why did you make a book like that?

hi im shane i in mis youngs class every body loves your book in the class. we all hope u make a new shiloh book. i really want to now y u made a book about a dog. i am so glad you did because i love dog books. can u tell me why u made a book like that. let me guess you made it to tell everybody that don’t be scared. to face your fears. and marty and the shiloh is so cute and nice. i know you are nice because marty and judd and shiloh are nice well judd was mean but he got so sweet. in shiloh chrismas i love that shiloh brot judd dog back. if i saw you then i would freak because you are the best ather that i ever read. my favorite book was shiloh chrismas because the preacher started to be nice. and marty had something special. and i want to know if u have a son named marty thats cool. and you have real talent because you can tell a story. and i hope i can meet you one day because you have time for those books then you do not have time for a lot. i want to know if you know dona or never mine.

I’m happy that the books meant so much to you.  Actually, I wrote the book because I was so upset after meeting that little frightened, skinny dog when we were visiting in West Virginia.  Our friends told us that many people just drove up into the hills where they lived and dropped off a cat or dog that they didn’t want anymore.  But I couldn’t get this dog out of my mind, and wondered who had mistreated her to make her so frightened.  I wanted to find out how a boy might be able to get a mean man to give up his dog.