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Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon

by Dhan Gopal Mukerji

Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 780L · 1927

Why we'd hand it over

A 1927 Newbery winner that holds up: lyrical, genuinely moving account of a pigeon's journey through war, with real peril and earned emotional weight — but the prose is demanding and WWI combat scenes carry weight.

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Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (ages 8–12) — ChapterScout