Boy with a Pack

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Boy with a Pack
Boy with a Pack cover.jpg
First edition
Illustrator Stephen W. Meader
Cover artist Edward Shenton
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Publication date
 1939
Publication placeUnited States
Pages297

Boy with a Pack is a children's historical novel by Stephen W. Meader. Set in 1837, it follows the journey of 17-year-old trader Bill Crawford as he travels from New Hampshire to the Ohio Country. Carrying a trunkload of supplies on his back, he is soon joined by Jody, a dog he frees from a trap in Vermont. In New York, he works as a mule driver on the Erie Canal towing a boat. He meets Mary Ann Bennett on the boat; Mary is also traveling to Ohio to start a new life. In Ohio, Bill helps the Underground Railroad smuggle a young boy to freedom. Bill decides to settle down near a grist mill in need of workers. [1]

Reception

The book collected a Newbery Honor in 1940. [2] Anne T. Eaton's review in the New York Times called the book well-written and said it "presented an authentic and interesting picture of this country". [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The New Books for Younger Readers: Indian Tales". The New York Times. December 17, 1939. Retrieved December 18, 2025.


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