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 "Call it courage"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.
Book cover for "The cat who went to heaven"
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
In ancient Japan a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed.
Book cover for "The last cuentista"
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"A girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
Book cover for "The tale of Despereaux"
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Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
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.