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Boys Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow (1951)

The blue-eyed cow has her own idea of how a cow should behave and only Azor understands her. And yes, there is a Santa Claus.

Author(s): Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Bulldozer (1951)

Bill Crane is just out of high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in the waters of a Maine pond. Soon Bill has rescued the machine and embarked on a career as a contractor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The Cat Did It (1951)

A boy's rescue of a kitten changes his life.

Author(s): Brian Fairfax-Lucy
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Centerburg Tales (1951)

This second book of Homer Price’s adventures includes the Gravitty-Bitties adventure and Experiment 13. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

A Christmas Tree for Lydia (1951)

There is no money for a Christmas tree this year, but Eddy comes up with a surprise for his little sister Lydia.

Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

Christopher and the Columbus (1951)

The captain and crew of the ferry boat Columbus rescue three castaways.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Dinny and Danny (1951)

The adventures of Danny and his pet dinosaur, Dinny.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Dragons of Blueland (1951)

When Elmer Elevator’s dragon friend Boris and his family are in danger, he is off to Blueland to help them escape their captors. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ruth Stiles Gannett
Illustrator(s): Ruth Chrisman Gannett

Five Boys in a Cave (1951)

John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club undertake the exploration of a cave he has discovered.

Author(s): Richard Church
Illustrator(s): Doug Anderson

Gertie the Horse Who Thought and Thought (1951)

Gertie is not happy with her job, but has a lively sense of humor as she looks for something better.

Author(s): Margaret Glendinning
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Ginger Pye (1951)

When their new puppy, Ginger, disappears the Pye’s suspect the man in the yellow hat may be the thief.

Author(s): Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s): Eleanor Estes

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1952

The Golden Grab Bag of Stories, Poems and Songs (1951)

A nice compendium of stories, poems and songs.

The Golden Story Treasury (1951)

A collection of stories, poems and songs, drawn from the earlier collection The Golden Grab Bag.

The Island Stallion’s Fury (1951)

Steve Duncan and Pitch return to Azul Island and Flame - only to be met by a vicious intruder. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Harold Eldridge

Little Leo (1951)

After his family sells its California ranch and returns to Italy, a little boy wears his Indian chief suit on the trip and in the Italian village, where he makes a great hit with all the children.

Author(s): Leo Politi
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Little Vic (1951)

The story of Little Vic, grandson of Man ’o War, and his jockey, Jonathan “Pony” Rivers.

Author(s): Doris Gates
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

A Long Way to Frisco (1951)

A nineteenth century pig drive on the west coast.

Author(s): Alfred Powers
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Lost in the Zoo (1951)

John Henry gets lost on a visit to the zoo, can you help find him?

Peter Pan (1951)

The story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up, his foster mother Wendy, and his great adversary James Hook.

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): Nora S. Unwin

Prairie School (1951)

A story of school children in South Dakota and how they ‘fought the winter through.’ Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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