There's nothing eleven-year-old Marty Preston enjoys more than spending time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia. But this time is different. This time Marty sees a young beagle on the road past the old Shiloh school-house. Marty feels sure the dog is being abused by his owner. When the dog runs away to Marty's house, his parents say he must bring him back. But it hurts Marty to return the runaway dog to his cruel master. That's when Marty secretly decides he'll do anything to save the dog he names Shiloh.
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"There are few stories that I truly enjoy reading or listening to. Though this is considered a children's story, I enjoyed it and would prefer it above "adult" stories, as most of them are written to fill a person's mind so full of profanity and/or vulgarity and/or violence, stuff I really don't have a taste for."
— epaulmjr (5 out of 5 stars)
" This is a great story! My kids and I really enjoyed listening to this book. "
— Katy, 5/3/2016" This is a heart-wrenching novel that indecribably portrays the special bond between a boy and his dog, and how the sense of right, wrong and overall complicated can affect someone's decisions when blindly following the heart. "
— Emily, 5/20/2011" This is a GREAT book! Some paticular parts made me cry, but other than that it isn't that sad of a book. I'm not going to spoil it, so read it for yourself! "
— Kyla, 5/19/2011" A wonderful book about the bond between a family and a dog. Also highlights the responsibility needed for pet ownership and the sadness of an abusive previous owner. "
— Brittanie, 5/16/2011" Great boy book! I read it to my third grade class. "
— Landon, 5/4/2011" Köpeklere çok düskün 11 yasindaki Marty’nin Shiloh adli köpege sahip çikmasi. Marty’nin tabancasi var va aklina estiginde silahini alip bos alanda deneme yapiyor. Ayrica Hristiyanlik dinine çok agirlik veriyor. "
— Alev, 4/30/2011" What a cute story! Can't remember if I ever read it, but my 3rd graders loved it! Good moral values are discussed, too! Will read to my own children. "
— Amy, 4/28/2011" Read this to the kids. Everyone loved it. Brought a tear to our eyes once or twice. :) Highly recommend! "
— Jessica, 4/28/2011" Great story, internal conflict about what to do over the dog. A boys love for a irreplaceable friend. "
— Tim, 4/24/2011" Blech. Fantasy is awesome. For possible fiction, this is fine, but definitely not my favorite. "
— Jem, 4/24/2011" SO SAD!!!! THE DOG ALMOST DIES "
— Maura, 4/21/2011" I am a huge animal lover so this book was close to my heart. Its a great book about friendship. "
— Nick, 4/20/2011" The only reason I read this was because I was bored. But, in the end, it was an okay read. It was fast to read and was pretty good. :) "
— Corley, 4/14/2011Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award–winning Shiloh and the popular Alice series. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He is known in films for his roles of Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II, Stingo in Sophie’s Choice, and David Langley in Bean. For television he is known for the roles of the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the Fox comedy-drama Ally McBeal, as Tom Lennox in the sixth season of action-thriller 24, Alan Birch in the medical drama Chicago Hope, and as physicist Dr. Larry Fleinhardt on the CBS crime drama NUMB3RS.