 First edition | |
| Author | Doris Gates |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Paul Lantz |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 172pp |
Blue Willow is a realistic children's fiction book by Doris Gates, published in 1940. Called the "juvenile Grapes of Wrath",[1] it was named a Newbery Honor book in 1941. Written by a librarian who worked with migrant children in Fresno, California, this story of a migrant girl who longs for a permanent home was considered groundbreaking in its portrayal of contemporary working-class life in America.
- ^ Cassuto, Leonard (2011). The Cambridge History of the American Novel. Cambridge University. p. 869. ISBN 9780521899079.