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The Blue Cat of Castle Town
Born under a blue moon, the little kitten is destined to carry the river's song of beauty, peace, and contentment to the unhappy people of Castle Town, Vermont. They have exchanged beauty for money, no longer making things with honesty and unable to “sing their own songs.”- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1950 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997482778
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Kildee House
Not used to talking or being around people, Jerome Kildee retires to a small house he builds atop a hill in the redwood forest of northern California. Through the animals he shelters and the young people he meets, Kildee's life and the lives of those he encounters become fuller and richer than he ever imagined.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1950 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780385057905
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Song of The Pines: A Story of Norwegian Lumbering in Wisconsin
An orphan, fifteen-year-old Nils joins the Svendsen family and other Norwegian emigrants as they head toward America in the 1850s. They travel to Wisconsin where they stake out a claim for a farm. Nils, having found work in the lumber camps, creates his own business and future in America.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1950 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780030497155