Newbery Medal
Since 1922, the Newberry Medal has been awarded to the most influential author of children's literature of the year. It is the first children's book award in the world and is given by the Association for Library Service to Children. It is named in honor of John Newbery, the 18th century publisher of children's books.
Moon Over Manifest
by: Clare Vanderpool
The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright future. Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an
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Turtle in Paradise
by: Jennifer L. Holm
Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West.Life isn't like the movies, and eleven-year-
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Heart of a Samurai
by: Margi Preus
In 1841, a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan’s borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way. Manjiro, a fourteen-year-old boy, is
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Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
by: Joyce Sidman
Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze, come smell your way among the trees, come touch rough bark and leathered leaves: Welcome to the night. Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells as orb spiders circle in silk. Where the roots of oak trees recover and
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One Crazy Summer (Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Awards))
by: Rita Williams-Garcia
Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago. Even though her father and Big Ma will send them from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to stay with Cecile for the summer. And even though Delphine will have to
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