Newbery Medal Winner
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
Summary
Narrated by a wooden doll carved from mountain ash, this novel recounts Hitty's century of adventures as she passes from owner to owner across nineteenth century America and beyond. Field gives the doll a wry, observant voice and uses her travels, including a whaling voyage and a journey to India, to glimpse changing times. The book is a classic of the doll story tradition, with illustrations by Dorothy Lathrop.
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Historical Context & Significance
Rachel Field was the first woman to win the Newbery Medal for a work of fiction.