Report By: Kimi H.

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Report By Kimi H.
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Shiloh

• A young beagle
• Very intelligent dog
• listens very well
• Is a good hunting dog for Judd when he doesn't
  run away
• Is very shy around Judd

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Marty Preston Judd

• 11 year old boy
• Blond hair, brown eyes
• Loves animals
• Is responsible
• Has 2 sisters Becky and Dara Lyn
• His family is not in the best financial situation
• His dad is the local mail man

• Man in his 30s
• Dirty looking
• Thinks of his animals as hunting tools
• Is a cheap, greedy man
• Mistreats his dogs starves them kicks them
  when they are bad, shoots them if they are too
  bad (

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Other Characters

• Martys Dad
• Martys Ma
• Martys sisters Becky and Dara Lyn
• Martys friend
• Martys friends mom

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Setting

• Friendly county, West Virginia in the summer time
• Takes place in about the 1930s
• There are no real big fancy houses, mostly older
  small town buildings.
• Some scenes are along a country road and the
  forest. Also in Martys house Judd's place

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Summary

• In this book there is a 11 year old boy
  named Marty Preston who lives in Friendly, West
  Virginia. One day he was out walking, looking for
  something non-living to shoot with his .22 gun,
  when he noticed a small beagle was following him.
  He tried to get it to come to him to the dog was
  so shy. The dog followed him home, but later
  left. The dog followed Marty a few more times and
  again left.

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• Marty later found out that it was Judd Traverse
  dog. Marty then gave the dog a name. One time the
  dog came to Martys house Marty built him a pen
  with out his family knowing. A while later
  something terrible happened between Shiloh and a
  neighbor's German shepherd. Martys dad brought
  Shiloh to the doctor. After a few week Judd found
  out that Marty had his dog.

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Marty went to Judds house to beg him to let
Marty keep Shiloh. On his way Marty saw something
that he could use against Judd. Judd agreed to
let Marty keep Shiloh in return for some
services. In the end Marty got to keep
Shiloh and it was Happy ever after!!!
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Turning Point

• The turning point of this story is when
  Marty sees Judd kill a doe out of season. Marty
  holds it against him so that Judd will let Marty
  buy Shiloh for 40. So they agree that if Marty
  serves 20 hours at 2 an hour, working hard at
  Judds place that he can keep Shiloh. As Marty
  works for Judd, Judd becomes a little nicer to
  Marty. When Marty has served his whole term Judd
  gives him a collar to Marty for Shiloh.

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Outcome

• The outcome of the story is that in the end
  Marty gets to keep Shiloh and everyone is happy!

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Why you should read this book!

• I think that you should read this book
  because it is a great story. If you are a animal
  lover you will especially love this book. It is a
  happy story with a little sad and lots of love!