First edition (publ. Harper)
The Heavenly Tenants is a children's fantasy novel by William Maxwell. The Marvell family farm in Wisconsin is visited by the living signs of the zodiac; meanwhile, the constellations associated with them disappear from the sky.[1] The story was illustrated by Ilonka Karasz and published by Harper & Brothers in 1946.[2] It was a runner-up for the 1947 Newbery Medal.[3]
References
- ↑ The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001, p. 147
- ↑ "The heavenly tenants". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
External links
- Public domain online edition at the University of Pennsylvania A Celebration of Women Writers
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