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Woodrow Wilson Rawls (September 24, 1913 – December 16, 1984) was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.
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- December 16, 1984
- September 24, 1913
- Where the Red Fern Grows.
- Summer of the Monkeys.
- Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections.
- Where the Red Fern Grows and Related Readings by Wilson Rawls, Joan Aiken, William Stafford.
Learn about the life and work of Wilson Rawls, the author of Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys. Find out how he overcame poverty, illiteracy, and rejection to become a successful writer and inspire young readers.
American author Wilson Rawls wrote only two books, but they have become classics in children’s literature. They appealed to young people, especially because of his fully developed animal characters.
- Rawls was an unlikely bestselling author. “Woody” Rawls was born in Oklahoma’s Ozark Mountains in 1913. He was one of six children, and since there was no school in the area, most of the family’s education came from his mother.
- Another man-and-dog story inspired Rawls’ entire literary career. As a young child, Rawls wasn’t too interested in reading; he referred to stories like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Chicken Little” as “girl stories”—he just couldn’t identify or connect with the mostly female protagonists.
- The lack of education hurt Rawls’ chances at publication. Although Rawls knew he wanted to be a writer from the time he was 9 or 10 years old, his unpolished command of spelling and punctuation doomed him in the eyes of prospective publishers.
- Rawls burned all of his manuscripts. Rawls eventually settled into life as a carpenter and moved to Idaho to work at a defense installation. While there, he met his wife, Sophie.
Wilson Rawls has 24 books on Goodreads with 714054 ratings. Wilson Rawls’s most popular book is Where the Red Fern Grows.
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Rawls never forgot his father’s words, and went on to create two novels about his boyhood that have become modern classics. Books by Wilson Rawls Summer Reading Classics Three-Book Collection
