The Yearling (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743225250)

Relive the wonder of this childhood favorite and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that has been capturing the hearts of readers for more than half a century.

An instant bestseller when it was released in 1938, this beloved tale has been read and loved by school-age children across the nation for more than fifty years. In this classic story of the Baxter family and their wild, hard, and satisfying life in remote central Florida, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has written one of the great novels of our times. A rich and varied tale--tender in its understanding of boyhood, crowded with the excitement of the backwoods hunt, with vivid descriptions of the primitive, beautiful hammock country, written with humor and earthy philosophy--The Yearling is a novel for readers of all ages. Its glowing picture of a life refreshingly removed from modern patterns of living is universal in its revelation of simple courageous people and the beliefs they must live by.

This edition, complete with a new introduction by author Ivan Doig, will be cherished for years to come and will make a welcome addition to any booklover's shelf.

Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
ISBN-10: 0743225252
ISBN-13: 9780743225250
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2002
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 1.04d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 725 / Yearling


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 173