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Books in the American genre:

Sweeney’s Adventure (1942)

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Sweeney decides to visit the Bronx zoo rather than have a talk with his father about a bonfire behind the couch.

Author(s): Joseph Krumgold
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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Tree in the Trail (1942)

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The story of a cottonwood tree leads to the history of the Santa Fe Trail.

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Author(s): Holling C. Holling
Illustrator(s): Holling C. Holling

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Tree Toad: Adventures of the Kid Brother (1942)

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Bob Davis acknowledges the leadership of his older brother Bill - to both their undoings.

Author(s): Bob Davis
Illustrator(s): Charles Dana Gibson
Robert McCloskey

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Way Down Cellar (1942)

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Tubby, Beans and Frank stir up some real fun when they discover a secret passage.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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The White Horse (1942)

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Voyaging on the Fair American to Genoa, Sally, Andrew and Captain Patterson are captured by Moroccan pirates.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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The Wreck of the Wild Wave (1942)

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In 1858, the Wild Wave, clipper, under Captain Josiah N. Knowles, departed San Francisco for New York. Barely a month later, they were wrecked on the reefs about Oeno Island. The captain and seven of the crew sailed to Pitcairn Island seeking help, a... View More

Author(s): Edith Thacher Hurd
Illustrator(s): Frederick T. Chapman

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Abraham Lincoln (1943)

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A biography of the president for young readers.

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944
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Abraham Lincoln Quarterly Volume II (1943)

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Includes an article “On the Lincoln Trail” by James Daugherty, beginning on page 312. Four of the illustrations from Abraham Lincoln are also reproduced.... View More

Author(s): James Daugherty
Et al
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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Barnaby (1943)

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Barnaby was a comic strip which began April 20, 1942 in the newspaper PM and was later syndicated in 64 American newspapers (for a combined circulation of more than 5,500,000). Barnaby wishes for a fairy godmother and gets Mr. O’Malley, a cigar... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

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Bayou Suzette (1943)

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The daily adventures of two girls on Bayou Barataria.

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

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Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943)

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Betsy and Tacy are growing up and explore their town of Deep Valley.

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Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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Davy’s Day (1943)

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We follow Davy through his daily activities.

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

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Down Town: A Betsy-Tacy Story (1943)

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In this fourth volume of the Betsy-Tacy series, the girls get enthusiastic about the drama and have many adventures. Betsy discovers the new Carnegie library. The first printing was slightly larger format than later printings of the first edition.... View More

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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Dragon John (1943)

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Dragon John can only be returned to his true form as a prince if someone freely gives him a flower.

Author(s): Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

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Five and Ten (1943)

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Molly gets five new pennies for her birthday and is off to Woolworth’s to spend them.

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

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Freddy and the Bean Home News (1943)

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Freddy starts the animals’ own newspaper The Bean Home News and gets involved in the notorious affair of the cast iron deer.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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Grandfather’s Farm Panorama: Ten Feet Long (1943)

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Ten folding cardboard pages with a panorama of grandfather’s farm on both sides. The top edge of the interior pages is die cut.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

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Homer Price (1943)

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Homer Price lives just outside Centerburg with his parents who run a tourist camp and with his pet skunk, Aroma. This first book of his adventures includes the story of the night the doughnut machine at his Uncle Ulysses’ lunchroom went crazy. ... View More

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

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Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Old and Young (1943)

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When Johnny’s hand injury prevents him working as a silversmith’s apprentice, he joins the American rebels as a messenger. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Esther Forbes
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1944
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Katy and the Big Snow (1943)

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When the big snow paralyzes the town, Katy goes to work and plows it out.

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Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

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