Annal:1976 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
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Results of the National Book Award in the year 1976. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1976 NBA–Youth winner
- Score: 10.26
A young man attempts to claim ownership to an old barn rumored to contain hidden treasure. Tom gets the idea into his head that he would like to buy the barn some day and move it down to his own family’s land, some seven miles away. The story builds to an exciting conclusion with the reconstruction of the entire barn and a sudden and unexpected answer to young Tom’s dreams.


