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Edition 47 (1968)

Children's literature awardEnglish-language children's booksAmerican literature award

Winners

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A sister and brother run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and turn the museum into a secret home, where a sculpture mystery unfolds.

A sister and brother run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and turn the museum into a secret home, where a sculpture mystery unfolds.

205 pages
childrenrunawaymuseumsiblings

Two girls test the powers of make-believe and friendship while playing at witchcraft and growing up.

Two girls test the powers of make-believe and friendship while playing at witchcraft and growing up.

135 pages
friendshipwitchcraftgrowing upimagination
Scott O'Dell Nominee

A boy drawn to sea legends and danger faces his own recklessness after a perilous cave encounter.

A boy drawn to sea legends and danger faces his own recklessness after a perilous cave encounter.

96 pages
seaadventurelegendgrowth

A children’s fantasy tale in which a strange inn gathers unease, humor, and quiet menace.

A children’s fantasy tale in which a strange inn gathers unease, humor, and quiet menace.

48 pages
fantasyinnuneasehumor

Children invent an Egypt-inspired game that becomes a shelter for friendship, ritual, and mystery.

Children invent an Egypt-inspired game that becomes a shelter for friendship, ritual, and mystery.

240 pages
childrenfriendshipplaymystery