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he Yearling is a touching, suspenseful, and realistic story about a boy caught between love for his pet and responsibility to his family. The novel follows a year in the life of this playful and sensitive boy—a year filled with adventure and danger, loss and loneliness. The boy's experiences of sorrow, bitterness, and courage speak of what it means to grow up in a harsh environment.

Praise from the back cover: Edith Wharton says: " Never before has {Rawlings) created a set of characters who are so close and real to the reader." Time magazine says: With its excellent descriptions of Florida svrub landscapes, its skillful use of native nernacular, its tender relationship between Jody and his pet fawn, The Yearling is a simply written picturesque story of boyhood that stands a good chance, when adults have finished with it, of finding a permanent place in adolescent libraries."