Shiloh By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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About Book

Title: Shiloh
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Major Book Awards: 1992 Newbery Medal
Recommended Age Range: 10 to 12
Appropriate Grade Levels: 5th to 7th grade

Summary

This book talks about the relationship between a boy named Marty and the great lengths he is willing to take for a dog. One day a beagle followed him home and he ends up naming him Shiloh. Finding out that the owner of the dog was Judd, an alcoholic who abuses his hunting dogs, his father tells him to return Shiloh back. Marty was then able to witness Judd abusing the dog. Not long, Shiloh ends up escaping going back to Marty and that's when he decides to hide him. He builds Shiloh a pen behind his house and is sure to feed and take good care of him. Unfortunately, one day his mother finds out about Shiloh, and he ends up being attacked by a big dog that night. Eventually, Marty's family found out about Shiloh and takes him to get treated and plans to return him to Judd after. Marty feels horrible about the attack and decides to strike a bargain with Judd after finding out he shot a deer illegally. Marty then ends up working for Judd to make enough money to buy Shiloh. Although Judd ended up not keeping his end of the bargain, he did feel empathy for Marty and gave him Shiloh back at the end. 

Evaluation - Would I Incorporate this book in the classroom?

This was such a sweet story between a boy and his dog. I've read this book such a long time ago and reading it again was such a joy. I can feel the love Marty has for his dog and am glad that at the end he was able to get Shiloh back. I would use this book in my classroom and I think that it is appropriate for grades 5 to 7. I think it'll be a good book to teach kids about treating animals with respect. It also teaches about responsibility and that dishonesty will always come back to bite you. Something that students can do while reading is fill out a characterization sheet to record character traits from the book and answer at least 5 comprehensions a day. At the end, students can watch the 1996 movie based on the book.

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