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Adam of the Road
Adam, his minstrel father, their horse, and Adam's trained dog, Nick, are traveling in thirteenth-century England, singing and telling stories for food and a place to sleep. When Nick is stolen, father and son try desperately to find him and become separated from each other.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1943 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780670104352
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Meggy MacIntosh
In 1775 orphaned fifteen-year-old Meggy leaves her native Scotland to sail for the colony of North Carolina. There she joins Flora MacDonald, who had helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape. Meggy becomes involved in the revolutionary cause and moves away from Flora, a loyalist.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1931 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670466412
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Penn
Until he converts to the Quaker religion, William Penn leads a privileged upper-class life. Then he loses everything and is imprisoned. After fighting hard for religious freedom, Penn is allowed to go to America and found the new colony of Pennsylvania, based on the principles for which he fought.- Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1939 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670546435
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Young Walter Scott
Despite years of living with country relatives, Walter is determined not to let his lame leg stand in his way once he is at home again. This lively, fictionalized biography transports readers to late eighteenth-century Edinburgh, Scotland, and offers an engrossing introduction to the life of the famous novelist.- Fiction, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670795055