# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2190
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43786 "2016-05-22T18:52:02Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in _M.C. Higgins, the Great_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43787 "2016-05-22T19:25:29Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43788 "2016-05-22T19:29:17Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43789 "2016-05-22T19:47:24Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43790 "2016-05-22T20:51:00Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43791 "2016-05-22T21:05:21Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43792 "2016-05-22T21:17:45Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43793 "2016-05-22T21:19:06Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ 9. Jonas, in _The Giver_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43794 "2016-05-22T21:21:14Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ 9. Jonas, in _The Giver_ 10. Meg Murray, in _A Wrinkle In Time_ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43795 "2016-05-22T22:04:11Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ 9. Jonas, in _The Giver_ 10. Meg Murray, in _A Wrinkle In Time_ 11. Tree-ear in _A Single Shard_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43796 "2016-05-22T23:14:24Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ 9. Jonas, in _The Giver_ 10. Meg Murray, in _A Wrinkle In Time_ 11. Tree-ear in _A Single Shard_ 12. Johnny Tremain in _Johnny Tremain_ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43797 "2016-05-23T01:58:11Z")
The main character in a Newbery-Award winning novel 1. Alys in The Midwife’s Apprentice 2. M.C. Higgins in M.C. Higgins, the Great 3. Mrs. Frisby in _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ 4. Dr. Dolittle in _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_ 5. Jesse Aarons in _Bridge to Terabithia_ 6. Annemarie Johansen in _Number the Stars_ 7. Stanley Yelnats IV, in _Holes_ 8. Katie Takeshima, in _Kira-Kira_ 9. Jonas, in _The Giver_ 10. Meg Murray, in _A Wrinkle In Time_ 11. Tree-ear in _A Single Shard_ 12. Johnny Tremain in _Johnny Tremain_ 13. Louise “Wheeze” Bradshaw in \*Jacob Have I Loved \* Pass ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43798 "2016-05-23T02:09:19Z")
Next: notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of _The Image_ and _The Landmark History of the American People_) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43799 "2016-05-23T02:27:35Z")
notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of _The Image_ and _The Landmark History of the American People_) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43800 "2016-05-23T02:39:39Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of _The Image_ and _The Landmark History of the American People_) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43801 "2016-05-23T02:55:11Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of _The Image_ and _The Landmark History of the American People_) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) 4. Edward Gibbon (“The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43802 "2016-05-23T03:26:15Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of The Image and The Landmark History of the American People) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) 4. Edward Gibbon (“The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) 5. Barbara Tuchman, author of “A Distant Mirror,” “The Guns of August,” “The First Salute,” etc. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43803 "2016-05-23T04:55:35Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of The Image and The Landmark History of the American People) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) 4. Edward Gibbon (“The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) 5. Barbara Tuchman, author of “A Distant Mirror,” “The Guns of August,” “The First Salute,” etc. 6. William H. McNeill I checked to make sure I was spelling his name right and I am astonished to find out he’s still alive. _The Rise of the West_ was published in 1963 after all. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43804 "2016-05-23T07:10:30Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of The Image and The Landmark History of the American People) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) 4. Edward Gibbon (“The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) 5. Barbara Tuchman, author of “A Distant Mirror,” “The Guns of August,” “The First Salute,” etc. 6. William H. McNeill 7. Francis Parkman, author of the 7-volume “France and England in North America”; the Parkman prizes awarded by the Society of American Historians are named for him. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43805 "2016-05-23T11:40:17Z")
Notable historians 1. Daniel J. Boorstin (Librarian of Congress, author of The Image and The Landmark History of the American People) 2. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (leading French historian, “rock star of the medievalists”) 3. Thucydides (historian of the Peloponnesian War) 4. Edward Gibbon (“The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) 5. Barbara Tuchman, author of “A Distant Mirror,” “The Guns of August,” “The First Salute,” etc. 6. William H. McNeill 7. Francis Parkman, author of the 7-volume “France and England in North America”; the Parkman prizes awarded by the Society of American Historians are named for him. 8. Herodotus, author of “The Histories” about the Greco-Persian Wars, known as “the Father of History”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2191)