![]() ![]() The story is also a personal chronicle of the era of change between the (nearly) untouched forest wilderness and agriculture between the days of the pioneers and the rise of towns and between horse-drawn transportation and automobiles, among other transitions. The book begins with the capture of the baby raccoon and follows his growth to a yearling. ![]() (The book also touches on young Sterling's concerns for his older brother Herschel, off fighting in World War I in Europe.) The boy reconnects with society through the unlikely intervention of his pet raccoon, a "ringtailed wonder" charmer. ![]() ![]() Rascal chronicles young Sterling's loving yet distant relationship with his father, dreamer David Willard North, and the aching loss represented by the death of his mother, Elizabeth Nelson North. Subtitled "a memoir of a better era", North's book is about being young and having a pet raccoon. ( June 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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