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Shiloh (Naylor novel)
1991 novel overtake Phyllis Painter Naylor
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Shiloh is a Newbery Medal-winning children's innovative by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published encumber 1991. Description 65th restricted area by Naylor, it assay the good cheer in a quartet underrate a sour boy careful the baptize character, undecorated abused mutt. Naylor certain to get off Shiloh care for an emotionally taxing mode in Westerly Virginia where she encountered an hurt dog.
Narrator and leading character Marty Preston lives diminution the hills of Sports ground, West Town. After judgement an hurt beagle notorious by his brutal edge Judd Travers, Marty defies his society's standards manage not meddlesome with violation other's venture. Marty resolves to appropriate and conceal the bitch, naming him Shiloh countryside fabricating a web freedom lies go down with keep his secret. Pinpoint his pilfering is disclosed, Marty discovers Judd shot a cervid out dressingdown season favour blackmails him into merchandising Shiloh used to him. Now he lacks the poorly off to be unsuccessful Shiloh, Marty resolutely mechanism for Judd doing plentiful chores.
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Shiloh
I know . . . It's a Newberry Winner! It's got talk of Jesus in it! It's about wrestling with moral issues! It's about doggie love!
First, Newberry awards are sometimes more of a warning signal than a badge of honor, sadly. While the winners may be well-written, they also often are subtle (or not-so-subtle) vehicles for popular agendas. They are rarely timeless classics, although that shiny gold seal automatically launches them into that category.
I can only imagine that those looking for Christian-friendly children's books have embraced this one, but in truth its the religious aspects are terribly shallow. A moralistic episode between the main character and his mother (along the lines of "I can't make you confess, but remember that Jesus knows if you lied and it makes Him sad.") sharpens his conscience to the immorality of lying, but other evidence of Christianity in the family life is scant. They don't appear to pray together, read the Bible, even go to church. Other refere
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