Charles Hawes
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Charles Boardman Hawes was an American author. He was posthumously awarded the 1924 Newbery Medal
for The Dark Frigate
(1923). Additionally, The Great Quest
(1921) was a 1922 Newbery Honor book. The Dark Frigate
won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
in 1962.
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
for The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate is a children's historical novel written by Charles Hawes. It won the 1924 Newbery Medal. It was the second, and final, book written by Charles Hawes, as he died shortly after its publication.- Plot :...
(1923). Additionally, The Great Quest
The Great Quest
The Great Quest by Charles Hawes is a children's book which was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1922. The adventure novel was illustrated by George Varian....
(1921) was a 1922 Newbery Honor book. The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate is a children's historical novel written by Charles Hawes. It won the 1924 Newbery Medal. It was the second, and final, book written by Charles Hawes, as he died shortly after its publication.- Plot :...
won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was started in 1958 by Dr. David C. Davis with the assistance of Prof. Lola Pierstorff, Director Instructional Materials Center, Univ. of Wisconsin and Madeline Allen Davis, WHA Wisconsin Public Radio. Awards were presented annually at the Wisconsin Book Conference...
in 1962.