Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Genre: General Fiction
• Genre: Fiction
• Award year: 1975

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  Figgs & Phantoms

  By Ellen Raskin

  Mona is embarrassed by her zany, ex-show-business family—except for her fourfoot-four-inch-tall Uncle Florence Italy Figg. When he dies, Mona is desolate. She is sure he has gone to Capri, the Figg family Heaven, and decides to follow him.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1975 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780525296805
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  Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book

  By Muriel Feelings, Tom Feelings (Illustrator)

  Letters of the alphabet are represented by words of the Swahili language. A brief explanation of the word includes cultural information of East African countries. Beautiful full-page illustrations further depict the cultures.

  • Fiction, General Fiction, Alphabet Books
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1975 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780803743502
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  M. C. Higgins, the Great

  By Virginia Hamilton

  Up on Sarah's Mountain, M. C. dreams of a way for his family to escape the spoil heap that may one day destroy their home. It is not his dreams but the boy's own strength and determination that help the family find a way to keep themselves safe.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1975 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780590672979
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  Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe

  By Bette Greene

  Eleven-year-old Beth Lambert, a spunky heroine, realizes she has been letting Philip Hall be number one in school because she is afraid he will not like her if she surpasses him. With gentle prodding from her family, Beth decides to go ahead and do her best—even if it means beating Philip Hall.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1975 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780803760981