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
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
liketheflower7's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
blacksheepdigitalva's review against another edition
3.0
This was a non-fiction book I chose to read because we had to read nonfiction for my 8th grade reading class. Fun...... I know. Yep well, I liked this book. It was a cute story about a boy and his pet raccoon. True story.
gschroeder's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful little book that made the girls and me tear up at the end!
leighcharlton's review against another edition
4.0
My mom read this book to me when I was little, and it is always so cute, endearing, and mischievous. Would definitely recommend to younger readers.
k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition
4.0
A sweet story set in Wisconsin during WWI about a boy and his pet raccoon.
danyell919's review against another edition
4.0
More kids need to read this gem! It’s an old Newbery Honor about the author and his pet raccoon when he was a kid. I loved how it emphasized hard work and ingenuity. Of course, times have changed and you would get in a LOT of trouble if you caught and kept a raccoon as a pet. But it was still a delightful tale! (And no animals were injured!)