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All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud
Fifteen-year-old Thach goes to work for the great Donald McKay making drawings of his plans for the clipper ship Flying Cloud. The ship completed, Thach becomes an apprentice, sails around the Horn, is initiated by “Neptune,” contends with mutineers, and nearly loses his life in a shipboard fire.- Fiction, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780879235239
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Caddie Woodlawn
Eleven years old in 1864, Caddie roams the woods and rivers of western Wisconsin with her brothers as her mother relentlessly tries to make her into a young “lady.” The mischievous redhead's adventures with Indians and pioneers are full of fun and excitement.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780020418801
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The Good Master
Jancsi is fascinated by his city cousin Kate's daring and reckless behavior. Whether she is stopping a stampede of horses, nearly drowning in the river, or running off with gypsies, she is a marvel and a delight to the Hungarian country folk.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670345922
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Honk, the Moose
The temperature is thirty below zero and the snow is seven feet deep when the boys find a moose in Ivar's father's stable. The town is in an uproar as everyone tries to think of ways to get the gentle and very funny beast to leave.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780396073581
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Young Walter Scott
Despite years of living with country relatives, Walter is determined not to let his lame leg stand in his way once he is at home again. This lively, fictionalized biography transports readers to late eighteenth-century Edinburgh, Scotland, and offers an engrossing introduction to the life of the famous novelist.- Fiction, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1936 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670795055