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- Trade Winds
  Bennett Cerf
  , pp. 6-10
- We Live in Romantic Times
  Hermann Kesten
  , pp. 11-12
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  The Essence of the American Spirit (Review)
  Hodding Carter
  , p. 13
  The Shore Dimly Seen, by Ellis Gibbs Arnall
  1. The Shore Dimly Seen by Ellis Gibbs Arnall
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  Mr. White Surveys the World (Review)
  Mark S. Watson
  , p. 14
  The Wild Flag, by E.B. White
  1. The Wild Flag by E.B. White
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  Behind Allied Operations (Review)
  S.L.A. Marshall
  , p. 15
  The Brereton Diaries, by Lewis H. Brereton
  1. The Brereton Diaries by Lewis H. Brereton
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  W.B. Yeats' Limberness and Grace (Review)
  Mary M. Colum
  , p. 16
  Letters to His Son, W.B. Yeats and Others, 1869-1922, by J.B. Yeats and Joseph M. Hone
  1. Letters to His Son, W.B. Yeats and Others, 1869-1922 by J.B. Yeats and Joseph M. Hone
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  Conservative Alarmism (Review)
  T.V. Smith
  , p. 17
  By Vote of the People, by Willis J. Ballinger
  1. By Vote of the People by Willis J. Ballinger
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  Doorway to Disillusion (Review)
  Niven Busch
  , p. 18
  Darling, I am Home, by Donald Hough
  1. Darling, I am Home by Donald Hough
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  The War to Fight a War (Review)
  Merle Miller
  , p. 18
  Boy from Nebraska, by Ralph G. Martin
  1. Boy from Nebraska by Ralph G. Martin
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  Good Intentions Are Not Enough (Review)
  Richard E. Lauterbach
  , p. 19
  Our Share of Night, by Drew Middleton
  1. Our Share of Night by Drew Middleton
- Literary I.Q., p. 20
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  A Capacity for Nothing (Review)
  Nathan L. Rothman
  , p. 20
  When Boyhood Dreams Come True, by James T. Farrell
  1. When Boyhood Dreams Come True by James T. Farrell
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  Growing Up in China (Review)
  Ann F. Wolfe
  , p. 21
  South of Heaven, by Lettie Rogers
  1. South of Heaven by Lettie Rogers
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  Old Folks in a Home (Review)
  Grace Frank
  , p. 21
  The Yellow Leaf, by Mort Friedlander
  1. The Yellow Leaf by Mort Friedlander
- Strictly Personal
  Sr. M. Marguerite, R.S.M.
  , pp. 22-23
- Editorial, p. 24
- Theory
  Mae Winkler Goodman
  , p. 24
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
- Literary Crypt, p. 26
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  Contention in a Bitter World (Review)
  Nathan L. Rothman
  , pp. 26-27
  Yesterday Will Return, by Tom Hanlin
  1. Yesterday Will Return by Tom Hanlin
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  The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) , p. 28
  My Late Wives, by Carter Dickson
  1. My Late Wives by Carter Dickson
  2. One Man Must Die by Albert Benjamin Cunningham
  3. The Silent Speaker by Rex Stout
  4. The Glass Room by Edwin Rolfe and Lester Fuller
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  A Day with Uneasy Souls (Review)
  Nancy G. Chaikin
  , p. 28
  Do I Wake or Sleep?, by Isabel Bolton
  1. Do I Wake or Sleep? by Isabel Bolton
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  Twenty Folk Tales from Russia (Review)
  Leo Lerman
  , p. 29
  Yes and No Stories, by George Papashvily and Helen Papashvily
  1. Yes and No Stories by George Papashvily and Helen Papashvily
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  When He Is Good... (Review)
  John Woodburn
  , p. 30
  Blaze of Noon, by Ernest K. Gann
  1. Blaze of Noon by Ernest K. Gann
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  The Story of a Simple Man (Review)
  James T. Farrell
  , p. 31
  John Fury, by Jack Dunphy
  1. John Fury by Jack Dunphy
- Listening
  Albert N. Williams
  , pp. 32-33
- Seeing Things
  John Mason Brown
  , pp. 34-35
- Eve and the Isotope
  Marcia Lee Anderson
  , p. 36
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  Taking Care of the Lonely Smile (Review)
  Pfc. Arthur C. Fields
  , pp. 37-39
  Home Away from Home, by Julia M.H. Carson
  1. Home Away from Home by Julia M.H. Carson
- The New Recordings
  Edward Tatnall Canby
  , pp. 40-41
- Book Week, 1946
  Mary Gould Davis
  , p. 42
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  Picture Books The Little Carousel, by Marcia Brown (17 Reviews) , pp. 42-43
  1. The Little Carousel by Marcia Brown
  2. The C-Circus by Elizabeth Hamilton
  3. The Adventures of Phunsi by Alison Mason Kingsbury
  4. What's in the Trunk? by Irena Lorentowicz
  5. Greylock and the Robins by Thomas P. Robinson
  6. At the Top of the House by Albertine Deletaille
  7. The Runaway Shuttle Train by Muriel Fuller
  8. When Grandma Was a Little Girl by Mela Koehler-Broman
  9. Too Many Shoes and Stockings by Irmengarde Eberle
  10. At Daddy's Office by Robert Jay Misch
  11. The Leaky Whale by Laura Johnson
  12. Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
  13. Mr. 2 of Everything by M.S. Klutch
  14. Pancakes for Breakfast by Grace Paull
  15. Pretzel and the Puppies by Margret Rey
  16. The Blowaway Hat by Leone Adelson
  17. Cap'n Dow and the Hole in the Doughnut by Le Grand
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  Folklore-Fantasy The Heavenly Tenants, by William Maxwell (13 Reviews) , pp. 44-47
  1. The Heavenly Tenants by William Maxwell
  2. Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  3. The Runaway Soldier, and Other Tales of Old Russia by Fruma K. Gottschalk
  4. The Adventures of Arab by Louis Slobodkin
  5. Little Giant by A. De Quincey
  6. The Discontented Village by Rose Dobbs
  7. Tales of an Old Siberian Trapper by Vitaly Bianchi
  8. The Tale of the Fly by Vitaly Bianchi
  9. Star Mountain and, Other Legends of Mexico by Camilla Campbell
  10. Prince Godfrey: The Knight of the Star of Nativity by Halina Gorska
  11. Armenian Folk Tales by I. Khatchatrianz
  12. Winky, King of the Garden
  13. Demons and Dervishes by Phyllis R. Fenner
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  Stories for Younger Boys and Girls The Wonderful Year, by Nancy Barnes (24 Reviews) , pp. 48-51
  1. The Wonderful Year by Nancy Barnes
  2. Blue Ridge Billy by Lois Lenski
  3. The Beginning Was a Dutchman by Isla Mitchell
  4. The Secret of the Old Sampey Place by Frances Fitzpatrick Wright
  5. The Old House at Duck Light Cove by Mabel Betsy Hill
  6. Shooting Star Farm by Anne S.B. Molloy
  7. Imps and Angels by Jane Gilbert
  8. The Lion's Paw by Robb White
  9. The Sea Is Blue by Marie Lawson
  10. Old Con and Patrick by Ruth Sawyer
  11. Ride, Cowboy, Ride! by Billy Warren
  12. Gift of the Earth by Pachita Crespi
  13. Michael's Victory by Clara Ingram Judson
  14. No School Friday by Fran Martin
  15. Star in the Willows by Katherine Wigmore Eyre
  16. Chitter Chat Stories by Margaret Cabell Self
  17. Whitney and Jinglebob by Glen Rounds
  18. Make Way for a Sailor! by Nora Benjamin Kubie
  19. Who Blew that Whistle? by Leone Adelson
  20. The Little Jeep by Paul Corey
  21. Johnny and His Mule by Ellis Credle
  22. Twelve O'Clock Whistle by Jerrold Beim
  23. The Cabin on the Silver Tongue by Agnes Barden Dustin
  24. Cowboy Boots by Shannon Garst
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  Stories for Older Boys and Girls Jonathan Goes West, by Stephen W. Meader (22 Reviews) , pp. 52-57
  1. Jonathan Goes West by Stephen W. Meader
  2. Black River Captive by West Lathrop
  3. Underground Retreat by Maribelle Cormack
  4. Vagabonds All by Elsie K. Seth-Smith
  5. Romance for Rosa by Rachel M. Varble
  6. The Kid Comes Back by John R. Tunis
  7. Heart of Danger by Howard Pease
  8. Great Day in the Morning by Florence Crannell Means
  9. Red Silk Pantalettes by Martha R. Barnhart Harper
  10. Dragon Prows Westward by William H. Bunce
  11. The Scrapper by Leland Silliman
  12. Teen Age Companion by Frank Owen
  13. Batter Up by Jackson Scholz
  14. Lightning on Ice by Philip Harkins
  15. The People Upstairs by Phyllis N. Cote
  16. Gloria, Ballet Dancer by Gladys Malvern
  17. Wild Waters by Lewis S. Miner
  18. A Date for Diane by Elizabeth Headley
  19. Anna Elizabeth by Lucile Long
  20. Anna Elizabeth, Seventeen by Lucile Long
  21. West We Go by Jules Loring
  22. Once Is Forever by Gertrude E. Mallette
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  Around the World The Picture Story of Holland, by Dola de Jong (11 Reviews) , pp. 58-59
  1. The Picture Story of Holland by Dola de Jong
  2. River Boy of Kashmir by Jean Bothwell
  3. The Bamboo Gate by Vanya Oakes
  4. Jungle Journey by Jo Besse McElveen Waldeck
  5. The Three Miracles by Catherine Blanton
  6. Lokoshi Learns to Hunt Seals by Raymond Creekmore
  7. Chukchi Hunter by Dorothy Stall
  8. Big Tree by Mary Buff and Conrad Buff
  9. Old Abe, the American Eagle by Lorraine Sherwood
  10. The World in Storybooks by Mary Gould Davis
  11. Niko's Mountains by Maria Gleit
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  Birds and Animals Bengey and the Beast, by Olaf Baker (14 Reviews) , pp. 60-62
  1. Bengey and the Beast by Olaf Baker
  2. The Four Friends by Eleanor Hoffmann
  3. The Monkey with a Notion by Glenn O. Blough
  4. Strawberry Roan by Don Lang
  5. Starlight by Regina J. Woody
  6. Golden Sovereign by Dorothy Lyons
  7. A Squirrel Called Rufus by Richard Church
  8. South American Zoo by Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
  9. Coyotes by Wilfrid S. Bronson
  10. The Great White Buffalo by Harold McCracken
  11. Cowdog by Ned Andrews
  12. Rex and Lobo by John Vassos
  13. Juggernaut of the Rangers by Harold H. Strickland
  14. Gustav, A Son of Franz by S.P. Meek
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  Poetry and Music Fairies and Such-Like, by Ivy O. Eastwick (7 Reviews) , p. 63
  1. Fairies and Such-Like by Ivy O. Eastwick
  2. Rhymes About the City by Marchette Chute
  3. I Hear the People Singing by Walt Whitman
  4. A Pocketful of Rhymes by Katherine Love
  5. One Thousand Poems for Children by Elizabeth Hough Sechrist
  6. H. M. S. Pinafore by Opal Wheeler, Arthur Sullivan, and W.S. Gilbert
  7. Famous Violinists for Young People by Gladys Burch
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  Science The Angry Planet, by John Keir Cross (9 Reviews) , pp. 64-65
  1. The Angry Planet by John Keir Cross
  2. Men Against Crime by John J. Floherty
  3. Trucks at Work by Mary Elting
  4. Sun, Moon and Stars by William T. Skilling and Robert S. Richardson
  5. The How of the Helicopter by Alfred Hull Stevens, Jr.
  6. Skyblazer by Howard M. Brier
  7. The Boys' Book of Engines, Motors and Turbines by Alfred Powell Morgan
  8. The Modern Wonder Book of Trains and Railroading by Norman V. Carlisle
  9. The Book of Knowledge Annual 1946 by E.V. McLoughlin
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  Things to Do Counting Out, by Carl Withers (9 Reviews) , p. 66
  1. Counting Out by Carl Withers
  2. American Studio Paint Book by C. Geoffrey Holme
  3. What to Do Now by Tina Lee
  4. Fun with Puzzles by Joseph Leeming
  5. Fun with Figures by Mae B. Freeman and Ira Freeman
  6. Toy Boats to Make at Home by Joseph Leeming
  7. Familiar Animals and How to Draw Them by Amy Hogeboom
  8. Design and Sew by Mariska Karasz
  9. Count Your Characters by Ruth E. Landauer Stein
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  Biography America's Paul Revere, by Esther Forbes (14 Reviews) , pp. 66-68
  1. America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
  2. Thomas Jefferson by Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  3. Sun Yat-Sen by Nina Brown Baker
  4. Paul Robeson, Citizen of the World by Shirley Graham
  5. Young Franklin Roosevelt by Rita Halle Kleeman
  6. Search for Glory by Kevin Guinagh
  7. Quicksilver Bob by Corinne Lowe
  8. Sergei Rachmaninoff by Antoni Gronowicz
  9. Glamorous Dolly Madison by Desmond Alice Curtis
  10. Madeline Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill
  11. Sequoya by Catherine Cate Coblentz
  12. Captain John Smith by Ruth Langland Holberg
  13. New Wings for Women by Sally Elizabeth Knapp
  14. Daring Riders, and Other Tales of Young America by Lena Barksdale
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  History The Land of the English People, by Alicia Street (8 Reviews) , pp. 69-70
  1. The Land of the English People by Alicia Street
  2. Red Heritage by Merritt Parmelee Allen
  3. The Picture Story of China by Emily Hahn
  4. China's Story by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft
  5. The Land and People of Brazil by Rose Brown
  6. Palestine by Paul V. Falkenberg
  7. The British Isles by William Sloane
  8. Mozart: Genius of Harmony by Ann M. Lingg
- New Editions , p. 71
- The Phoenix Nest
  William Rose Benet
  , pp. 72-74
- Double-Crostic No. 659, pp. 75-76
- Cover Drawing
  Frances O'Brien Garfield