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Junior Literary Guild
The Junior Literary Guild is a commercial book club. It began in 1929 as an enterprise of the Literary Guild. By the 1950s, the majority of their book sales were to public libraries. In 2004 they started listing their Junior Literary Guild selections at their own website. What we refer to as “winners” are their selections for different age groups.
Winners:
The Happy Lion (1954)
A friendly lion wanders around town after escaping the zoo.
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
A person’s a person, no matter how small.
Read online at archive.org.
The Black Stallion’s Sulky Colt (1954)
When Tom Messenger is injured in an accident, it’s up to Alec Ramsay and Henry to race Bonfire in the Hambletonian.
The Loudest Noise in the World (1954)
A prince asks his father the King for the loudest noise in the world for his birthday.
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)
Conrad Cornelius O’Donald O’Dell wonders why the alphabet has to stop at Z, and goes on to discover new letters.
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Santiago (1955)
A Guatemalan boy of Indian descent must decide on his future career.
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Junket: The Dog Who Liked Everything Just So (1955)
The new owner of Junket’s farm does not want any animals about the place, but Junket has other ideas.
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Parsley (1955)
A tale of a deer, a tree and a hunter. It does not end well for the hunter.
The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek (1955)
When twins Joan and Joey Brown discover George, the shy stegosaurus, he helps them save their mother’s ranch.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
The Grinch can’t stand to see the Whos down in Whosville preparing for Christmas.
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The Magic Christmas Tree (1957)
Two small girls independently adopt a small pine tree for Christmas -- then one day they meet.
Speaking of Mrs. McCluskie (1962)
When she is forced into retirement Mrs. McCluskie can’t get anyone to buy her baked goods, until an old broom takes a hand in things.
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Hi, Tom (1962)
On his way home from school to his home on Hermit Mountain, Tom likes to call his name and hear the echo - then one day he hears some one else call his name.
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