Meggy MacIntosh
Appearance
First edition cover | |
| Author | Elizabeth Janet Gray |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Marguerite de Angeli |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature / Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | United States |
Meggy MacIntosh is a 1930 children's historical fiction novel written by Elizabeth Janet Gray and illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli. Beginning in 1775, it follows the story of a young Scottish orphan who becomes involved with the American revolutionary cause in North Carolina despite her attachment to Flora MacDonald, a loyalist.[1][2] The novel earned a Newbery Honor in 1931.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.
- ↑ The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: a Guide to the Medal and Honor Books by the Association for Library Service to Children, ALA Editions, 2009, page 80-81
- ↑ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Full text of Meggy MacIntosh at Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1930 American novels
- 1930 English-language novels
- Children's historical novels
- American children's novels
- Newbery Honor–winning works
- Novels set in North Carolina
- Novels set during the American Revolutionary War
- Novels about orphans
- 1930 children's books
- Children's books set in North Carolina
- Children's books set during the American Revolutionary War
- 1930s children's novel stubs
- Children's historical novel stubs
- 1930s historical novel stubs
- American Revolutionary War stubs
- War novel stubs