Shiloh

During language Arts we have been reading Shiloh by Phyllis Reinalds Naylor.So far this novel has been a real adventure.Shiloh is about a boy named Marty Preston in a small town and one day around the Shiloh school he spot a beagle along the side of the road and the dog followed him home.When he tells his Ma and Pa that the beagle was following him Pa says it might be Judd Travers beagle that he just bought.The next day they bring the beagle to Judd Travers and he kicks the beagle and tells him to go inside and they go home.The next day Marty finds the beagle outside of his home and brings him home again. But Marty gets so attached he names him Shiloh .But the next time he comes Marty keeps him a secret then builds a pen up on the hill over his house and secretly feeds him every day for the next week.But one day while Shiloh and Marty were playing up along the hill and Ma sees them and says "we got ourselves a little secret" so Marty knew that Ma wasn't going to tell and he keeps Shiloh up on the hill. While he was sleeping he heard yelping and ran up the hill with Pa and saw Bakers German Sheppard with blood on his claws and mouth standing over Shiloh who had A gash in his leg and a piece took out of his ear.So Marty and Pa takes Shiloh to the doc Murphy and keeps him there over night to see if he'll live through the night.The next day Shiloh comes home with stitches in his ear and leg.They make a box for him and puts a pillow inside and puts Shiloh in after a while they hear a knock on the door and Judd Travers comes in and sees his dog.Pa said that Marty would pay for the bill and he will keep him there if he needs anymore care.Ma offers to buy Shiloh from Judd but he says "no this dogs not for sale" then walks out of the house. I do not recommend this book for younger kids because it can get Graphic in one or two chapters. I'd rate this book ***** stars because it teaches about loyalty and friendship.


By:Taylor Stone