num_pages: 189
description: Tien Pao and piglet he names "Glory-of-the-Republic" after baby sister "Beauty-of-the-Republic" drift free in storm downriver back to Japanese territory. Following tiny mountain trails back to parents, he meets American aviator. Guerillas sneak them free. Based on real story of boy adopted by squadron of sixty flyers in bunkhouse.
language: English
title: The House of Sixty Fathers: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
titlecomplete: The House of Sixty Fathers: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, China, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Asia, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 3386
places: Manchuria
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education)
publisher: Harper Collins