Down Ryton Water

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First edition (publ. Viking Press) DownRytonWater.jpg
First edition (publ. Viking Press)

Down Ryton Water is a children's historical novel by Eva Roe Gaggin. It tells the story of the Separatists of Scrooby and the Pilgrim Fathers through the first-person narrative of young Matt Over. [1] The novel, illustrated by Elmer Hader, was first published in 1941 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1942. [2]

References

  1. The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, p.117
  2. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association . Retrieved December 30, 2009.