Newberry Award Winners


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Book cover for "Thimble summer"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
A few hours after Garnet Linden found a silver thimble in the dried-up river bed, the rains came to end the long drought on the Wisconsin farm.
Book cover for "The twenty-one balloons"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
Tells what happens to a bored old mathematician when he takes a trip across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Book cover for "The view from Saturday"
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Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
Book cover for "A visit to William Blake's inn"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests who arrive at William Blake's inn.
Book cover for "The voyages of Doctor Dolittle"
Star rating for The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
Book cover for "When you trap a tiger"
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4.3 stars
Description:
When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
Book cover for "The whipping boy"
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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
Book cover for "The white stag"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.