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William H. Armstrong

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William Howard Armstrong (September 14, 1911 – April 11, 1999) was an American children's author and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal. [1]

27 relations: Americans, Augusta Military Academy, Blue Ridge Parkway, Children's literature, Cicely Tyson, David, Doctor of Letters, English language, Hampden–Sydney College, Historical fiction, Honorary degree, Housatonic River, Kent School, Kent, Connecticut, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Lexington, Virginia, Newbery Medal, Ninth grade, Odysseus, Paul Winfield, Sounder, Stonemasonry, Study guide, University of Virginia, 1969 in literature, 1972 in film, 1999 in literature.

Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America.

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Augusta Military Academy

The Augusta Military Academy was a secondary education military academy in Fort Defiance, Virginia, United States.

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Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Cicely Tyson

Cicely L.Tyson (born December 19, 1924) is an American actress and former fashion model.She is best known for playing strong African-American women on screen and stage throughout her career, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actor Guild Award and one Tony Award.

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David

David is described in the Hebrew Bible as the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.

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Doctor of Letters

Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., D. Lit., or Lit. D.; Latin Litterarum Doctor or Doctor Litterarum) is an academic degree, a higher doctorate which, in some countries, may be considered to be beyond the Ph.D. and equal to the Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.). It is awarded in many countries by universities and learned bodies in recognition of achievement in the humanities, original contribution to the creative arts or scholarship and other merits.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Hampden–Sydney College

Hampden–Sydney College (H-SC) is a liberal arts college for men in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey.

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Kent School

Kent School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut, United States.

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Kent, Connecticut

Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, alongside the border with New York.

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Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books annually by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979.

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Lexington, Virginia

Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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Ninth grade

Ninth grade, freshman year, or grade 9 is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems.

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Odysseus

Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, Ὀdysseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixēs), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.

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Paul Winfield

Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American television, film and stage actor.

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Sounder

Sounder is a young adult novel by William H. Armstrong, published in 1969.

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Stonemasonry

The craft of stonemasonry (or stonecraft) involves creating buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone from the earth, and is one of the oldest trades in human history.

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Study guide

Study guides can be broad based to facilitate learning in a number of areas, or be resources that foster comprehension of literature, research topics, history, and other subjects.

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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public research university and the flagship for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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1969 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1969.

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1972 in film

The year 1972 in film involved several significant cinematic events including the release of Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-winning film, The Godfather.

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1999 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1999.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Armstrong

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