Old Yeller

1. Old Yeller
2. Fred Gipson
3. I have read from chapter 1 to chapter 7
4. Old Yeller is a book about a old dog that showed up at this house in Birdsong Creek in the Texas Hill Country. Travis is going to get meat from the barn and he finds this old, yellow, and really dirty dog that has eaten all the meat off the meat pole. He runs at the dog and starts to kick it and the dog dodges his foot and falls on to the ground yelling really loud. Travis would have killed the dog if it wasn't for his little brother Arliss. Travis's family lived a rough life, there small cabin was built by his Pa. Travis wanted to be like his Pa, so he acted like the role model of the house. When his dad left Travis would do everything exactly like his Pa. He would do all the hard work including wood chopping, carrying milk, and snow plowing.
5. I think this book is pretty good so far for what I have read. I really like it because it involves dogs and dogs are my favorite pet.
6. The author probably wrote this because this might be a story of something he has seen in life. He probably wrote this because she really enjoys dogs and wanted to make a book about a dog. I think it was his motivation because he really enjoyed dogs and wanted a book to be about a dog.
7. The theme of the book is probably courage and love of dogs because the obsticals Travis has to get through in life and the courage to love Old Yeller and get through all the things Old Yeller has done.
8. The best character is Travis because he is the role model in the story and wants to end up like his dad, so he chops wood, takes care of the family, snow plows, and much more. He's grown because he starts to like Old Yeller and don't kick him anymore.
9. "He made me so mad at first that I wanted to kill him. Then, later, when I had to kill him, it was like having to shot one of my own folks. That how much i'd come to think of the big yeller dog."
10. None so far.