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The Yearling

The Yearling

AnimalsChildren's Books
Pages
54
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Follow Jody, a young boy growing up in the wild Florida scrub country, as he adopts a fawn and names her Flag. Their bond deepens as Jody learns the responsibilities of caring for her, facing the harsh realities of nature and the challenges of growing up. This is a story about the enduring connection between a boy and his deer, and the lessons learned through love and loss.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

HeartwarmingEmotionalReflectiveLighthearted
Coming of AgeSurvival

Genres

Animals Children's Books Literary Fiction

Authors

C
Coleen Degnan-Veness

Coleen Degnan-Veness is the author of The Yearling, a classic of children's literature. Her work often explores themes of childhood and nature.

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

"Before she settled in the scrub country, Marjorie Rawlings had been a newspaperwoman in Louisville Kentucky, and Rochester New York. Tiring of a life that seemed "scrappy and always in a hurry," she turned her hand unsuccessfully to short-story writing. She had almost given up when, at 32, she used a small legacy to buy her 72-acre orange grove at Cross Creek. The people and the country inspired her to continue writing. Increasingly, her fiction reflected her deepening knowledge of her chosen p...

Characters

All characters in The Yearling