Rascal (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Sterling North
- First Published: 1963
- Time of Work: May, 1918–April, 1919
- Setting: Brailsford Junction, Wisconsin
- Principal Characters: Sterling North, Rascal, David North, Theo, Hershel, Reverend Thurman, Slammy Stillman
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Children’s literature
- Subjects: Family or family life, Adolescence, Autobiography, Rural or country life, World War I, Adventure, Pets, Boys, Animals
- Locales: Wisconsin
Form and Content
In Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, Sterling North created a story of both innocence and emerging maturity by recalling a year of his life as a young boy. The book details the lively adventures of an eleven-year-old Sterling and his pet raccoon, Rascal, during the last year of World War I. It was a simple time, but it was also a time of crisis in American life. Together, Rascal and Sterling enjoyed many pleasant adventures as Sterling faced the difficult task of growing up. North’s account of this era is divided into chapters that detail the months of...
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