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Blue Willow

Blue Willow is a realistic children's fiction book by Doris Gates, published in 1940. Called the "juvenile Grapes of Wrath", it was named a Newbery Honor book in 1941. Written by a librarian who worked with migrant children in Fresno, California, this story of a migrant girl who longs for a permanent home was considered groundbreaking in its portrayal of…

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Author
Doris Gates
Genre
Children's novel
Publication date
1940
Publisher
Viking Press
Illustrator
Paul Lantz
Language
English

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Blue Willow

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples66
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Blue Willow

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related to Significance · 20
Blue Willow → At, Because, Doris Gates, Florence Crannell Means, Howard Pease's, In, In Horn Book, It, Janey Larkin, Janey's, Janey's Mexican-American, John, Lupe Romero, Many, Of, Only, The, These, Tunis, Without Evasion
related to Awards and reception · 18
Blue Willow → American, Another, Best Books, California Book Award, Children's, Choosing Books, Commonwealth Club, Family, Gates's, Horn Book Magazine, It, Kids, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, May Hill Arbuthnot, Newbery Honor, One, The, Year
related to Plot · 11
Blue Willow → America, California, Despite, Great Depression, Her, Janey, Janey Larkin, Lupe, San Joaquin Valley, Texas, The
related to Symbolism · 7
Blue Willow → It, Janey, Janey's, Lupe, The, To Janey, When Janey
Author · 1
Blue Willow → Doris Gates
Genre · 1
Blue Willow → Children's novel
Illustrator · 1
Blue Willow → Paul Lantz
Language · 1
Blue Willow → English
Media type · 1
Blue Willow → Print (Hardcover)
Pages · 1
Blue Willow → 172pp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Blue WillowAuthorDoris Gates1.00infobox
Blue WillowGenreChildren's novel1.00infobox
Blue WillowIllustratorPaul Lantz1.00infobox
Blue WillowLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Blue WillowMedia typePrint (Hardcover)1.00infobox
Blue WillowPages172pp1.00infobox
Blue WillowPublication date19401.00infobox
Blue WillowPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Blue WillowPublisherViking Press1.00infobox
Blue Willowis arealistic children's fiction book by Doris Gates0.90text
Blue Willowrelated to Awards and receptionNewbery Honor0.60section
Blue Willowrelated to Awards and receptionLewis Carroll Shelf Award0.60section

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