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Boy with a Pack
Bill fills a backpack with things to sell in Ohio and, with two years of savings, leaves his New Hampshire mill town on foot. The 1837 journey is long and hard but filled with all kinds of adventures, danger, and amazing good luck.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1940 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780152112400
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Cedric the Forester
Cedric, son of a thirteenth-century forester, saves Sir Richard's son and is made his squire. Taught to read and fight, Cedric becomes the best crossbowman in England, and, at the Battle of the Eagles, he is knighted.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1922 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488657
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The Codfish Musket
Even as a youngster, Dan has a keen eye for fine rifles and arms. On a mission to Washington for his Boston employer, Dan becomes secretary to Thomas Jefferson. The president sends him into the frontier with a message for Merriwether Lewis, but along the way Dan spots gun thieves arming the Indians. He defeats them and delivers his message, finally returning to Washington.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1937 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489661
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Pran of Albania
In post–World War I Albania amidst a threat of attack from Slavs, fourteen-year-old Pran falls in love. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage, she vows to never marry. After a truce is made, Pran realizes the man she loves is the same man her parents had arranged for her to marry.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1930 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488916