List Of Where The Red Fern Grows Characters
Billy is a 10-year-old boy who is blessed with puppy love, (he wants a pair of Redbone Coonhounds). Billy wants the dogs so much, that he gets sick from hunger and sleep deprivation. He is really determined to get them so he works selling the fish he catches and saves all the money he earns to buy them. It takes him two years to save up for the money, and by the time he has enough of money, he's 12 years old. Once he gets Little Ann and Old Dan, he puts them into the coon hunting business. He loves his family and his dogs very much. He has a strong bond between them and would do anything for them. Soon, Billy is determined to win a Coon hunting competition and get the gold cup. He is the person in the beginning of the book. He saves the lost dog, whose name is Buddy.
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