The Wolfling: A Documentary Novel of the Eighteen-Seventies

by Sterling North

Book Overview

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Rascal presents a classic story about a boy's best friend--who's half dog, half wolf, and all heart. With ingenuity and hard work, Robbie Trent manages to convince... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140361669
• ISBN13: 9780140361667
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A great story of youth and picture of 1870's America

I thought the book was very readable and held me fast for the few days it took to read it (first time 1974). I have been drawn back to it numerous times over the years. Sterling North's paints a great picture of farmlife of Wisconsin (and the midwest) in the post Civil War era: McGuffey Readers; houseraisings, etc. He also brings to light a well known naturalist in his day: Thure Kumlien (whose story itself would make an interesting book). The story itself is heartwarming with charactors that you will wish you could have met.

This book is the best I have read... It is GREAT!!!!!

When Robbie Trent learns of a wolf den, he wishes to have a wolf welp for his own. When one of his school mates also learns of the den he wishes to have all of the welps for bounty paid by the Wisconsin Government. When the two meet up at the den......... THE RACE IS ON!!!!!!!!!

Terrific Story!

A 12 year old boy wishes to have one of Old Three Toes' wolflings. When Bubs, one of his schoolmates finds the den he hopes to get the wolfling before Bubs and his father smoke out the wolves.