A novel by Wilson Rawls named Where the Red Fern Grows
             is the story of a boy, his two hounds (which he named Old Dan and
             Little Ann), and all of the adventures they shared together. A
             loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of
             the Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the
             brains, and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting
             team in the valley. Glory and victory awaited them, but sadness
             waited too. Close by was the strange and wonderful power that is
             only found Where the Red Fern Grows. An exciting tale of love
             and adventure one will never forget. Some themes that will be
             encountered in this novel are the passage from youth to maturity,
             the rewards of hard work and diligence, and working together to
             achieve common goals. All of these themes and more can be found
             in the novel Where the Red Fern Grows.
             One theme illustrated in this novel was the passage from youth to maturity. An
             example of this is when Billy stopped asking for two hounds and saved up enough money
             to get them himself. He sold items to fisherman at very low prices but he was determined
             and would also take any offer they would give him. Another example shown is when
             Billy bought everyone something from Tahlequah with his own money. A normal child
             would but himself lots of candy and seldom share it but Billy didn't. He bought his mom
             cloth, his dad overalls, and his sister's candy. This example greatly showed the passage
             from youth to maturity. Another example depicted was when Billy made a promise to his
             dogs that the first coon they treed he would skin so when his hounds put a coon up the
             biggest tree in the forest, Billy didn't walk away from the fact that it was very tall and
             started chopping the tree down and didn't give up until the coon was
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