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Banner In The Sky
Although his father died trying to climb the Citadel, the highest mountain in the Alps, Rudy is determined to scale it himself. He hides his climbing ability from his mother and his Alpine-guide uncle and joins an English expedition hoping to be able to plant his father's red shirt at the top as a banner in the sky.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1955 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780397302642
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Courage of Sarah Noble
“Keep up your courage,” Sarah's mother tells her when she leaves with her father to build a home in the wilderness. The home finished, Sarah stays with friendly Indians while her father goes back for the rest of the family.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1955 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590300490
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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