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The Yearling (Scribner Classics) Hardcover – Illustrated, September 3, 2013

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An American classic—and Pulitzer Prize–winning story—that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet, now in a lush keepsake edition.

No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend.

There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature which won Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings a Pulitzer Prize. Complete with N.C. Wyeth’s original oil paintings, this glowing work features a soft touch cover, gold foiling, and tip-in artwork.

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“Never before has Mrs. Rawlings created a set of characters who are so close and real to the reader, whose intimate life one can share without the taint of unconscious patronage." ― The New York Times

“Heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements…. This is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival.” ― Amazon.com

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953) lived for twenty-five years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting for The Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, Cross Creek, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.

N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945) began his artistic career as a young adult. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Wyeth traveled the American West extensively and drew what he saw. His prolific career includes three thousand works and more than one hundred book illustrations, including those for a majority of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 3, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1442482095
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1442482098
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10+ years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 750L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.56 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.6 x 9 inches

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Customers find this book to be a classic coming-of-age story with beautiful writing and incredible descriptions. They appreciate its compelling insight into life and consider it a hidden treasure of wisdom, with believable characters and a heartbreaking narrative. While some customers consider it a good family story, others note it's not suitable for children. The humor aspect receives mixed reactions.

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Customers praise the book's story quality, describing it as a classic coming-of-age tale and historical novel.

"...The characters and the language and the setting are so rich and satisfying. It is funny; it is true; it is heartbreaking...." Read more

"...The last paragraph of the book is especially moving and leaves the reader in a state of euphoria as to the way things were...." Read more

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"...ability to convey a sense of wonder in a growing boy, to keep the plot moving enough to make me curious about what would happen next, to tell an..." Read more

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Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting its beautiful and vivid descriptions, with one customer highlighting its amazing language and analogies.

"Personally, I believe that this is the best American novel. The characters and the language and the setting are so rich and satisfying...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's compelling insight into life and consider it a hidden treasure of wisdom.

"...The wisdom in this book is eternal. What’s the final word on human loneliness? There is no easy answer...." Read more

"...a complex plot which is weaved by a consummate artist and many secondary adventures all which fortify the plot and without one tinge of..." Read more

"...The author's in-depth knowledge of life as it was in this neck of the woods at the time the story took place is phenomenal, along with her ability..." Read more

"...I highly recommend it to everyone who enjoys the truths of life and real good literature." Read more

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Customers describe this book as an emotion-filled and heartbreaking story, with one customer noting it as a coming-of-age tale of love and loss.

"...Beneath the surface, it is a meditation on loneliness. Jody is lonely and wants the companionship of Flag the yearling...." Read more

"...This loss tears at your heart strings and only reflects the difficult times and hard lessons people had to learn quickly in order to survive in the..." Read more

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"...It is as beautiful and heartbreaking as any story of a child and his beloved pet, and the challenges of his poor white family in Florida, set in the..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that the characters are totally believable, with one customer highlighting that there are not a 2-dimensional character to be found.

"...would happen next, to tell an amazing story while bringing fascinating characters to life, and to vividly convey a very entertaining dialect...." Read more

"...Rawlings did an amazing job bringing every character in the book into full life. There is not a 2-dimensional character to be found...." Read more

"The movie, though has great acting, can in no way capture the depth of this book. Truly worthy of the Pulitzer Prize it received...." Read more

"This view of early Florida is unforgettable, as are its memorable characters. The final page is heartbreaking — in the best way." Read more

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"...you add that to the 500 page length the book is just not suitable middle school readers, I think even high school would be a stretch...." Read more

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"I was somewhat disapointed because it is a little to advanced for the children I wanted to read it too. But my husband read it and enjoyed it a lot." Read more

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The greatest American novel
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Personally, I believe that this is the best American novel. The characters and the language and the setting are so rich and satisfying. It is funny; it is true; it is heartbreaking. Beneath the surface, it is a meditation on loneliness. Jody is lonely and wants the companionship of Flag the yearling. Notably, Jody’s father Penny permits Jody to keep the fawn at first, because Penny recognized the loneliness in Jody and because Penny had felt that loneliness firsthand. It was a breathtakingly foolish decision, knowing how precarious the existence of this subsistence farming family was; a deer could destroy their crops and result in their starvation. That tells you how big and how awful the loneliness was to Jody and to Penny. Eventually, reality intrudes, and the bad decision almost destroys the family. The soft and cuddly thing that was taken into the the family’s home to combat the boy’s loneliness eventually turned into a life threatening monster that had to be destroyed. Our world is a world of addiction, where the pleasing crutch that we use to get through the rough patches often turns into a monster that threatens to destroy us. The wisdom in this book is eternal. What’s the final word on human loneliness? There is no easy answer. Father can only tell son: “What’s a man to do when he’s lonely? Take it for his share, and move on.” There are things in life that must be endured, and sometimes the apparent fix is worse than the original problem. This book is a hidden treasure of wisdom, wrapped in a parable of a boy and a fawn.

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A Story For All Ages About Tough Love
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What a simple story about simple people who lived by very real and often complicated rules. Life, at best, was very difficult during the late 19th century in the Florida scrubs. There was never enough of anything except for others trying to take what was yours. Life was a struggle. Hunger, clothing and safety were always in short supply.There was no time for pleasures. Only time to try to survive from one day to another. Life's pleasures were few and far between. Yet, Jody Baxter found a fawn that became his everyday reason for living. They shared everything because there was little to share and no one to share it with. The fawn added meaning to Jody's life. The fawn was Jody's reason for getting up in the morning. It was the one and only friend he had outside of his mom and pa. And yet, in the end, it was the one thing Jody reluctantly had to separate from his everyday existence. This loss tears at your heart strings and only reflects the difficult times and hard lessons people had to learn quickly in order to survive in the Florida's wilderness. Living in the central Florida forest on Baxter's Island, a young boy, Jody experiences life and death occurrences which are explained to him by his father, Penny Baxter. The taking of game for subsistance is shared not only by the forest animals but also the humans who live in the forest. Everyday is a saga of life versus death. Jody learns serious life lessons when his only friend, Fodder Wing dies unexpectantly and his joy and sorrow of raising a young fawn named Flag. And with the self-imposed loss of Fawn, Jody is forced to accept his life and its struggle for everyone's survival and sacrifice the one and only outside joy he ever knew.The way folks lived and their interdependence upon one another weaves a real story that all readers should enjoy. This is a classic written by a marvelous author. You will cry and laugh while reading the same page and you will marvel at all of life's lessons that these folks had to learn and endure. This is a story that a middle school child as well as adults of all ages should enjoy reading. The last paragraph of the book is especially moving and leaves the reader in a state of euphoria as to the way things were. You will never be too old or too busy that you can't pickup a volume of The Yearling and share the emotions that Jody and his family endured on an everyday basis. A true classic!

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One of the finest novels ever written!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2006
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It is not hard to see why this modern masterpiece was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. It was made into a classic movie starring Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter and was illustrated by the legendary N.C. Wyeth. They would not have exhausted their immense talents on a mediocre book (as some of the reviews have expressed- were they reading the same book as me?).

The story is beautifully crafted and it flows effortlessly. The homespun language is quaint and is perfect for the book (which is set in the late 1800s). The author knew the intricacies of nature in Florida and described it with exactness and beauty. There are many sections of the book that are filled with warm humor and lightheartedness. The deep closeness between the father and son is touching as well as the love between the husband and wife.

Life was a tough struggle then and it is brought out with great skill. Rawlings was a master of timing and description.

(For those high school students who were forced to read the book- read it again in ten years. I felt the same way about "To Kill A Mockingbird". In high school I hated it. Later in life- I loved it. Maturity adds a lot to any book).

N.C. Wyeth's illustrations are perfect for the story. His use of strong directional lighting is fabulous. I would recommend the Scribner Classic (hardcover) with his illustrations in it.

Rawlings lived in the heart of the Florida woods in the winter time and was a keen observer of nature and men. I think I learned more about hunting from this book than from any other source.

Because this book lacks sex, extreme violence, aliens or risque humor- perhaps it might seem dull to some- but it is for those very reasons that I was enthralled with it. Imagine a book filled with brilliant writing, a complex plot which is weaved by a consummate artist and many secondary adventures all which fortify the plot and without one tinge of cussing!

This book deserves ten stars not five.

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a wonderful read and thought provoking
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I loved this story, very well written with a very moving conclusion.

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グレゴリーペック出演の映画を見て、いつかは読みたいと探しておりました。少年の心と現実の苦悩、開拓期のアメリカのおおらかさと厳しさが描かれており、ピューリッツアー賞受賞の実力は本物だと思います。

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'Children's classic, Grade 3 up!! 'Unforgetable for a lifetime!! 'Pulitzer Prizewinner!!
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'Children's classic!! 'Pulitzer Prize winner!! 'UNFORGETABLE for a lifetime!!

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Beautiful beyond imagination
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If ever there was a beautiful book then this is the one. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. The mesmerising tale effortlessly weaves through a series of episodes in the life of a marginal farmer struggling to eke out a living against crushing odds imposed by the surrounding scrub forest. All the characters are memorable. The descriptions of nature bring the sights sounds and smells of that distant forest to your room. The story will stay with you for a long long time. It’s a NOT a children’s book for sure. A must read for all who love nature in all its elements. The special edition with rich paper and beautiful painted illustrations makes it doubly special.

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Libro premio Pulitzer, en que se basó la pelicula
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La vida familiar en una granja pequeña, los avatares que esto implica, el crecimiento del niño a muchacho, y relación con el entorno .
Muy recomendable lectura a muchachos, sencillo Inglés

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'Children's classic, Grade 3 up!! 'Unforgetable for a lifetime!! 'Pulitzer Prizewinner!!

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