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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Book cover for "Bridge to Terabithia"
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4 stars
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Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia community.
Book cover for "Caddie Woodlawn"
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4.2 stars
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The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
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5 stars
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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.
Book cover for "From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
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4.5 stars
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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
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3.3 stars
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The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.
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"Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated . . ." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island, angry Louise reveals how Caroline has robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. While everyone pampers Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name...
Book cover for "The summer of the swans"
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3 stars
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A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost. A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.