Downright Dencey

Downright Dencey
Author Caroline Snedeker
Illustrator Maginel Wright Barney
Genre Children's historical novel
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
1927
Pages 314
ISBN 1-883937-79-5
OCLC 317855938
Followed by The Beckoning Road

Downright Dencey is a children's historical novel by Caroline Snedeker. It is set in Nantucket, Massachusetts shortly after the War of 1812, and deals with the unlikely friendship between a Quaker girl, Dencey Coffyn, and the son of the town drunk.[1] The novel, illustrated by Maginel Wright Barney, was first published in 1927 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1928.[2]

Sequel

A sequel, The Beckoning Road, was published in 1929. It follows the fortunes of Dencey's family as they move to Indiana and join the utopian community of New Harmony.[3]

References

  1. The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, p.29–30
  2. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  3. "Synopsis of ''The Beckoning Road''". Ahsp.com. Retrieved 2012-12-24.


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