Rascal, Sterling North
Rascal, Sterling North
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Rascal

Author: Sterling North

Narrator: Ed Sala

Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/20/2009


Synopsis

In 1918 Wisconsin, 11-year-old Sterling North has an almost perfect life. He keeps skunks in the backyard, goes everywhere with his enormous Saint Bernard, and is building a canoe in the living room. The only trouble is life gets a little lonely for him and his father since his mother died. While scouting around the woods one afternoon, he discovers an abandoned, month-old raccoon. Afraid the kit will die on its own, he takes it home to join his menagerie. Soon Sterling and the mischievous raccoon Rascal are sharing one adventure after another, swimming, fishing, and camping. Theirs is an unforgettable friendship-until everything suddenly changes one warm spring day. In this heart-warming classic story, the author shares his irresistible childhood during a simpler time and introduces youngsters to his real-life pals. Sterling and the playful Rascal spring vividly from the pages with narrator Ed Sala's sense of fun and drama.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

I read this as a kid & didn't really appreciate it since it was pretty much like my own childhood in many ways, even though mine took place about 50 years later. Reading it now, in this age of child repression, helicopter parents, & restrictive laws is both a treat & terribly sad. My grandson will n......more

One pleasant afternoon in 1918, eleven-year-old Sterling North, along with his Saint Bernard, Wowser, and friend, Oscar Sunderland, were in Wentworth’s woods. There, in the hollow base of a rotten stump, hid a mother raccoon and her litter of four kits. Angered and frightened by Wowser’s intrusive d......more