Adam of the Road
by Gray, Elizabeth Janet (Author); Lawson, Robert (Illustrator)Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1942-01-01
Publisher(s): Viking Juvenile
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Summary
Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication. "A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or tending the sick. It's open to the sun and wind and rain. It brings all kinds of people and all parts of England together. And it's home to a minstrel, even though he may happen to be sleeping in a castle." And Adam, though only eleven, was to remember his father's words when his beloved dog, Nick, was stolen and Roger had disappeared and he found himself traveling alone along these same great roads, searching the fairs and market towns for his father and his dog.
Author Biography
Elizabeth Janet Gray was born and grew up in Philadelphia. She was graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and in the years that followed, under the names Elizabeth Janet Gray and Elizabeth Gray Vining, she wrote many books for adults and children, including the Newbery Award winner Adam of the Road During and immediately after World War II, Mrs. Vining worked for the American Friends Service Committee. In 1946 she was appointed tutor to Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and later wrote the widely read Windows for the Crown Prince. She is the author of several novels and biographies and two autobiographical works Elizabeth Gray Vining lives south of Philadelphia, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Table of Contents
| Adam | p. 13 |
| Nick | p. 21 |
| Roger | p. 35 |
| The Road | p. 43 |
| Going to London | p. 55 |
| A Blush of Boys | p. 69 |
| Jankin | p. 83 |
| Red in the Morning | p. 95 |
| Night in Westhumble Lane | p. 109 |
| Here, Nick! | p. 125 |
| Adam Swims the Wey | p. 139 |
| The Ferryman's House | p. 149 |
| Arrows in the King's Forest | p. 163 |
| Adam to the Rescue | p. 177 |
| St. Giles's Fair | p. 193 |
| "The Fall of Adam" | p. 209 |
| Adam Meets Some Minstrels | p. 217 |
| Hue and Cry | p. 235 |
| News of Roger | p. 251 |
| "What Have You Done with Him?" | p. 265 |
| Adam's Song | p. 279 |
| Adam Helps a Plowman | p. 293 |
| Loud Sing Cuckoo! | p. 307 |
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