The Yearling

The Yearling (1938) won the Pulitzer Prize and became one of the best-loved American novels. In the scrub country of post-Civil War Florida, twelve-year-old Jody Baxter adopts an orphaned fawn he names Flag. As the seasons turn and the family struggles against floods, rattlesnakes, and failing crops, Jody must confront the moment when his beloved pet threatens the family's survival. A profound story of a boy's passage from innocence to understanding.