New Land: A Novel for Boys and Girls
1933 novel by Sarah Lindsay Schmidt
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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]
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| 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 |
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