Shiloh

I’m a big fan of your book Shiloh I think it’s super cool, and so is the fact that clover followed you home just like Shiloh followed Marty! I think you’re really awesome and a great writer. I love how you took that small moment in your life and made it into a wonderful story.  You’re awesome!

I’m so glad you liked the story.  Writing the book was the only way I could deal with the memory of this dog, and wondering what would happen to her.  When I heard from our friends that they had taken her in, I was so happy.  And all of us were astonished when Shiloh won the Newbery award.  That little dog became a celebrity in West Virginia, and on request, our friends took her around to some of the schools in the area so that Clover could “paw-print” their copies of the book.