Covering the Newbery (#39) Onion John
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1960: Onion John by Joseph Krumgold
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Up next week: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
(Source Image: “simple pickled onions†http://flic.kr/p/8h9451)
Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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