Sterling North

Sterling North (born November 4, 1906 in Edgerton , Wisconsin , † December 22, 1974 in Morristown , New Jersey ) was an American writer .

Born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, the youngest of four children, North lost his mother at an early age. At the age of eleven, he raised a young raccoon . His experiences with this animal, at the same time a description of rural life in America at the time of the First World War , he processed into the book Rascal in 1963 , which became known and popular in German-speaking countries under the title Rascal, the raccoon . Although it was not designed as a children's or young adult book, it is now often marketed as such. It was filmed under the title A Naughty Badger in the Corn Bed ( Rascal ) by Walt Disney , as was his previous great book success Danny, the black sheep ( So dear to my heart ) under the title A champion to fall in love ( So Dear to My Heart ). His work Danny, the black sheep is only available as an antiquarian.

North fell ill with polio soon after his experience with Rascal , but later recovered, earned his degree through newspaper articles and eventually worked as the editor-in-chief of a publishing house. The house in which he grew up and which is an important setting for the story about Rascal is now used as a memorial and event location.

Web links

• Reminder page for Sterling North
• Literature by and about Sterling North in the catalog of the German National Library