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Incident at Hawk's Hill

 * ... that Allan W. Eckert claimed his Newbery Honor novel Incident at Hawk's Hill, about a boy who survives on the Canadian prairie with help from a mother badger, was based on a real event?
 * Reviewed: Nové Spojení (despite being exempt from the requirement)

Created/expanded by Tlqk56 (talk). Nominated by Fuhghettaboutit (talk) at 03:44, 12 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Reviewing Ryan Vesey Review me!  04:44, 16 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Article
 * New
 * Long enough
 * Within Policy
 * Hook
 * Format
 * Content
 * Other
 * Nothing applies

I find the hook interesting and the article very well written. I do have one question on the article and while I will accept this, I would like to ask for an opinion on an alternate hook before that is done. The author is American and the book has won some American awards, so I am under the impression that the article should use American English. I may be wrong, but is "a historical" versus "an historical" an American/British thing? If so, I think that should be changed. Other than that, I see no problems. Here is my alternate hook:
 * Final comment


 * ... that Allan W. Eckert claimed Incident at Hawk's Hill, his Newbery Honor novel about a boy who survives on the Canadian prairie with help from a mother badger, was based on a real event?

Any thoughts? Ryan Vesey Review me!  04:55, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Ryan. Thanks for doing the review. It just so happens I recently was involved in a short discussion of the use of a vs. an with historical at Talk:Witchfinder General (film). It does not appear to be purely an American versus British thing but a pronunciation issue—if your regional accent drops or mostly drops the "h", then you probably are wont to use "an", which is more common in UK dialects than in American dialects. It always sounds wrong to my ear, based on my distinct pronunciation of the "h". Regarding the hook modification, I have no problem with it, but as to both issues, let's see what the article's creator thinks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 08:39, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Ryan, thanks for looking at the article and clearing it. The rewrite of the hook is fine, as it puts more emphasis on the new article title. I write mostly about Newbery books, so I tend to emphasize that. But I'm fine with the change. As for "an historical", I grew up in Colorado and pronounce the "h" quite clearly, but "an historical" was an exception drilled into me by early English teachers. If "a" sounds better to most people, I don't have a problem with that. May be a generational difference, too. Thanks to Fuhghettaboutit for shepherding my first DYK through! Tlqk56 (talk) 14:50, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It probably doesn't sound better to, just me , so it can remain as it is. Ryan Vesey Review me!  15:34, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg am approving the alternate hook in good faith that the information presented sourced to the book is true. Ryan Vesey Review me!  15:34, 16 June 2012 (UTC)