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Along Came A Dog
When her frostbitten toes fall off, the little red hen becomes a target for the other chickens' abuse. Only the big, homeless dog comes to her rescue, looking on her as something to guard and love as he tries to make the farm his home.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1959 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780064401142
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The House of Sixty Fathers
Alone in his family sampan, Tien Pao lands in Japanese-occupied China and begins a dangerous journey back to Hengyang during World War II. On his way, a company of American airmen adopt him, and he finds himself with sixty strange but kind fathers who help him find his family.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1957 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060214814
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Hurry Home, Candy
Taken from his mother before he is weaned and given to a family that only knows how to hurt and control him, Candy is lost on a family outing and becomes a stray. He longs for his own home and for people who will really love him.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1954 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060214869
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Shadrach
After Davie's grandfather promises him a rabbit of his own, the little boy's excitement is nearly uncontainable. Davie bravely gathers food near a dangerous Dutch canal, helps get his hutch ready, and, when the rabbit arrives, lavishes attention and affection on the little animal.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1954 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060215460
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The Wheel on the School
Inspired by Lina's composition about storks, her classmates and teacher decide to find a way to bring the birds and their luck back to their little Dutch village. As the children involve the people of the village in the search for a wheel and for a way to attach it to their school, they bring their small community together.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1955 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780060215866