Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Jun 2012 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In the mountains of West Virginia, a boy hides a beloved beagle from its abusive owner in this Newbery Medal–winning novel.

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it’s love at first sight. And it’s also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to Judd Travers, who drinks too much and has a gun—and abuses his dogs.

So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to find Marty once again, Marty decides to hide him and protect him from Judd. But Marty’s secret becomes too big for him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entire family to Judd’s anger. How far will Marty have to go to make Shiloh his?

Ratings and reviews

I love this book its just amazing and at some points it can be sad and it's kind of mean that Judd Travers made Marty do all that work when he's only eleven years old

It is so cute the best book. I am not going to tell you much but it is snout a abused dog and Marty will do anything to save him. Will he get shot in the head or save his dog. IT IS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD YOU SHOULD READ IT.

I'm grown up now and this book series is still one I read from time to time because I love it so deeply. It ends up examining humanity and asking questions that make us think about nurture v. nature as well as redemption and forgiveness. A true classic. The second book is my favorite.

About the author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award–winning Shiloh and its sequels, the Alice series, Roxie and the Hooligans, and Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard’s Roost. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit AliceMcKinley.com.