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. Crispin: the cross of lead

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Author:
Avi, 1937-
Series:
Crispin volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA AVI
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA AVI
Morrisville Community - Young Adult
YA AVI
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.

2. The graveyard book

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Author:
Gaiman, Neil
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own. Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

3. Maniac Magee

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Author:
Spinelli, Jerry
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Description:
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe and inspire everyone around him.