Author: Ann Nolan Clark
Illustrator: Jean Charlot
Why Selected: To see how Charlotte's Web didn't win the Newbery
Literary Merit: Coming of Age tale of an Incan youth's journey away from what he knows but discovers it was where he belongs. The writing is excellent and very descriptive. I suppose it won the Newbery on it's merit, but I can understand why Charlotte's Web became more popular because it has a broader appeal.
Share: Not so sure it holds up anymore, unless there is a study on Incan culture in school.
Appeal: Grade 3-5
Awards: Newbery 1953
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