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Where the Red Fern Grows is a heartwarming and emotional story about a young boy named Billy Colman who lives in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression. Billy dreams of owning a pair of coonhounds for hunting raccoons, but his family cannot afford them. Determined, Billy works hard for two years, saving every penny until he can buy two puppies: Old Dan and Little Ann.

Where the Red Fern Grows is a heartwarming and emotional story about a young boy named Billy Colman who lives in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression. Billy dreams of owning a pair of coonhounds for hunting raccoons, but his family cannot afford them. Determined, Billy works hard for two years, saving every penny until he can buy two puppies: Old Dan and Little Ann.