Newbery Honor Books

The runner ups for each year for the prestigious Newbery Medal award.
 

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1. Elijah of Buxton

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Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul
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5 stars
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In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.

2. The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963

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Curtis, Christopher Paul
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The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.