by Fred Gipson
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleI wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. I generally avoid books with dogs on the covers, because you ultimately know what is going to happen to them.From the first page of the book, you basically know the ending, however how you got to t...
Old Yeller follows the story of an unforgettable bond between a young boy and a stray dog. Travis Coates, a fourteen-year-old boy, is left to take care of his family when his father sets out for Kansas when a stray dog shows up to steals food from the family. 'Old Yeller' proves his loyalty when he ...
"We called him Old Yeller... I remember like yesterday how he strayed in out of nowhere to our log cabin on Birdsong Creek. He made me so mad at first that I wanted to kill him. Then, later, when I had to kill him, it was like having to shoot some of my own folks." (first page of the book) i'm gu...
Yes, I read it when I was young. There is an industry rule in Hollywood that you can never kill the dog. Is it in honor of Old Yeller?What I also find frightening is that there is an entire industry of teacher guides for teaching Old Yeller. Is it like counselors for lost dogs?
Terribly sad and boring. The fact that this was about a dog is the sole reason why I liked it.
It's funny how people only remember Old Yeller for its end, a testament to how forgettable the rest of the book was. In a way, it's like The Empire Strikes Back, except that's an awesome movie and Old Yeller is, well, Old Yeller.
The dog dies in this one.
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