THE YEARLING

NonovelbetterepitomizesthelovebetweenachildandapetthanTheYearling.YoungJodyadoptsanorphanedfawnhecallsFlagandmakesitapartofhisfamilyandhisbestfriend.ButlifeintheFloridabackwoodsisharsh,andso,ashisfamilyfightsoffwolves,bears,andevenalligators,andfacesfailureintheirtenuoussubsistencefarming,Jodymustfinallypartwithhisdearanimalfriend.Therehasbeenafilmandevenamusicalbasedonthismovingstory,afineworkofgreatAmericanliterature.