Clearing Weather

Clearing Weather

Clearing Weather is a children's historical novel by Cornelia Meigs. Opening in a coastal Massachusetts town shortly after the American Revolution, it follows the circumstances of the building of a great sailing ship, the Jocasta, and its first voyage to the Caribbean. The novel, illustrated by Frank Dobias, was first published in 1928 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1929.[1]

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  1. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 

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