Thomas Sterling North was an internationally known author of books for youngsters and adults, including 1963's famous bestselling "Rascal". North (who swiftly jettisoned the first name Thomas in favor of Sterling) was born on the second floor of a farmhouse on the shores of Lake Koshkonong, a few miles distant from Edgerton, Wisconsin, in 1906 and died in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1974. Surviving a near-paralyzing struggle with polio in his teens, … Wikipedia
... (Random) 1966 Rascal by Sterling North (Dutton) 1965 John F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard Tregaskis (Random) 1964 The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford (Atlantic-Little) ... www.pnla.org/yrca/pastwinners.htm
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The book " Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era " was published in 1963. It is the autobiographical story of Sterling's adventures with adopting a baby raccoon at the turn of the century. www.gojefferson.com/rascal/index.html