Meindert DeJong

Meindert DeJong

Meindert DeJong was born in Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands on March 4th, 1906 and passed away at the age of 85 on July 16th, 1991.

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Meindert DeJong Stats: The highest rated book by Meindert DeJong on Book Notification is Journey from Peppermint Street, the first novel in the Meindert DeJong Teen & Young Adult Books series. The second-highest rated book is Along Came a Dog, a Children's Book novel.

The most read book by Meindert DeJong on Book Notification is The Wheel on the School, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Hurry Home, Candy, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Meindert DeJong books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Meindert DeJong is the Meindert DeJong Children's Books.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Tower by the Sea
1950
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2
8
Smoke Above The Lane (With: Girard Goodenow)
1951
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3
8
The Wheel on the School
1954
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4
8
The House of Sixty Fathers
1956
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List of Meindert DeJong Teen & Young Adult Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Journey from Peppermint Street
1968
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Big Goose and the Little White Duck (With: Nancy Ekholm Burkert)
1938
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2
Dirk's Dog, Bello
1939
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3
The Cat That Walked a Week (With: Victor G. Ambrus)
1943
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4
Good Luck Duck
1950
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5
6
Hurry Home, Candy
1953
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6
8
Shadrach
1953
Go
7
8
The Little Cow and the Turtle
1955
Go
8
8
Along Came a Dog
1958
Go
9
The Last Little Cat (With: Jim McMullan)
1961
Go
10
The Singing Hill
1962
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11
Nobody Plays With A Cabbage
1962
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12
Far Out the Long Canal
1964
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13
Puppy Summer (With: Anita Lobel)
1966
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14
8
A Horse Came Running (With: Paul Sagsoorian)
1970
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15
6
The Easter Cat (With: Lillian Hoban)
1971
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16
The Almost All-White Rabbity Cat (With: H.B. Vestal)
1972
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List of Harper Trophy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (By: Virginia Hamilton)
1983
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List of Harper Trophy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Hurry Home, Candy
1953
Go
2
8
Shadrach
1953
Go
3
8
Little Witch (By: Anna Elizabeth Bennett)
1953
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4
8
Along Came a Dog
1958
Go
5
The Summer of the Falcon (By: Jean Craighead George)
1962
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6
Grizzly (By: Gilbert Riswold)
1964
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7
Noonday Friends (By: Mary Stolz)
1965
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8
The Seventeenth-Street Gang (By: Emily Cheney Neville)
1966
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9
Sour Land (By: William H. Armstrong)
1971
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10
The Park Book (By: Charlotte Zolotow)
1972
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11
The Haunted Mountain (By: Mollie Hunter)
1972
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12
The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (By: Katherine Paterson)
1973
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13
A Billion for Boris (By: Mary Rodgers)
1974
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14
A Stranger Came Ashore (By: Mollie Hunter)
1975
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15
The Wicked One (By: Mollie Hunter)
1977
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16
Runaway To Freedom ( By: Barbara Smucker)
1979
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17
Poem stew (By: William Cole)
1981
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18
The Land I Lost (By: Quang Nhuong Huynh)
1982
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19
Summer Switch (By: Mary Rodgers)
1982
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20
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (By: Virginia Hamilton)
1983
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21
Hey World, Here I Am! (By: Jean Little)
1986
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22
Desdemona-Twelve Going on Desperate (By: Beverly Keller)
1986
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23
6
The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish (By: Betsy Byars)
1987
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24
Stonewords (By: Pam Conrad)
1990
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25
What's So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed? (By: Harriet Lerner, Susan Goldhor)
1996
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26
Crush (By: Ellen Conford)
1998
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27
Good Night, Maman (By: Norma Fox Mazer)
1999
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28
Pilot Down, Presumed Dead (By: Marjorie Phleger)
2009
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29
6
Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late? (By: Crockett Johnson)
2018
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Meindert DeJong

Meindert DeJong was born on March 4th, 1906. Meindert passed away July 16th, 1991 at 85 years old. Meindert DeJong was born in Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands.

Meindert DeJong was the author of the Meindert DeJong Children's Books series which consists of 16 novels. The Meindert DeJong Children's Books series started in 1938 with the novel The Big Goose and the Little White Duck. The most recently released novel in the Meindert DeJong Children's Books series was The Almost All-White Rabbity Cat which was released in 1972. There are no upcoming novels for the Meindert DeJong Children's Books series.

Meindert DeJong: Awards & Accolades

DeJong's books have won multiple awards, Hurry Home, Candy won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1954. Shadrach won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1954. The Wheel on the School won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1955. The House of Sixty Fathers won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1957. Along Came a Dog won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1959.

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Meindert DeJong: F.A.Q

When was Meindert DeJong Born?

Meindert DeJong was born on March 4th, 1906.

When did Meindert DeJong die?

Meindert DeJong died on July 16th, 1991 at 85 years old.

Where was Meindert DeJong Born?

Meindert DeJong was born in Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands.

What book awards has Meindert DeJong won?

Hurry Home, Candy: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1954).
Shadrach: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1954).
The Wheel on the School: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Medal (1955).
The House of Sixty Fathers: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1957).
Along Came a Dog: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1959).

What was the first book Meindert DeJong wrote?

The first book written by Meindert DeJong was The Big Goose and the Little White Duck, published in 1938.

What was the most recent book Meindert DeJong wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Almost All-White Rabbity Cat on April 28th, 1972.

How many books has Meindert DeJong written?

Meindert DeJong has written 21 books. 4 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Meindert DeJong Teen & Young Adult Books, 16 books in the Children's Books, 3 books in the Harper Trophy Books Series.

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