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    <body><![CDATA[This 1928 Newbery winner is, as the title suggests, about a pigeon.  His name comes from &quot;Chitra-griva: Chitra meaning 'painted in gay colours' and Griva, 'Neck'--in one phrase, pigeon Gay-Neck.&quot;  Set in India and told from the point of view of the young man who is Gay-Neck's owner, the re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66943103">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book wasn't what I expected-which was a book about the training of carrier pigeons and how this one was involved in the war, but it was good.  I enjoyed the insights into Hindu philosophy and the overall message.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/> Particularly for an author not born in America, the majestic language sewn into the inert fabric of this narrative is nothing short of breathtaking. I have seen no author born in America better capable of using the English language in such a profoundly affecting way. I can clearly see why thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49467980">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like the last chapter the best.  At several points the author provides us with incredible prose, such as, &quot;Here the indigo-blue hollow of the sky remained untainted by clouds and untroubled by any movement save the sighing flight of cranes going northwards...&quot; This book covers many topic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28501258">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I only read this book because I'm determined to finish my 20-year-old goal to read all the Newbery Award winners. Like most early Newbery selections, the setting of this book is decidedly more exotic than mainstream 1920s America. This is a tale of a little Indian boy raising a carrier pigeon circa ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10788273">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This 1928 Newbery-winner tells of a beautiful pigeon, raied by an Indian boy, who becomes a heroic message-carrier during WWI. The story is a little disjointed and makes odd shifts in narration but offers lovely descriptive passages of the natural world and powerful accounts of battle.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the Newberry winners.  The winner in 1928.  I can't see the young children of today reading this book.  The concept and narration seems a bit patronizing.  The words used then are now considered &quot;big&quot; today that our yong ones wouldn't understand (or is it couldn't?).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in 6th grade and for some reason I never forgot it. I searched for it and found this exact copy. I have no idea why it stuck with me for over 40 years but it's a great book. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What a toughie!  How did I ever make it through this one?  I'm in a Newbery class at the moment and this one was the first I picked up from the 20's. It does speed up in Part 2, though, which makes the story a worthwhile read. Yikes!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Who knew I would like a story about pigens so much.  Just a great story that takes place in great locations.  the love of an animal by it's owner is so clearly displayed in this story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good, although the style of writing is a bit dull; once you get caught up in the story, you won't even care about the writing style.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think that I was able to finish this book, it was kind of weird.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There is so much unexpected action in this book! A great story, differently but wonderfully written, a great story. Five stars.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly I just added this to my list cuz I like the title.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful story in an interesting culture setting.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm working my way through all the Newbery books, and this is one of the very early ones. You can tell by the writing style that it's older. Lots of information about raising pigeons, and one pigeon (Gay Neck--now THERE'S a name you wouldn't hear kids naming their pets now-a-days) in particular, all...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17155237">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised by how much I liked this unfortunately titled book. And I don't really like pigeons at all; mainly I liked reading about India in Murkerji's poetic style. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://newberryproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/gay-neck-aka-chitra-pigeon.html">Here's my review for The Newbery Project</a>. The illustrations are glorious.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35226599">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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