Authors: Harry Mazer
The Wild Kid (11 page)
“See you soon, buddy,” Sammy said to the night. “Take care.”
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mazer, Harry.
The wild kid / Harry Mazer.â1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary : Twelve-year-old Sammy, who is mildly retarded, runs away from home and becomes a prisoner of Kevin, a wild kid living in the woods.
ISBN 0-689-80751-1
ISBN: 978-0-689-84878-0 (ebook)
[1. Mentally handicappedâFiction. 2. RunawaysâFiction. 3. Feral childrenâFiction.] I. Title.  PZ7.M47397Wp  1998  [Fic]âdc21  97-42578