Gary Anson

Where the Red Fern Grows

Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury

Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."