''The Silver Pencil'' is a
children's novel
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
by
Alice Dalgliesh
Alice Dalgliesh (October 7, 1893 – June 11, 1979) was a naturalized American writer and publisher who wrote more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books, mainly for children. She has been called "a pioneer in the field of children's historical fi ...
. 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. The novel, illustrated by
Katherine Milhous, was first published in 1944 and was a
Newbery Honor
Newbery is a surname.
People
* Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver
* David Newbery (born 1943), British economist
*Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot
* Francis Newbery (disambiguation), s ...
recipient in 1945.
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References
1944 American novels
American children's novels
American autobiographical novels
Newbery Honor-winning works
Novels set in Nova Scotia
Novels about writers
1944 children's books
Children's books set in Nova Scotia
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