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Originally published 1932 Genre Children's literature | 3.8/5 Goodreads Awards John Newbery Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia is a children's novel by Nora Burglon, published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. in 1932 with illustrations by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Set in Sweden in the early 1900s, it tells the story of a poor family whose ability and hard work brings them success. Burglon was a runner-up for the 1933 Newbery Medal recognizing the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".
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