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Hurry Home, Candy

Hurry Home, Candy
Author	Meindert DeJong
Illustrator	Maurice Sendak
Language	English
Genre	Realistic fiction
Published	1953 HarperCollins
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	256
Awards	Newberry Honor
ISBN	978-0060214869

Hurry Home, Candy by Meindert DeJong is a children's novel about a dog. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the book was first published in 1953 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1954.^[1]

Plot summary

Hurry Home, Candy tells the story of a young dog named Candy, chronicling his life through several traumatic and joyful events. Told from the dog's perspective, the reader experiences Candy's separation from his mother and being brought to a cold kitchen floor with the ever-present threat of being hit with a broom. Later in the story, Candy becomes a beloved pet to two small children, only to later become separated from them. His quest to survive and be re-united with his new family constitutes the rest of the narrative.

References

^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[1] "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

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