The Old Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure
Fred is befriended by the hunchback who runs the tobacco shop. Warned never to smoke the magic tobacco in the porcelain jar shaped like a “Chinaman's head,” Fred stays away from it for a long time. One day he falters and suddenly finds himself involved in high adventure on the Spanish Main.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1922 (Honor Title)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9789997488671