Newbery Medal Winners

"The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Whether as an adult or a young reader, these are literature classics to immerse yourself." -Bookwormomaha.com Consistently updated list of Newbery Medal Winners.
 

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1. The crossover

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Author:
Alexander, Kwame
Series:
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Description:
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

2. Freewater

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Author:
Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.

3. M.C. Higgins, the great

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Author:
Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
Average Rating:
3 stars
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As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love. As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

4. New kid

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Author:
Craft, Jerry
Series:
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Description:
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...

5. Roll of thunder, hear my cry

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Author:
Taylor, Mildred D.
Series:
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.