Nominee · Newbery Medal 1949
My Father's Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett
1948 novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett
A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- children's fiction
Newbery Medal 1949
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