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In Depression-era Florida, young Yoolee assumes the responsibility of protecting his family from an unspeakable horror stalking the swamplands.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peck, Robert Newton
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, c1998.
Subjects:	Family life > Florida > Everglades > Juvenile fiction. Wild boar > Juvenile fiction. Everglades (Fla.) > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In Depression-era Florida, young Yoolee assumes the responsibility of protecting his family from an unspeakable horror stalking the swamplands.
Physical Description:	169 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0679892575
Author Notes:	Robert Newton Peck was born in Vermont on February 17, 1928. During World War II, he served as a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division between 1945 and 1947. He received a B.A. degree from Rollins College in 1953 and studied law at Cornell University. He worked as a lumberjack, in a papermill, killing hogs, and as an advertising executive before the publication of his first book, A Day No Pigs Would Die, in 1972. It was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1973. His other works include Soup and Me, Soup on Ice, Cowboy Ghost, Horse Thief, and Bro. (Bowker Author Biography)