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1938
THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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THE YEARLING

by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Scribner · 1938

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

42

Weeks at #1

12

Debuted

April 1938

Chart History

#15101519381939
dashed = off the list

42 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 12 weeks at #1

A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.

All Appearances

8NEWApril 11, 1938
2NEWApril 18, 1938
2—April 25, 1938wk 3
2—May 2, 1938wk 4
2—May 9, 1938wk 5
1↑1May 16, 1938wk 6
1—May 23, 1938wk 7
1—May 30, 1938wk 8
1—June 6, 1938wk 9
1—June 13, 1938wk 10
1—June 20, 1938wk 11
1—June 27, 1938wk 12

Details

Published
1938
Pages
452
Publisher
Scribner
Categories
Fiction

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