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Sterling North
Birth date: November 04, 1906
Died: December 22, 1974
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mrscstrickland
mrscstrickland rated it 6 years ago
Reading level and Leveling System: Guided Reading: V Lexile Measure: 1140L 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. Since this is a chapter book, I think good activities for this book could include a...
Bonnie Read a Book Today
Bonnie Read a Book Today rated it 11 years ago
One of my great childhood favorites, the true story of a boy and his raccoon (and dog and cats and skunks etc) where no animals die. The worst that can be said of young Sterling is that he shouldn't have let his dog dig out the raccoon den, nor taken one of the kittens to raise. But it was 1916 and ...
The Book High
The Book High rated it 12 years ago
What a delightful book! Sterling North's memoir of May 1918 - April 1919 follows an 11 year old Sterling's adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal. Rascal is adorable and hilarious and I'm sure my students will come to adore him every bit as much as I did. My favorite scene was the first time Ras...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 14 years ago
Rascal is a perfectly crafted book. It's entertaining and simple enough to appeal to youngsters, yet has enough complexity and fine prose to enchant adult readers. I loved it when I first read it at age eleven, and I loved it even more this second time through, when I'm old enough to...well, old e...
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 15 years ago
I ABSOLUTELY ADORED THIS BOOK WHEN I READ THIS AS A KID! ALL ANIMAL LOVERS SHOULD READ THIS!
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