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Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (1940)

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For the longest time, I’ve had a pretty sizeable collection of Newberry-winning books on my shelf that I’ve always wanted to read but have never taken the time for. As we near the end of our Year of Dahl, we’re … Continue reading

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The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1940)

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My children and I have made it now through all the first six books of the original Little House series, and this sixth book, The Long Winter, has been my favorite of all. My kids probably disagree. Each of Laura … Continue reading

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The Winter Rescue by Paul Hutchens (1940)

Sugar Creek Gang #3 This story was our favorite yet. Filled with adventure, humor, and budding romances, this third installment to the Sugar Creek Gang series has it all. Narrator Bill Collins takes us from the tail end of that … Continue reading

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The Killer Bear by Paul Hutchens (1940)

The Sugar Creek Gang, Book 02 I’m a bit surprised at how much my kids have loved these eighty-year-old books! They were so taken in by the plot and style of Book 01, The Swamp Robber, that they just begged me … Continue reading

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The Swamp Robber by Paul Hutchens (1940)

Sugar Creek Gang, Book #1 I’d always known about The Sugar Creek Gang. I think my friends growing up read them and The Boxcar Children, but I personally had never read a one! But when I came across nearly the … Continue reading

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The Kid from Tomkinsville by John R. Tunis (1940)

John R. Tunis was hailed as a master author of youth novels and has been thanked by many a sports writer of the previous generations for inspiring them first to read, and then to write. But rumor has it that … Continue reading

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