| "AND NOW MIGUEL"
Author: Joseph Krumgold
Illustrator: Jean Charlot
Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)
ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
AR Points: 8.0
Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12
Publisher: HarperCollins/HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
Pages: 256
Book Description:
When you act like and adult but get treated like a child, what else can you do but keep your wishes secret and pray that they'll come true.
This is the story of a twelve-year-old Miguel Chavez, who yearns in his heart to go with the men of his family on a long and hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains -- until his prayer is finally answered, with a disturbing and dangerous exchange.
Book Reviews:
Chicago Sunday Tribune: "In the warmth and dignity of its telling and the wisdom of its theme, it may well become an American classic."
Book Awards:
- USA: Newbery 1954
- USA: ALA, Notable Children's Book
- USA: Horn Book Fanfare
About the Author:
Joseph Quincy Krumgold (April 9, 1908-July 10, 1980) was a United States author and scriptwriter. He was the first author to receive the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature twice. Lois Lowry, Elizabeth George Speare, Katherine Paterson, and E. L. Konigsburg have also achieved this honor.
Krumgold was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was immersed in the world of movies from a young age: his father operated movie theatres. As an adult, Krumgold was hired by the United States Department of State to make a film about Hispanic workers in rural America. The film was created in 1953, and shares a title with Krumgold's first Newbery Award-winning novel, ...And Now Miguel.
Six years later, Krumgold's novel Onion John, a story about an eccentric immigrant in small-town New Jersey, also won the Newbery Medal. |
