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Rascal (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "IT was in May, 1918, that a new friend and companion came into my life: a character, a personality, and a ring-tailed wonder..." (more)
Key Phrases: small raccoon, little raccoon, case weather, Aunt Lillie, Uncle Fred, Miss Whalen (more...)
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Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover. -- Chicago Tribune --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover. (The Chicago Tribune) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (October 8, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0525188398
  • ISBN-13: 978-0525188391
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #684,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rascal book review, June 11, 2001
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This review is from: Rascal (Paperback)
Sterling North vividly depicts the adventures, both physically and emotionally, of a boy named Sterling and his pet raccoon. This is a perfectly written book, containing many themes that you can relate to. Read through this book and you will be able to imagine his house perfectly. A menagerie of dogs, crows, skunks, and of course Rascal. The living room with the unfinished canoe and the chicken wired Christmas tree.

Having lost his mother at the age of seven, Sterling is a very independent boy who one day finds a baby raccoon, and decides to call him Rascal. As they both grow, their bond becomes strong along with their numerous activities and adventures. No one couldn’t help but laughing when Rascal, who always washes his food before eating, discovers the sugar cubes. He tries to clean them but they just dissolve!

In this unforgettable book, Sterling North manages to capture you and take you to a timeless place of life. Rascal is an easy, although deep book, and I strongly recommend it to everyone.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic American tale, and a wonderful animal story., December 13, 1999
By Margaret Fiore (North Granby, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rascal (Paperback)
I first read the story of Rascal as a child, and was fascinated with the thought of a raccoon as a pet. The adventures of Sterling and his unusual pet were absolutely captivating, and that is all that I remembered of the book.

I recently read this book again to my daughter, piece by piece, at bedtime. The tale of Rascal captured me again, but so much more became evident! As an adult, I am struck by the beauty of the land North describes, and fascinated by the historical and naturalistic detail in his narrative.

North's language is natural and readable, though not overly simple. It is as though the reader sits at the foot of a rocking chair as an aged, eminent natural philosopher tells the story of his boyhood. The words flow over and around the reader, and refresh our sense of wonder at the beauty of our natural world.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A trip into my childhood, October 9, 1999
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This review is from: Rascal (Paperback)
I first read Rascal when I was a young boy (I'm 43 now). I re-read it just a few months ago and once again I was taken back to my youth. I was raised in a small country town (pop 600) in the mid-west (Michigan) and this book always brings back those carefree days of wandering through the woods. When I read this book I am once again young and at home. I feel truely sorry for anyone not touched by this book. They must have missed something very precious in their life.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Very Enjoyable Animal Story with Potentially Problematic Elements
Rascal is an autobiographical story about a year in the life of a boy growing up in a small American town during World War I, in which young Sterling takes in a young raccoon as... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Shanna A. Gonzalez

4.0 out of 5 stars a year of the Raccoon and his boy
A young boy growing up in a farming community without a mother
runs somewhat wild while building a canoe in the living room. Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. Bagula

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Loved it :)
I absolutely enjoyed this book because it's descriptive and fun. The author, Sterling North, did an admirable job because when you read it, you feel like you're in the story... Read more
Published 5 months ago

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, Not Exciting!
I was reading this book for school and I thought I was going to be only a desent book but as I got more further into the book I really stop liking the book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Josiah

5.0 out of 5 stars Sterling is a Radar O'Rielly Pet Loving Character
This 1963 book was written when children could play outside all day and did not fear getting murdered. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Woodlandtrails

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Book From a Better Era
It was in 1968, exactly fifty years after Sterling North befriended his little raccoon, that I first read this captivating story. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Peter Kurtz

5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite
I enjoyed this book when I was a boy and now my children love it too. Sterling North paints a delightful picture of rural Wisconsin in 1918. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Cox

5.0 out of 5 stars favorite book of all time
Rascal was my favorite book when I was young. I don't have children, but I have since bought countless copies of Rascal for young friends, and have read the book aloud to... Read more
Published on November 7, 2007 by C. R. price

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
I am an adult who received this delightful book as a birthday present. In 1918, when he was eleven years old, Sterling North rescued a baby raccoon and tamed him into a pet. Read more
Published on October 31, 2007 by Elizabeth Clare

1.0 out of 5 stars YAWN!!!!!!!!!
What a boring book! Seriously, get a plot! I wouldn't recommend this book to people who like realistic, exciting books. This just made me go to sleep. Read more
Published on September 21, 2007 by Purple Cow

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