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Books in the American genre:

In Our Town (1946)

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A series of vignettes about everyday townspeople.

Author(s): Damon Runyon
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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Jonathan Goes West (1946)

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Jonathan Brent heads for Illinois to join the father he hardly knows.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

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Literature, A Series of Anthologies: Book Five (1946)

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An anthology of American literature intended for high school juniors.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Little Island (1946)

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The little island through the seasons, and a visit from a little cat.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1947
Caldecott Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1946
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Little Women (1946)

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The story of four sisters, Amy, Beth, Jo and Meg at the time of the Civil War. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Louisa May Alcott
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

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The Man in the Manhole and the Fix-It Men (1946)

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What do people do all day?

Author(s): Edith Thacher Hurd
Juniper Sage
Illustrator(s): Bill Ballantine

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Mr. Wilmer (1946)

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On his twenty-ninth birthday William Wilmer discovers that he can converse with animals. From then on, life became highly exciting and lots of fun. This is the first British edition.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Robinson Crusoe (1946)

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First published is 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

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A Room for the Night (1946)

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A book of reminiscences of the author’s childhood in Vermont.

Author(s): Pauline Leader
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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The Sea is Blue (1946)

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The story of Tim and Cissy, growing up on Nantucket and the rainbows they shared.

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1946
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The Skyrocket (1946)

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Roger stows away for a trip around the world on the mail rocket.

Author(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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The Taxi that Hurried (1946)

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The little taxi gets Tom and his mother to the train station on time. Later editions are considerably shorter. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Irma Simonton Black
Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Jessie Stanton
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (1946)

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This comic book was published between 1946 and 1972 and distributed to Catholic schools. It included adventure stories as well as more didactic material. It is available online at The Catholic University of America.... View More

Author(s): Frank Borth
Frank Moss
Et al
Illustrator(s): Frank Borth
Fran Matera
Et al

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The Wonderful Day (1946)

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Sally and Andrew must rally around to save Five Bushel Farm.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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The Wonderful Year (1946)

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Ellen moves with her family to a fruit farm in Colorado. The book won the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation Award as well as a Newbery Honor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Nancy Barnes
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1947
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1946
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America’s Stamps (1947)

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The stamps issued in the first hundred years of her existence are made the occasion for pictures and stories of history. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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At That Time (1947)

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Robert Lawson’s memoir of growing up is set in suburban New Jersey in the early twentieth century. While aimed at older readers, younger ones will find much to enjoy as well. He is particularly good on the subject of kites, their proper constru... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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The Bad Little Duckhunter (1947)

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Nature conspires to thwart the bad little duckhunter.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

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Behind the Ranges (1947)

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Seventeen year old Dick goes with his botanist father on a trip high into the Olympic mountains. But Dick is taken captive by a stranger. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

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Betsy was a Junior (1947)

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Betsy and her crowd are now juniors at Deep Valley High.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Vera Neville

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