The Yearling

Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Series: Aladdin Classics

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In 19th century backwoods Florida, a young boy named Jody adopts an orphaned fawn who becomes a treasured member of the family. This Putlizer Prize-winning classic features a reading group guide.

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In 19th century backwoods Florida, a young boy named Jody adopts an orphaned fawn who becomes a treasured member of the family. This Putlizer Prize-winning classic features a reading group guide.

Description

No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than "The Yearling." Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature.

Critic Reviews

“"Never before has Mrs. Rawlings created a set of characters who are so close and real to the reader, whose intimate life one can share without the taint of unconscious patronage."”

"Heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements.... This is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival."

About the Author

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953) lived for 25 years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting for "The Yearling," She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, "Cross Creek," which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.