Calico Bush (novel)
Calico Bush original cover by Allen Lewis | |
| Author | Rachel Field |
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| Illustrator | Allen Lewis |
| Genre | Children's literature / Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Macmillan (hardback) / Aladdin (paperback) |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Pages | 225 |
| ISBN | 9780689822858 |
Calico Bush is a 1931 children's historical novel written by Rachel Field and illustrated by Allen Lewis. It is set on the Maine coast from the summer of 1743 through the spring of 1744, and tells the story of Marguerite, a young French orphan who becomes an indentured servant on a farm. The book received a Newbery Honor award in 1932.