Joseph Ashton

What 10-year-old Billy wants most in the world is a hunting dog. After two years he saves up enough money to buy a pair of redbone hound pups. Billy trains 'Old Dan' and 'Little Ann' to be the finest hunting team in the valley. As the inseperable trio chase the wily 'ghost raccoon' and confront danger together, Billy learns the meaning of loyalty, courage and perseverance.

Benji, the hunted: Benji is left in the wilderness after an accident. Rascal: A boy, a dog, and a pet raccoon provide merriment for the family. Where the red fern grows: A young boy longs for his own red-bone hunting dogs. The journey of Natty Gann: In the 1930s, a tomboyish girl runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away.