Reviews

Rascal by Sterling North

jhrcook's review

5.0

My favorite childhood book. A great story of adventure and friendship of an age gone by.

labtracks's review

4.0

What a wonderfully simple tale. Childhood enjoyments, childhood troubles. Best friends, difficult decisions. Just a great tale.

minseigle's review against another edition

2.0

I was reading this book to see if it's something my 7th grade daughter would enjoy. That being said, it was not very interesting to me. The story chronicled a year in the life of a boy and his pet raccoon. There was a lot of nature talk and stories about the boy's adventures in 1819. It was just ok to read.

agmaynard's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Loads of charm and sweetness!  A boy's coming of age with his wonderful racoon, Rascal.  A poignant close as Rascal must be free, away from shotguns, and to start his life as an adult racoon.

annieree's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

felicereviews's review

5.0

I read this book in the third grade and remembered it all these years later. I cried like a gd idiot at the end. It’s a really sweet book. Man what a weird kid I was.

beardedbarista's review against another edition

4.0

This book gets a good rating because it's a homage to a different time and also older books make me weak. I loved that this 11 year old was basically a bad ass and lived alone while his dad worked and left him for weeks.
I also want a friendly raccoon friend.
Probably won't happen as I am not nearly as caring as ole Sterling.
I read this book because my best friend refuses to read books and he mentioned he may have only read one whole book in his whole life.
This is that book..
I immediately bought it and read it. Sometimes books can bring you closer to people and I can tell why he may have liked this story for sure. It's a happy tale and I think a great book for a young kids getting into reading.

As always Thanks for listening to me jibberjab,
Justin

mzshroomboy's review

3.0

I thought it was a really loving story.

juba's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.5

liketheflower7's review

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75