Ginger Pye
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| Author | Eleanor Estes |
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| Illustrator | Eleanor Estes |
| Cover artist | Arthur Howard |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace & World |
| Released | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 306 pp |
| ISBN | 0-590-45126-X |
| Followed by | Pinky Pye |
Ginger Pye is a book by Eleanor Estes, originally published in 1951. Ginger Pye won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1952.
[edit] Plot summary
The book is about a puppy named Ginger Pye. Jerry Pye, a little boy resident in Cranbury, Connecticut, bought a puppy he wanted from Ms.Speedy for a hard earned dollar he made while dusting the pews in the church. Jerry was pleased with the puppy and headed home. On the way home, Jerry and his sister Rachel heard footsteps behind them. When they turned back, they did not see anything. Jerry decided that if anyone was following them, then that follower was after his dog.
Later on Thanksgiving day, the dog, who the Pyes named Ginger, was missing. Jerry and his sister Rachel tried to find him, but could not.
It was about ten months later when Uncle Bennie, who was only three years old, found Ginger. The Pyes also found out that the thief was Wally Bullwinkle, a child in Jerry's class.
| Preceded by Amos Fortune, Free Man |
Newbery Medal recipient 1952 |
Succeeded by Secret of the Andes |
