New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction
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The New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction was a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding children's and young adult novels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York Herald Tribune Children’s Spring Book Festival Award | 1 |
| New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4157090 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction Context triple: [The Hobbit, awarded, New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction]
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A.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
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B.
Award of Merit Medal for the Novel
The Award of Merit Medal for the Novel is a prestigious literary honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the art of the novel, conferred by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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C.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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D.
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are prestigious annual literary prizes recognizing outstanding English-language books for adult readers in the United States.
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E.
Gold Medal for Fiction
The Gold Medal for Fiction is a prestigious lifetime achievement award in American literature, honoring an author’s distinguished body of work in fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction Target entity description: The New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction was a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding children's and young adult novels.
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A.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
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B.
Award of Merit Medal for the Novel
The Award of Merit Medal for the Novel is a prestigious literary honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the art of the novel, conferred by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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C.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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D.
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are prestigious annual literary prizes recognizing outstanding English-language books for adult readers in the United States.
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E.
Gold Medal for Fiction
The Gold Medal for Fiction is a prestigious lifetime achievement award in American literature, honoring an author’s distinguished body of work in fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's literature award
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literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction
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surface form:
New York Herald Tribune Children’s Spring Book Festival Award
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| awardFor | best juvenile fiction ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1965 ⓘ |
| eligibility | authors of juvenile fiction published in the United States ⓘ |
| field | juvenile fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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young adult literature ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mediaType | novel ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Betsy Byars
NERFINISHED
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E. B. White ⓘ Elizabeth Enright ⓘ |
| notableWinningWork | Charlotte's Web ⓘ |
| organizer | New York Herald Tribune book department ⓘ |
| prestige | major American juvenile fiction award ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Library Association Youth Media Awards
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surface form:
American Library Association children's book awards
Newbery Medal ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
appeal to young readers
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literary merit ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | New York Herald Tribune ⓘ |
| sponsorType | newspaper ⓘ |
| status | discontinued award ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction Description of subject: The New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction was a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding children's and young adult novels.
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New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction
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New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction
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this entity surface form:
New York Herald Tribune Children’s Spring Book Festival Award