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Publication
Aladdin (1990), Paperback, 275 pages
Description
The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
Media reviews
In addition to their own small family, the Woodlawns are on very good terms with the Indians that live locally, especially Indian John (who has the advantage of command of the English language, although it's unfortunately depicted as the stereotypical pidgin English common in books from this
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period). The book follows a year in Caddie's life- picking nuts, riding horses, going to school, and worrying about rumors of Indian massacre, eagerly awaiting the mail after a long winter, and eating entirely too much turkey. Over the course of events, Caddie does mature and become ready to at least consider that a lady's skills have some merit. Show Less
They made the pioneers seem like angels and the Native Americans like inhuman monsters.
Awards
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 1936)
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1958)
Great Reads from Great Places (Idaho — 2002)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (Wisconsin)