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Jennie D. Lindquist

(Jennie Dorothea Lindquist)

Author, Editor, Compiler

(1899 - 1977)

An American of Swedish ancestry Jennie Lindquist was a librarian, author and editor at The Hornbook. She received Newbery Honors for her book “The Golden Name Day” in 1956.



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The Crystal Tree (1966)

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This is the third book of Nancy’s adventures in Sweden.

Author(s): Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Mary Chalmers

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The Golden Name Day (1955)

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Nancy is staying with her Swedish grandparents for a year. They have to figure out how to celebrate her nine year old name day since her name is not Swedish.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1956
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The Little Silver House (1959)

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New folks are coming to live in the old boarded up house Nancy and her friends have been interested in.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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