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. Call it courage

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Author:
Sperry, Armstrong, 1897-1976
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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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.

2. Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Author:
O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Description:
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.

3. Julie of the wolves

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Author:
George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012
Series:
Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Description:
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.