Showing 1–7 of 7 titles
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The Boy Who Was
In 1927 Nino the goatherd shows an artist the wooden figures he has carved of famous Mediterranean people and proceeds to tell their stories, covering more than 3,000 years of history. He begins with tales of Odysseus, Pompeii, and the Crusades and then goes through the nineteenth century, occasionally including himself in the stories.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488770
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Clearing Weather
It is just after the American Revolution and the economy has not recovered. When young Nicholas Drury takes over his family's shipbuilding business, he struggles hard until the family fortune reverses itself with the successful design, construction, and voyage of the Jocasta, a forerunner of the clipper ship.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780486817422
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Millions of Cats
A lonely old couple decides to get a cat. Searching for the prettiest one out of a whole hillside filled with cats, the man comes home with “hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats.” When the cats fight about who is pretti est, only one is left.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780571053612
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Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo
Many original stories in prose and verse, and one brief wordless story, are illustrated with two hundred intriguing and often funny silhouettes. The stories are filled with robust and irreverent humor: King Arthur's Sir Launcelot is called “Sir Launcelot de Id-i-otte”! Most of the stories first appeared in St. Nicholas Magazine.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488763
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Runaway Papoose
Little Nah-tee runs away when outlaw Indians attack her family's camp. Her parents cannot find her and move on with the others. Nah-tee and a young shepherd boy she meets have many adventures as they cross the mesa in search of her parents.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488862
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Tod of the Fens
Fifteenth-century Boston, England, is the setting for the amusing tale of Tod, who lives with a band of men just outside of town. Prince Hal, later to become Henry V, roves about the town in various disguises. Tod, realizing what is happening, tells no one and plays along with the game that is afoot.- Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781545203132
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Trumpeter of Krakow
For two hundred years the Charnetski family has guarded Poland's most famous jewel. When the czar of Russia finds out about the valuable crystal, he sends men to steal it before the Charnetskis can get it to the king of Poland. Adventure, mystery, and self-sacrifice fill this medieval story set in Krakow.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780027501407