Showing 1–6 of 6 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Award year: 1939

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  Hello the Boat!

  By Phyllis Crawford

  The entire Doak family pitches in to get their store-boat from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati in 1817. Along the Ohio River, settlers shout out, “Hello the boat!” and the family eagerly pushes the boat ashore and enthusiastically opens the store. On their way, the Doaks encounter thieves, learn about the history of the river area, and have a surprisingly good time.

  • Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1939 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780030350351
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  Leader By Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot

  By Jeanette Eaton

  Not a man who plans what he wants but rather one who allows things to shape him and his future, George Washington lives a life full of adventure and responsibility as he grows up. The fifty-two years of his life that Eaton covers contain much of the history and many of the famous people of his time.

  • Biography
  • John Newbery Medal 1939 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780152441760
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  Mr. Popper's Penguins

  By Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

  From the moment he is given a penguin as a pet, Mr. Popper's life starts changing. He converts his basement into an ice rink, finds a friend for his lonely bird, and suddenly has twelve penguins to feed instead of one.

  • Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1939 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780316058438
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  Nino

  By Valenti Angelo

  While his father works in America to earn their fare to California, Nino and his mother stay with his grandfather in his small Italian village. The little boy and his family and friends share holidays, trips to the city, and small but exciting adventures that create a memorable picture of turn-of-the-century Italy.

  • Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1939 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780670513987
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  Penn

  By Elizabeth Janet Gray

  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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  Thimble Summer

  By Elizabeth Enright

  All kinds of good things seem to happen after Garnet finds the silver thimble in the dried-up river bed. The nine-year-old farm girl notices that the drought finally breaks, she has an exciting time being locked in the public library with a friend, and her pet pig wins a blue ribbon at the fair.

  • Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1939 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780440486817