #GARBingo books total. Even if I don‘t get to the last two before the finale, I am happy with the results of this challenge! I started only having read 9 of the books.. I did a couple of rereads in round 1, but I‘m at least close to 30 of them now!

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A simple but sweet story about a boy and his dogs. Definitely a tearjerker (animal stories will ALWAYS get me). I wasn‘t super impressed by the plot (not a fan of hunting), but probably a great relatable tale for many young boys, especially those who like dogs and/or hunting. #GARBingo

shellleigh33 Love the book!! 6y
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MelissaSue81
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Latest Audiobook. For #GARBingo Round 2. What‘s the official Great American Read end date? This might be the last one I get to.

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Purrsistently
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Working on arranging my “new” bookcases.

AJones Lovely image. 💛📚 Your tagged book is one my favorites that I shared with my son. It has a very powerful message about friendship. In your photo, what book is just left of “Pax?” 6y
Purrsistently @AJones that‘s for sure! I bawled my eyes out- and I was 20 when I read it for the first time. 😅 6y
Purrsistently @AJones left of Pax is Wolf Hollow! 6y
AJones Thank you. And stacked! The beautiful award seals draw me in. 6y
Purrsistently @AJones it does have a beautiful cover💕 6y
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LikelyLibrarian
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I spent yesterday afternoon here, enjoying the weather, listening to the homemade wind chimes and re-reading a favorite childhood classic.

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Kboltz
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Pickpick

Why did I never have to read this???🤔

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imabusybee
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This book was fantastic!! Loved it.

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