Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
››› Get audio book for free. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) ISBN: 0689862229 ISBN13: 9780689862229 Autor: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Rating: 3.2 of 5 stars (2451) counts Original Format: Paperback, 145 pages Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3. Published: May 1st 2003 / by Aladdin Paperbacks / (first published January 1st 1991) Language: English Genre(s): Fiction- 334 users Childrens- 294 users Young Adult- 235 users Animals- 220 users Classics- 186 users Realistic Fiction- 180 users
Description: When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight9 and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh belongs to Judd
Travers who drinks too much and has a gun9 and abuses his dogs. So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to Marty, Marty just has to hide him and protect him from Judd. But Marty's secret becomes too big for him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entire family to Judd's anger. How far will Marty have to go to make Shiloh his?
About Author:
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933. Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman. Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children--her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone." By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rushed home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine. Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. One of these books, "Shiloh," was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1992, was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and was also Young Adult Choice by the International Reading Association. Naylor gets her ideas from things that happen to her or from things she has read. "Shiloh" was inspired by a little abused dog she and her husband found. The little dog haunted her so much that she had to write a story about him to get it out of her mind.
Other Editions:
- Shiloh (The Shiloh Quartet)
- Shiloh (Paperback)
- Shiloh (Kindle Edition)
- Shiloh (The Shiloh Quartet)
- Shiloh (Paperback)
Books By Author:
- The Agony of Alice (Alice, #1)
- Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
- Shiloh Season (Shiloh, #2)
- Saving Shiloh (Shiloh, #3)
- Jade Green
Books In The Series:
- Shiloh Season (Shiloh, #2)
- Saving Shiloh (Shiloh, #3)
- A Shiloh Christmas
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Rewiews:
Jul 12, 2008 Agreenhouse Rated it: really liked it As a fourth grade teacher, I make it my business to read many of the books that sit on my classroom's shelves. Although I am sometimes embarassed to whip out an obvious childish book when I'm sitting on the subway, I must admit I am rarely disappointed with the level of the literature I discover. I have read so much adult literature that is just plain awfully written or simply just plain, but most literature written for children has grace and a unique voice. Of course, since Shiloh won the Newbe As a fourth grade teacher, I make it my business to read many of the books that sit on my classroom's shelves. Although I am sometimes embarassed to whip out an obvious childish book when I'm sitting on the subway, I must admit I am rarely disappointed with the level of the literature I discover. I have read so much adult literature that is just plain awfully written or simply just plain, but most literature written for children has grace and a unique voice. Of course, since Shiloh won the Newberry Award for Literature, it seems that it would be more likely to have been well written than other children's books. You need to understand that I avoided the book, because even though I loved the two dogs I grew up with and I liked a few more that I met along the way in my life, I am not a true animal lover. I simply cannot relate totally to the mushy attitude people extend to a puppy. So, it was with a bit of skepticism that I began to read Shiloh. I was immediately taken in by the language of the book, by the lack of a wasted word, by the ability to create such a complete voice and character in such a small book. I admire the book for facing such a deep problem in human nature, by raising the questions we all need to face, in a simple story. One of the hardest parts of growing up is the loss of innocence, coming in contact with people who don't love us as much as our family does, or in the case of the evil farmer Judd, who doesn't love anybody. It confronts the question of the righteous of truth. When and why and where is it not the best decision to tell the truth? How dark is the heart of darkness? The fact that such deep questions can be raised in a tale of a boy who wants a dog is a tribute to Ms. Naylor's storytelling ability. I loved it for the philosophical questions it raised. Some will love it for the sentimental dog tale. Others, will love it for both reasons. 40 likes
Taylor Ok... fresh clean slate... Hey Margot! long time no talk lol
Nov 14, 2016 01:23AM
