Where The Red Fern Grows

Where The Red Fern Grows is probably one of my favorite books of all time!! It is about a boy named Billy who's been saving up for two hound dogs for almost a year. Finally he has enough money saved up, Billy gets a male dog and a female dog. These dogs mean everything to Billy. One of my favorite things about this book is that it starts out when Billy is an adult and looking back at his life. I couldn't put this book down. This book is sad, but has a happy ending. Billy teaches these dogs everything he knows about hunting. Billy's hound dogs become amazing at hunting. When there were sad or happy parts I could feel Billy's emotions. I recommend this book to everyone, especially dog lovers! I hope all of you read it!

Mockingbird (mok'ing- burd) Kathryn Erskine

I finished Mockingbird over the summer, but I still have a clear picture in my mind about what happened. Mockingbird is about a 10 year old girl named Caitlin with Asperger's syndrome. Asperger syndrome is a form of autism. This book had a few sad parts and when these parts happened I could feel Caitlin and her dad's pain. A few scenes in this book Caitlin is in school, she has a hard time making friends, but when she meets a boy they have a huge similarity, and in a short time become friends. Caitlin is also learning how to deal with her dad after a tragedy happens.

This book made me realize situations around the world that people have to deal with. I couldn't put this book down, because in every chapter there was a conflict or something that Caitlin needed to solve. When I started to read this book I didn't know if there was going to be a happy ending, but as it turned it did. I recommend this book to everyone. One thing I loved about this book was that I could feel the characters emotions. In my option this book had a very strong message. The message was that no matter disability or not when a tragedy happens everyone is affected. I think everyone should read this book.