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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Where the Red Fern Grows Hardcover - 1961

by Wilson Rawls


About this book

Where the Red Fern Grows is a children's novel written by American author Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. 

The author, Wilson Rawls, grew up in Oklahoma and although he always aspired to be a writer, he had little formal education and struggled greatly with spelling and punctuation. Eventually, with the help and encouragement of his wife, he hand wrote the manuscript for Where the Red Fern Grows in three weeks, from the memory of previous manuscripts he had burned because he was ashamed of them. The story was picked up by the Saturday Evening Post where it was published in a series titled “The Hounds of Youth”. Doubleday the published the book the same year, changing the name and attempting to market it to adults, although the author had specifically written it for children. When it was published in 1961, initial sales of the book were slow, although today it has sold over seven millions copies and is required reading in many schools.  
 

t was made into a popular 1974 film starring Stewart Petersen, James Whitmore and Beverly Garland. The film was remade in 2003 and starred Joseph Ashton, Dabney Coleman, Ned Beatty and Dave Matthews. This book is a popular choice for early middle school reading classes, with a reading level appropriate to grades 4 and up. -

First Edition Identification

-First editions, published in 1961 by Doubleday, have a $3.95 price present on the front flap with the author's description on back flap. Jacket design by Reisie Lonette. 

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  • Title Where the Red Fern Grows
  • Author Wilson Rawls
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Doubleday Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 1961
  • ISBN 9780385020596 / 0385020597
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 in (21.84 x 14.22 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 61009201
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Brown boards with black writing on spine; top of book spine rumpled. Very small chip on top of front dust jacket; edges of front dust jacket very slightly worn. Top and bottom of dust jacket spine have shelf wear; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Author's picture on back dust jacket; cover price of $13.95 on front dust jacket flap.Doubleday First Edition; thirty-sixth printing as indicated by number line of "37 39 40 38 36" on copyright page .Rawl's famous novel about two dogs and a boy that has withstood the test of time. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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Doubleday, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Early reprint. No reprints indicated. ISBN on rear flap. Red cloth boards, minor rubbing at corners. Personal inscription on front free endpaper. Jacket price clipped; small chip off foot of spine panel. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1980. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED. 212pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Brown paper over boards, with title stamped in black ink on spine. Extremities a touch scuffed, and spine rolled. Spine ends heavily bumped. In the "movie edition" dust jacket, which is a bit rubbed and creased. Several short, closed tears around edges. One small abrasion to front panel. Flaps are subtly toned, and price of "$4.95" has been faintly crossed out. Signed "Sincerely Wilson Rawls" on the front free endpaper. A beloved tale of the many joys, and the one inevitable heartbreak, of sharing your life with dogs. Since its 1961 release, this award-winning coming-of-age story has been a favorite of young people everywhere - its popularity solidified by a 1974 film adaptation. Only original printing date mentioned on copyright page, with no additional notes of publishing history.
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