When I Was Young in the Mountains

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When I Was Young in the Mountains

First edition
Author	Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator	Diane Goode
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's novel
Publisher	Puffin Books
Publication date	1982
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	32 pp.
ISBN	0-14-054875-0
OCLC	30455914

When I Was Young in the Mountains is a 1982 children's book by Cynthia Rylant, who has written over 60 children's books such as Missing May, which won the Newbery Medal. The book, which Rylant later said took her but an hour to complete, earned an American Book Award in 1982 and Diane Goode's illustrations won it a Caldecott Honor.

Plot summary[]

The book tells the story of the main character's youth in West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains. The book is based on Rylant's real life.

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