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Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

A Newbery Honor Book

A Newbery Honor Book Celebrating 50 years of a beloved classic Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring... Read Full Overview

This is the autobiographical account of a young boy's adventures with a raccoon he raises from a cub. Humorous and heartwarming, the story also teaches a beautiful lesson about friendship, as the boy eventually realizes that he must release his pet from captivity.

Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure-until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure-until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure-until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home to join the menagerie, but soon raccoon and boy are best friends, doing everything together?until the spring day when Sterling realizes things must change. Includes black-and-white illustrations, table of contents and author... Read Full Overview