The Silver Pencil

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The Silver Pencil
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First edition
AuthorAlice Dalgliesh
IllustratorKatherine Milhous
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
Publication date
1944
Media typePrint
Pages256
ISBN0140347925

The Silver Pencil is a children's novel by Alice Dalgliesh. Based on the author's life, it tells of the childhood and young adulthood of Janet Laidlaw in the early years of the twentieth century. She moves from Trinidad to England, then to the United States and Nova Scotia, Canada, becoming a teacher and a writer.[1] The novel, illustrated by Katherine Milhous, was first published in 1944 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1945.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001, page 134
  2. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.


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