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.

Showing 1 - 6 of 6  There are a total of 90 valid entries on the list.
Book cover for "Adam of the road"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The adventures of an eleven-year-old boy in 13th century England as he searches for his father and his dog. In thirteenth-century England an eleven-year-old boy roams the countryside as he searches for his father and his stolen dog
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Series:
Crispin volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
Book cover for "The door in the wall"
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3.8 stars
Description:
The crippled son of a powerful nobleman in fourteenth-century England sets out to prove his courage and his right to be recognized by the King. A crippled boy in fourteenth-century England proves his courage and earns recognition from the King.
Book cover for "Good masters! Sweet ladies!"
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4 stars
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A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
Book cover for "The midwife's apprentice"
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5 stars
Description:
From the Publisher: From the author of "Catherine, Called Birdy" comes another spellbinding novel set in medieval England. The girl known only as Brat has no family, no home, and no future until she meets Jane the Midwife and becomes her apprentice. As she helps the sharp-tempered Jane deliver babies, Brat-who renames herself Alyce-gains knowledge, confidence, and the courage to want something from life: "A full belly, a contented heart, and a place...
Book cover for "The trumpeter of Krakow"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
A Polish family in the Middle Ages guards a great secret treasure and a boy's memory of an earlier trumpeter of Krakow makes it possible for him to save his father.