Where the Red Fern Grows

what causes Little Ann's death

it is in chapter 19

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When the 'big cat' attacks, Little Ann only receives a shoulder wound. Everyone else's wounds are far more serious, but Little Ann lost her will to live and died. She was devastated over Old Dan's death and doesn't seem to have had anything else to live for.

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Where the Red Fern Grows/ Chapter 19