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   Frightful is the name of the trained falcon, Jesse Coon James is the raccoon, and Baron Weasel is a weasel, as his name suggests.  While Sam is in the forest, these animals become his friends and his protectors from harm. Sam has regular conversations with them. Sam spends a year in the woods and does manage to meet people who become his friends. Sam hungers for privacy, being one of eleven children, and his parents allow him to find it in his year in the woods. Sam establishes his independence from his parents and siblings and proves he can live alone in the woods. His year also shows how wonderful communing with nature can be, as Sam's close relationship with the animals shows.

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   Posted by bmadnick on Monday August 25, 2008 at 5:09 PM