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Correspondence on the 50th Anniversary of Newbery Medal
Two letters written by Virginia Haviland and Armstrong Sperry about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Newbery Medal. Sperry reflects on what it means to be a Newbery winner 30 years after the fact.
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The Armstrong Sperry Home Page
This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.
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Armstrong Sperry's Newbery Award Acceptance Paper
This Ogram.org site presents a hardcopy of the Newbery Award Acceptance, written by Armstrong Sperry in 1941 for "Call It Courage."
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Ogram.org: Armstrong Sperry
An autobiographical sketch of Armstrong Sperry, written in 1951 is provided at this Ogram.org site.
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Ogram.org: Sperry on Writing for Young People (1959)
This unpublished document comes from the private papers of his family. Sperry addresses the issue of why he is a writer and why he writes for young people.
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Ogram.org: Magazine Work by Armstrong Sperry
This page lists magazine work done by Armstrong Sperry. One link will take you to the actual fiction piece from a 1926 magazine.
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Armstrong Sperry: Current Biography (1941)
A biography from 1941 printed in Who's New and Why: 1941.
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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Blendspace: Ghost of the Lagoon
A learning module with six links to videos, questions, and activities to use while reading the short story "Ghost of the Lagoon" by Armstrong Sperry.