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{{short description|1953 children's novel by Joseph Krumgold}}
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| name = ...And Now Miguel
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| author = [[Joseph Krumgold]]
| illustrator = [[Jean Charlot]]
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| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = [[Thomas Y. Crowell]] Company
| genre = [[Children's literature|Children's novel]]
| published = 1953
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| pages = 245 pp
| awards = [[Newbery Medal]] 1954
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'''''...And Now Miguel''''' is a novel by [[Joseph Krumgold]] that won the [[Newbery Medal]] for excellence in American [[children's literature]] in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=1999-11-30 |title=Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal#50s |access-date=2016-09-18 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Gillespie Naden 2001 p. 188">{{cite book | last=Gillespie | first=J.T. | last2=Naden | first2=C.J. | title=The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books | publisher=Libraries Unlimited | series=Newbery Companion | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-56308-813-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzeHhAwuM6UC&pg=PA188 | accessdate=18 December 2016 | page=188}}</ref> It deals with the life of Miguel Chavez, a 12-year-old [[Hispanic-American]] shepherd from [[New Mexico]].

==1953 documentary==
The story originated as a 1953 documentary motion picture for the [[United States Department of State]] directed by Krumgold, documenting Miguel Chavez and Pedro Chavez.<ref name="criterionchannel/1953-now-migue">{{cite web |last1=Krumgold |first1=Joseph |author1-link=Joseph Krumgold |title=And Now Miguel |url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/and-now-miguel |website=[[The Criterion Channel]] |access-date=18 May 2025 |location=[[United States]] |language=en |date=1953}}</ref>

<blockquote>...Krumgold and his wife lived with the Chavez family in Los Cordovas, ([[Taos County, New Mexico|Taos County]]), New Mexico for several months throughout the filming...<ref name="Passafiume 2009"/></blockquote>

==1954 novel ==
*{{cite book |last1=Krumgold |first1=Joseph |author1-link=Joseph Krumgold |title=...And Now Miguel |date=1953 |publisher=[[Thomas Y. Crowell]] Company |location=[[New York, New York]] |language=|others= Illustrated by [[Jean Charlot]]}}

==1966 feature film==
In 1966, a narrative feature film adaptation was directed by [[James B. Clark (director)|James B. Clark]] and starred [[Pat Cardi]]<ref name="tcmdb/28625%7C120625">{{cite web |title=Pat Cardi |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/28625%7C120625/Pat-Cardi |website=[[tcmdb]] |publisher=[[tcm.com]] |access-date=18 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="tessa2/47446">{{cite web |title=Pat Cardi...gets star treatment |url=https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/47446/ |website=tessa2.lapl.org - LAPL's TESSA |publisher=CONTENTdm |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> as Miguel, with [[Michael Ansara]], [[Guy Stockwell]], [[Clu Gulager]], [[Joe De Santis]], [[Pilar Del Rey]], [[Buck Taylor]].<ref name="Passafiume 2009">{{cite web | last=Passafiume | first=Andrea | title=...And Now Miguel | website=Turner Classic Movies | date=16 October 2009 | url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/235295|0/-And-Now-Miguel.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929222802/http://www.tcm.com/this%2Dmonth/article/235295%7C0/%2DAnd%2DNow%2DMiguel.html#124;0/-And-Now-Miguel.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 29, 2014 | accessdate=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="encyclopedia/now-miguel">{{cite web |title=And Now Miguel |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/and-now-miguel |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

<blockquote>"Plodding tale of a young boy who wants to take over as head shepherd of his family's flock".<ref name="encyclopedia/now-miguel"/> - [[VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever]]</blockquote>

==Musical==
Jim Hughes and Will Graveman adapted ''...And Now Miguel'' as a musical, produced in 2001 in [[Denver]] by El Centro Su Teatro and the Arvada Center, and directed by Tony Garcia.<ref name="westword/5154294">{{cite news |title=Best Of Denver® 2001 - Arts & Entertainment |url=https://www.westword.com/best-of-denver/2001/arts-and-entertainment/best-living-book-5154294 |access-date=18 May 2025 |work=[[Westword]] |date=2001 |location=[[Denver]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ct/5743">{{cite web |title=And Now Miguel |url=https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/5743/and-now-miguel |website=[[Concord Theatricals]] |access-date=18 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
Miguel Chavez has dreamed of visiting the [[Sangre de Cristo Mountains]] since he was very little. This summer, he is going to work hard and pray until his father and grandfather realize that he is ready to take the trip with the rest of the older men.

His prayers are granted, though ironically – when his older brother is drafted his father needs an extra body and grudgingly allows Miguel to accompany them. Miguel is miserable with the manner in which his wish has been granted, and confesses to his brother what he prayed for. His brother explains that he had been praying to leave New Mexico and see more of the world – while he is not happy about being drafted, he fatalistically accepts that it is the only way he is likely to be able to fulfill his dream. The brothers resolve to allow God to work freely for the rest of their lives, and not bother God with petty requests.

==Illustrations==
The book was illustrated by artist [[Jean Charlot]], described as "the greatest artist ever to devote himself regularly to the field of children's books".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/charlotcoll/J_Charlot/charlotmorse.html |title=''Jean Charlot's Technique in Children's Book Illustration'' Peter Morse |access-date=2009-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503190622/http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/charlotcoll/J_Charlot/charlotmorse.html |archive-date=2012-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' reviewer gave credit to Charlot: "Fully half of our pleasure in the book lay in the superb Charlot drawings."<ref>[[New York Herald Tribune]] Book Review, November 15, 1953</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
* {{IMDb title|10995602|And Now Miguel (1953 documentary)}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=752481|title=And Now Miguel (1953 documentary)}}
* {{IMDb title|0060106|title=And Now Miguel (1966 film)}}
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