Where the Red Fern Grows

For the film adaptations, see Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) and Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film).
Where the Red Fern Grows
First edition hardback cover
AuthorWilson Rawls
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1961
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages245
ISBN0-440-22814-X
OCLC39850615

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhounds for hunting.[1] It's a work of autobiographical fiction based on Rawls' childhood in the Ozarks.

  1. ^ Rozakis, Laurie (July 2003). "Scholastic BookFiles: A Reading Guide to Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls" (PDF). Scholastic Inc.