The Yearling
Marjorie Rawlings

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CW
7th grade
Van Antwerp Mid Sch

The Yearling is a classic that I read recently, and that I enjoyed. It starts off when the main character and his father are off on a hunting expedition, and they kill a doe. However, its (note that its is spelled
i-t-s, NOT i-t-apostrophe-s) fawn is still alive, and the boy feels compelled to keep it, rather than let it die. The rest of the story follows, with the main conflict being that the fawn grows up quickly, and that he is having trouble keeping it. The story ends in a surprising way, but I won't spoil it for you. I recommend this book to people my age. If you have ever read Where the Red Fern Grows or Summer of the Monkeys, the writing style is very similar. The characters seem extraordinarily real, and they have to save real-life problems.


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