Rascal (Puffin Modern Classics)

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Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure—until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

A Newbery Honor Book
Sterling North (1906–1974) was awarded a Newbery Honor for the autobiographical Rascal. View titles by Sterling North
  • WINNER
    ALA Notable Book
  • WINNER
    Newbery Honor Book
Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover. (The Chicago Tribune)

About

Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure—until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

A Newbery Honor Book

Author

Sterling North (1906–1974) was awarded a Newbery Honor for the autobiographical Rascal. View titles by Sterling North

Awards

  • WINNER
    ALA Notable Book
  • WINNER
    Newbery Honor Book

Praise

Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover. (The Chicago Tribune)

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