Shiloh

If i were to choose a book to be my favorite i would have to choose Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In this book a young boy by the name of Marty Preston runs across a small hunting dog in an abusive home and he takes him back to his place. The owner was not willing to give him up and was willing to do anything to get his prize hunting dog back including trying to kill Marty. He however, did not succeed and was forced to give up the dog when Marty let him know he saw him hunting outside of the hunting season and could at any minute tell the game warden and get ALL his dogs taken away. This is my favorite book because it shows true willingness and sacrifice because Marty was willing to go through any and everything to get Shiloh safe even if it was to risk his own life. This was special to me because even if fictional it makes me think "why can i not be selfless like him?". It makes me rethink quite a few decisions in my past and it also makes me want to make better decisions for my present and future. although this book was written in the early 1990's which was about 5 or more years before i was born, this book has remained my favorite no matter how many greatly articulated or though out books i read and if i could thank the author or pay the author back for writing this book, i definitely would.