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When I was nine, our teacher read us "Where the Red Fern Grows" while we rested after recess. I was so moved by the book, I can still envision the room, and see all of us crying, our teacher included. Not since then have I cried so much over a book, unable to lay it down and walk away. I grew up in the country with animals as my soul-mates, so I know of what Ted Kerasote speaks. It's just that he's been able to put into words a connection with animals I thought indescribable. I finished the book over two weeks ago, and yet, I find my eyes misting every time I think of it. And, I miss Merle and want him back.
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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
Jackie Collins, February 26, 2009
When I was nine, our teacher read us "Where the Red Fern Grows" while we rested after recess. I was so moved by the book, I can still envision the room, and see all of us crying, our teacher included. Not since then have I cried so much over a book, unable to lay it down and walk away. I grew up in the country with animals as my soul-mates, so I know of what Ted Kerasote speaks. It's just that he's been able to put into words a connection with animals I thought indescribable. I finished the book over two weeks ago, and yet, I find my eyes misting every time I think of it. And, I miss Merle and want him back.(5 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)