The Yearling

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pp. 380, 3 raised bands, AEG, marbled endpapers, satin ribbon, 1/4 leather. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. “No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and 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.”

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Book Information

Number of pages 380
Original Title The Yearling
Published Date 1983
Illustrators Thomas B. Allen
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Franklin Center
Edition First Edition
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pp. 380, 3 raised bands, AEG, marbled endpapers, satin ribbon, 1/4 leather. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. “No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and 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.”

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Weight 1.1 kg