The Silver Sword
The Silver Sword (published in the US as Escape from Warsaw) by Ian Seraillier Age: 9+ Interests: history, World War II, Poland, war, family, poverty, refugees, strong female characters Also by this...
View ArticleDicey’s Song
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1983 Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt Age: 12+ Interests: family, siblings, strong girls, friendship, poverty, orphans, mental illness Random House: 1982 211 pages Full series of...
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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1984 Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky Age: 8+ Interests: being the new kid, school problems, divorced parents, single parent, loneliness,...
View ArticleA Wrinkle in Time
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1963 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Age: 9+ Interests: fantasy, science fiction, time travel, family, magic, science, math, strong girls, siblings, religion, politics New...
View ArticleThere Is a Tribe of Kids
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 2017 There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith Age: 2+ Interests: nature, animals, word play, family Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan: 2016 36 pages Also written and illustrated by...
View ArticleThis One Summer
This One Summer written by Mariko Tamaki illustrated by Jillian Tamaki Age: 13+ Interests: graphic novels, adolescence, friendship, family, summer vacation, depression, sex, teenage behaviour, sexism,...
View ArticleM.C. Higgins, the Great
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1975 M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton Age: 9 + Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories M.C. Higgins is thirteen and...
View ArticleThe Crossover
This free-style verse novel about kids and basketball is terrifically entertaining. Good for ages 9 and up.
View ArticleHello Lighthouse
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2019 Hello Lighthouse written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall Age: 4+ Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations Also illustrated by...
View ArticleTown is By the Sea
A boy describes a typical day in a seaside mining town in the 1950s. Gently understated, this is a very rich text for the senses.
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