The Yearlingby Marjorie K. Rawlings | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Chapter Books" |
| Pages: | 428 |
| Year of Publication: | 1938 |
| Date Read: | 10/11/1998 |
| Notes: | Set in the backwoods of northern Florida, the story concerns the relationship between 12-year-old Jody Baxter and Flag, the fawn he adopts. The experience propels Jody into greater maturity and a better understanding of his parents’ hardscrabble life. COMMENTS — Rawlings was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Yearling. She lived in Cross Creek, Florida, where she owned and managed a 72-acre orange grove and collected the folklore of the region. |
| My Rating: | 7 |