The Wild Kid by Harry Mazer Page A

Kevin saved him, how he came to the cliff and said, “See you soon, buddy. Take care.”
    â€œSee 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.—1st 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 handicapped—Fiction. 2. Runaways—Fiction. 3. Feral children—Fiction.] I. Title.  PZ7.M47397Wp  1998  [Fic]—dc21  97-42578