Outlaw Red (Bantam Skylark Book)

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Summary: All_time Favorite Book
Review: I first read Outlaw Red and as yong girl about 30 years ago. I still go back and read it from time to time. The story is clean, honest, and it takes the reader right to the setting of the Wintapi in Canada. I love all three of Kjelgaard's books for that reason. Kjelgaard masterfully used imagery to keep his readers' interest This however, is my favorite. Sean, the pampered showdog, is haphazardly thrown into the wilderness. Through cunning and instinct the dog manages to survive the perils of his situation.
Sean's courage in adversity makes this book a perfect read for anyone of any age.

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Summary: Outlaw Red ,Full of action
Review: My favorite book I have read this year is Outlaw Red by Jim Kejelgaard, although I can't say I have read it because I'm still reading it. Outlaw Red is about a show dog named Sean, who wants to be a hunting dog like his father Big Red. The book tells you how Sean dreams about running and hunting with his favorite trainer Danny Picket. He finally gets his wish, but not the way Sean expected! Sean was on the way to a show in an old rickety truck, when the truck jolted and he bursted out the back end of the truck. Not long after he was thrown into the wild, Sean starts to feel a gaping hole where companionship should be. On his adventures he runs across an Irish Setter, like himself, named Penny. After awhile Penny and Sean fall in love, and the only thing standing between them is a chicken wire fence. After much planning Penny finds a way to jump the fence. Penny and Sean are free to run in the wild.

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Summary: Outlaw Red by Jim Kjelgaard
Review: This book was much better than I expected, even though I knew about its critical acclaim. The story of a dog in the wilderness takes the reader into a world that you may have thought you could never go. But it's not just about dogs, it's about all the emotions of life and adversity for animals as well as people, and it helped me understand dogs better for it. It's no wonder that Outlaw Red won the prize for best peaceful book. Wonderful read. I recommend it.