Shiloh is another book by the author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. The main character of Shiloh is Marty Preston, a young boy who lives in West Virginia. One day Marty finds a dog in the hills by his home, that he that he thinks is abused by his owner. Marty's parents make him return Shiloh to his owner Judd Taverns, but Shiloh returns to Marty's house looking more abused than before. Instead of returning the dog for a second time, he names the dog Shiloh and begins to steal food and sneak him food, while keeping him hidden in the woods. Marty also decides to keep Shiloh a secret from his parents so they wont make him return the dog to Judd. Throughout out the story Marty's lies begin to pile up as he struggles with what is right and wrong and Judd gets closer and closer to finding Shiloh.
I think that this is a good book to use in the classroom because it shows how Marty struggles between what is right and what is wrong and many times this is something that children go through.
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Hey great blog I love this book and especially the movies thier so cute plus Shilow is a great dog name.
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ReplyDeleteYou made a great choice about that book. I have only read the first book but I have definitely seen the moives. There great, fun, and full of life lessons that can be incorporated into the furture classroom. I only had on question about your book of choice. In what grade level will you be using this book? Also about what topics or concepts could you cover with this particular book? I feel forced to answer if you don't want I know we have enough work.