Shiloh

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Summary: Shiloh is awsome
Review: If you like animals you will like Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. There is a boy named Marty. Marty finds a beagle. Marty's last name is Preston. Marty has two sisters. Mary named the dog Shiloh. You learn a lesson. There is a man named Judd Travers. Judd is a mean man.

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Summary: Shiloh review for class
Review: This book evokes emotions of sadness and joy in the reader's heart. It helped me remember and connect with the feeling that we often need to take action no matter what the sacrifice. This book is appropriate for fourth through sixth grade. Math, geography, art, music, social studies, language arts, and science all can be easily incorporated into lessons taught on this book.

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Summary: Review from Cyndi, Chasity and Tiffany
Review: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's tale, Shiloh , starts with an eleven year old boy named Marty, who has to make a heart wrenching decision about a beagle dog and whether it is right for him to keep the dog. Marty names the beagle dog Shiloh. Marty wants to keep Shiloh because the dog's owner, Judd Travers is abusing him. Marty struggles with the moral dilemma of his parents being poor and can't afford another mouth to feed, and the knowledge that the owner is abusing the dog. What Marty feels is right, is not necessarily what his parents feel is the right thing to do. This heart warming tale will make you want to kiss and hug your family pet. This is a great story for students to voice their opinions about the negative effects of animal abuse.

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Summary: Shiloh a boy's love
Review: I am a student at West Virginia State College. My name is Mary Cook and I am taking a children's literature class. I read the Newbery Winner of 1992,Shiloh for a report. I thought the book taught a lot about the value of life and responsibility and making decisions that you have to live with.

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Summary: A Beagle Named Shiloh
Review: Shiloh, by Phyllis Naylor, is a story of boy and a dog. Marty, the boy, is walking when he sees a hurt, hungry dog by Shiloh School. He becomes attached to it and names it Shiloh (after the school). Only later he is devastated to learn Shiloh belongs to Judd Travis, a mean man who mistreats animals and hunts out of season. Marty is forced to give him back to Judd until one day when Shiloh runs away again, and returns to Marty. Marty hides him at his hill, giving him food and starts building up lies.

The idea of this book is that it is better to tell the truth than to build up lies to get something. Marty lies and lies to keep Shiloh, giving hard earned food to him.

Shiloh is written in a first person style. You can tell Marty doesn't have much of an education because of his grammar. For example, "A lie don't seem a lie anymore when it's meant to save a dog, right and wrongs all mixed up in my head". Another example is "I figure a dog's the same as a kid. You don't treat a kid right, he'll run off first chance he gets, too".

Marty's world takes place in the hills behind Friendly, West Virginia. You can tell that Marty lives in an old house and isn't having the easiest time with money. However, the family is still happy, and works hard for their food (which he gives Shiloh) that they eat.

Marty is an average 11 year old boy. He is determined to get what he wants, and has a certain way to reach his goal (even if he must lie).

Shiloh is a beagle, hungry and tired at first. He never cries and always behaves. He is extremely cute, and as you get to know him throughout the story, you can't help but wish he was your dog.

The book Shiloh is based on an event Phyllis Naylor went through, so the book is realistic fiction. When Phyllis Naylor visited West Virginia, she saw the saddest looking dog in her life. So, she wrote a book about it. Later, her friends in West Virginia told her they found the dog, took him in, and named him Clover.

Shiloh is a touching story I suggest for all dog lovers, or simply someone who wants a good story. Shiloh is the kind of book that makes you want to continue to read no matter what time or place. You constantly flip the pages.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Shiloh

The book Shiloh, a realistic fiction book, is a great book. Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is about this boy, Marty, who found a dog. The dog, which is eventually named Shiloh, is really hurt. Marty knows that his parents will not let him keep the dog, because his family is really poor. So Marty tries to get away from Shiloh but Shiloh follows him home. It really is interesting to see what Marty does with Shiloh.
Marty hides Shiloh in his back yard. Which is all hilly, so nobody can find him, or Shiloh. They are always at Marty's house. The only places that they really ever go to are his house and Judd Travers house. He figures if he hid him where Judd can't go and where his family hardly ever goes then Shiloh would be safe. But it turns out he was wrong.
Naylor made the characters in her book as real as she could. With Marty, the main character, you can hear what he is thinking. You can't literally hear him think, but the book says what he is thinking. If you have read Jade Green, also by Naylor, you probably know what I am saying.
This book is all about animals. It talks about animal abuse and how to try and help animals that were abused. All through the book Marty knows Judd Travers is abusing Shiloh, the meanest guy in town. He tries to tell his parents but they will not believe him. So they give Shiloh back to get more abused.
Shiloh is a very touching book. I suggest that you read it. Any body would really like it. It would be especially be good if you love animals.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Shiloh

The book Shiloh, a realistic fiction book, is a great book. Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is about this boy, Marty, who found a dog. [...]Naylor made the characters in her book as real as she could. With Marty, the main character, you can hear what he is thinking. You can't literally hear him think, but the book says what he is thinking. If you have read Jade Green, also by Naylor, you probably know what I am saying.
This book is all about animals. It talks about animal abuse and how to try and help animals that were abused. All through the book Marty knows Judd Travers is abusing Shiloh, the meanest guy in town. He tries to tell his parents but they will not believe him. So they give Shiloh back to get more abused.
Shiloh is a very touching book. I suggest that you read it. Any body would really like it. It would be especially be good if you love animals.

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Summary: Shiloh
Review: Shiloh, what a great book! The reason I like the book Shiloh was because 1, I like dogs. 2, I like stories that when you stop reading, you think about what might happen next.

This book was about a boy named Marty who found a beagle dog. He later found out that hte dog belonged to a person named Judd Travers. He would kick his dogs'! So, Marty decided to hide the dog. Later, Judd goes looking around for his dog. But when Judd asked Marty about his dog, he had to lie to keep Shiloh[Thats the name Marty gave the beagle.] dog in hiding.

Shiloh was one of the best books I've ever read. That's why I've rated it with 5 stars. Will Judd Travers ever get his dog back? I'm not going to be a spoil-sport, and tell. That means you can ask a friend. Or you can save your breath, and just read the book!

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Summary: Johnathan's Opinions About "Shiloh"...
Review: This is a great story about a boy named Marty who tries to keep a dog away from the dog's cruel owner, Judd Travers. Judd mistreats all of his dogs, especially this one because he always runs away. Marty found this dog near the Shiloh schoolhouse so he named the dog Shiloh. I like the action in this story and how Marty expresses his strong feelings about Shiloh. He really loves and cares about Shiloh!

Does Marty get to keep Shiloh or does Judd get him back? Read the book and find out!

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Summary: A Great Newberry Award Winner
Review: This is the first Newberry Award winner I ever read and it was a good first winner to read.
There was a boy named Marty who found a beagle and soon found out it belonged to Judd Travers. Marty hid the beagle and tried to keep him a secret. He thought if someone found him they would make him give him back to Judd but Judd was kicking the beagle. Marty named him Shiloh.
I liked this story because I like dogs, it was exciting and it had some adventure. I have 2 dogs and I love them as much as Marty loves Shiloh.
Everybody in the whole world should read this book.