Marty will do anything to save his new friend Shiloh in this Newbery Medal–winning novel from Phillis Reynolds Naylor.
When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight—and 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 Marty, Marty just has 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?
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 7 | Grades 4 - 7 | R | 4.4 | 29617 |
Kindle Edition, 156 pages
Published on June 26, 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 1439132003
ISBN-13: 9781439132005
88 Book Reviews
I LOVE this book soooo much to where iv'e read it over 40 times and have memorized the entire book. I still could read this book again though and probably 100 times more. It is sad, but gets happy. It moves at the perfect pace for a reader like me. The only negative thing about this book is that it's super easy to read for me, and i'm only 12 years old. I 100% recommend this book to people, unless they are really really sensitive to dogs being hurt.
When Marty sees a dog near the Shiloh schoolhouse, he is sure that he is being abused by his owner. But havingg been told by his parents to return the dog back, Marty decides to help the dog, which he names Shiloh, in every possible way. I would recommend this book for ages 8+ This book was really good and it seems like all the Newberry Honor/Award dog books are sad. XD This book was set at a good pace and I really like dogs so this was perfect for me so I would recommend it to dog lovers.
Sad, but an amazing book!- america😈Friday, April 26, 2019 at 1:22 pmthis book is the best but it is sad😢
- hannahFriday, April 26, 2019 at 10:44 amthe book was good in thwe beginging but got sad
- BobWednesday, March 27, 2019 at 3:06 pmAwesome
- ShilohTuesday, December 4, 2018 at 2:16 pmShiloh is a great book. My 3rd grade teacher read this book to me along with the series and I'm still in love w/ it( i'm in 6the grade now)
- bookerMonday, July 2, 2018 at 2:27 pmwow
- Owen KFriday, May 25, 2018 at 6:25 amI thought this book was very good. At my school we read this book for lit. circle. My class even thought it was so great that we even watched the movie during school. It is a classic realistic fiction book to read. The book is about a boy named Marty and he went to an abandoned house called the shiloh house far out in the country and he saw a young dog laying in the shade and he went up to the dog and the young dog got very scared everytime he got close to it and when he whistled the dog came right up to him wagging its tail and during the book there was an old man that would beat his dogs if they do barely anything. This book was very touching for some people, and was one of my favorite books to read.
- noobMonday, April 23, 2018 at 9:55 amits the best book I ever reid
