New Land: A Novel for Boys and Girls
First edition | |
| Author | Sarah Lindsay Schmidt |
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| Illustrator | Frank Dobias |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult, Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Robert M. McBride & Co. |
Publication date | 1933 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
New Land: A Novel for Boys and Girls is a children's novel by Sarah Lindsay Schmidt. During the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s, the Morgan family, 17-year-old Sayre, twin brother Charley, little sister Hattie, and their father move from Chicago to work on a farm in rural Wyoming.[1] A local store owner, Franklin Hoskins, soon takes a dislike to the family and begins sabotaging them.[2] It was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.[3]
References
- ^ Association for Library Service to Children (2007). The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. American Library Association. pp. 75–6. ISBN 978-0-8389-3567-5.
- ^ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.
- ^ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 7, 2025.