Very Good Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a very good children's novel. "Boy and their dog stories" have been kind of a staple in children's literature since Ouida's A Dog of Flanders, and this is one of the better examples. This book is narrated by Marty, and eleven-year-old from a very poor West Virginia family. He happens upon a dog one day who has noticably been abused. Marty falls for the dog, but he doesn't want to return it to its owner. Ethical questions are raised as to whether he should return the dog or keep it (steal) and lie to his parents. This novel presents a good and well-written story. It also raises some thought provoking questions and teaches some marvelous lessons. My favorite aspect of the novel was the way in which the family was written about. The setting and speech are captured exactly. The situation of a dirt-poor family that loves each other and is working to better itself is presented brilliantly. Children should read Shiloh.
Dash down to your library and get Shiloh Wow, this is a fantastic book. Shiloh was well-written by Phyllis Reynols Naylor. This book good for any age, go to your library and get Shiloh. This book takes place up in the hills of Friendly, West Virginia. The two main characters are Shiloh a mistreated hunting beagle with ticks and fleasand a caring, loving boy named Marty. Mart's mom is a homemaker and Marty's dad is a mail carrier. It all started when Marty went up in the hills for a walk, when he spots Shiloh. He tries to get Shiloh's attention but he can't until Marty whistles and then the dog follows him. They stay together for a while and they soon fall in love with each other. Sadly, this mistreated and abused dog belongs to Judd Travers. He a has a bad temper and he abuses his dogs. Marty lies to his parents and friends and says that he gave back the dog but he didn't and he is also sneeking food for Shiloh. Soon enough his mom finds out what he has been doing. She makes Marty bring Shiloh back to his real owner. When Martt sees what Judd does to Shiloh he wants to take Shiloh away from him and make him regret what he did to the dogs that he owns. I will leave the ending for you to find out.shiloh Shiloh was a great book. It was about a dog who lived with this evil man. There wa a kid who saw the dog and he wanted It. One day what thekid does is thinking about the dog. The next day the dog followed him so he took the dog home. The owner of the dog found out that is dog was missing so he went looking for his dog. Then he finds his dog. The kid tells the owner if he could have the dog. The owner made a deal with the kid that if he works for him for a month he will give him the dog. Af ter work he gets the dog. In the middle of the book there is this one part where the dog gets attacked by another dog that is probably best part in the book. If I was to rate this book out of ten I would give a ten By JJ
