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Shiloh

I liked when Marty´s dad came in and fought Judd, but how did he know to go and help Marty? I loved the book and the movie.

I guess only the movie people could answer that.  I imagine that the dad was away, running an errand or something, and came home just in time to help Marty.

Shiloh

Dear Mrs. Naylor,
I love your book Shiloh. I love how you are so descriptive because if you hadn’t included the part where Marty tells the reader about Judd’s personality then it would have taken me a lot longer to figure out Judd’s perspective about Shiloh, his dogs and other dogs. Thank you! Bye!

You’re welcome.

Shiloh movie

In the book why did Judd give Marty a collar for Shiloh and in the movie he did not?

Why?

Your book is really good and I enjoyed it. Why did you make Judd a bad person and make Judd abuse Shiloh? Why did you make a German Shepherd attack Shiloh?

If I took out both of those, where’s the story?

The real Shiloh

Did you ever find the dog you based Shiloh on?

Our  friends in West Virginia wrote that she (it was a female) was still hanging around and they adopted her and named her Clover.

Writing Shiloh

What was it like writing and coming up with the characters of Shiloh?

Fun!

When did you write your first book?

I like Shiloh Season. I like that the story is about a DOG! I like your books. When did you start writing your first book? Do you have a dog? Do you have a favorite BOOK.?

 

I had my first book published in 1985. But I wrote a lot of little “books” when I was in grade school.  I don’t have a dog now, but we grew up with a Springer Spaniel.  SHILOH is my favorite book.

Shiloh

I read where you said we could watch the movie on Amazon, but that is just to buy it. Is there another way to stream it for my class? We just finished reading the book.

I have referred many teachers to  Amazon, as it was selling the movie CD under “CDs and Vinyl.”   But I couldn’t find it tonight when I tried.  I have written to Amazon, and when I get their reply, I’ll post it here on my blog.

shiloh

i have a question about shiloh. The book shiloh is based on a true story and i wanna know if you ever met shiloh or knew the dog in real life?

Yes.  I came across an abused dog in Shiloh, W. Virginia, and was so worried about it that I wrote a book, trying to work out what had happened to it.

Shiloh Question

Hi, I am a sixth grader and I read Shiloh about two years ago. My question is what was the thought, inspiration, and motivation for you to write the book Shiloh

This sounds like a school assignment to me, but here goes:  thought: abused dog; inspiration: how would an eleven year-old boy rescue it?  motivation: the real dog I came across in the community of Shiloh W Va.