Fans of the first books will find comfort and similarity in the continuing saga of 12-year-old Marty, his rambunctious beagle, and his family in their rural West Virginia community.

Gr 4-7-After nearly 18 years, the beloved Shiloh trilogy becomes a quartet.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's fourth book in the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh series-following Shiloh, Shiloh Season, and Saving Shiloh-is full of heart-thudding suspense, as well as comfort and joy. And why are his daughters so skittish around him? And what's happened to Judd's dogs? With Christmas right around the corner, Marty has a lot of questions, and how they're answered might just take a Christmas miracle. Doubt, blame, and anger spread faster than the flames-flames that are fanned by the new minister, who seems fonder of fire and brimstone than love and mercy. Even Judd has been working to improve his reputation.īut just as townsfolk grow more accepting of Judd, a fire in the woods destroys many homes, including Judd's, and Judd's newly formed reputation. Anywhere Marty goes, the beagle's at his side, and Marty couldn't be happier about that. It's been a year since Marty Preston rescued Shiloh from Judd Travers and his cruel ways, and since then, Marty and Shiloh have been inseparable. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5thĪ rescued beagle and his boy owner seek love and understanding for their troubled small town in this holiday companion to the Newbery Medal-winning Shiloh, from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.Ĭhristmas is coming and Marty and his rescued pup Shiloh are sure glad about that-for their town is sure low on love and understanding and they hope that the joy of the holiday will bring with it the generosity of spirit that's so lacking.

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