She was again runner-up in 1929 for Clearing Weather and in 1933 for Swift Rivers. In 1922 The Windy Hill was a runner-up for the first Newbery Medal, awarded by the American Library Association for the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". Her first book, The Kingdom of the Winding Road, was published in 1915. Meigs began writing children's books while teaching English at St. She graduated from Keokuk High School in 1901 and then attended Bryn Mawr College, earning a B.A. The fifth of six daughters, the family moved from Rock Island, Illinois to Keokuk, Iowa when she was one month old. The first of three Newbery Honor Books by Cornelia Meigs, The Windy Hill, published in 1921, represents an early example of a fully developed and well-written mystery adventure story intended for younger readers.Ĭornelia Meigs (1884-1973) was an American writer, teacher, historian and critic of children's literature. With a large 6" x 9" page size, this edition is printed on heavyweight 55# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. This premium quality large print edition includes the complete, unabridged text of Cornelia Meigs' classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition.
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