1954 Newbery Medal winner.

Miguel Chavez is 12 years old, and his dearest wish is to go to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for the summer with the sheep and the men of the sheep ranch. One of the things he learns in the course of this book is to be careful what he wishes for...

I hate it that the covers of this book are falling apart. The pages are still sound, and I love the terrific Jean Charlot illustrations. I don't know how long it will last, but I can't resist labeling and releasing this book even though it's fragile.

New Mexico is the 47th state: the Land of Enchantment. I've been to Carlsbad Caverns twice and hope to go again someday. I'd also love to make it to the balloon fiesta - I've never been up in a hot air balloon but it's on my list of things to do. :)

Other copies on my BookCrossing shelf: 9768404 • 14674990

New Mexico state flag taken from the Flags of the World (FOTW) website and converted to jpg format. All credits for flag graphics are as shown at FOTW.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Left outside the HIG Auditorium during the Celebrate Reading festival.

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This book was set free to find a new reader; I'm so glad you've found it!

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