Old Yeller

Name: Old Yeller
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.27 (47 reviews)
Author: Fred Gipson
ISBN: 9780061967610

Author: Fred Gipson

Narrator: Peter Francis James

Unabridged: 3 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/05/2010

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Nonfiction, Pets

Synopsis

Awarded the Newbery HonorWhen a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience. When his father sets out on a cattle drive for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis is left to take care of his family and their farm, and he faces new, unanticipated and often perilous responsibilities in the wilderness of early fronteir Texas. But Travis is not alone. He finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the stray animal who comes to be his most loyal and very best friend: the big yellow dog Travis calls ""Old Yeller.""An enduring and award-winning American classic, Fred Gipson's Old Yeller stands as one of the most beloved novels ever produced in this country, and one that will live in the hearts and minds of readers for generations to come.

About Fred Gipson

With Old Yeller, Fred Gipson secured his place as one of the finest novelists in America. The book was published to instant acclaim and has become one of the most beloved children's classics ever written. Since its publication in 1956, Old Yeller has won countless awards, including the 1957 Newbery Honor. Mr. Gipson's other works include both fiction and non-fiction. He grew up in the Texas hill country and died in 1973.

About Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James has starred in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions, as well as on such television programs as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New York Undercover and State of Affairs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thanhle on November 16, 2013

I think that this book help me love to read more and understanding words that I never know before. thank you :)......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on June 15, 2010

Old Yeller is a story about a boy who finds a yellow lab and the dog saves the boy's life, many times. It made me cry a few times.......more

Goodreads review by Beverly on December 12, 2024

Picked this up because I was challenged to re- read a book I hated as a child/ young adult. Old Yeller gave me such nightmares about rabies as a kid, but i noticed it won a Newbury Award, so I wanted to give it a try a an adult. Both Old Yeller and Sounder (first two stories in this collection) were......more

Goodreads review by Samuel on October 15, 2022

Read Old Yeller and Savage Sam from this collection. I loved the Old Yeller movie as a boy, and loved reading it even more. I was surprised by how great Savage Sam was, though I remember little of its actual story. Hard to know if these are actually good books or just colored in the warm glow of you......more

Goodreads review by Tom on February 04, 2009

Old yeller and Savage Sam, GREAT FREAKING BOOKS! Sounder, holy smokes it is depressing. But a "good " book. I love it when Arliss has to eat his own Mule, I also love it when He "swallers" the injuns ear. I read these when I was in my mountain man live off the land phase and loved them, I bought thi......more