Showing 1–11 of 11 titles

• Audience: Middle
• List: John Newbery Medal
• Genre: Fiction
• Genre: Fantasy

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  Echo

  By Pam Muñoz Ryan

  This original fairy tale intertwines with historical fiction to explore music and its power to save, heal, and set free.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2016 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780439874021
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  Ella Enchanted

  By Gail Carson Levine

  Spunky, stubborn, and very clever, this new Cinderella spends a lifetime trying to outwit the curse of a fairy's unwelcome gift of obedience. In a kingdom populated with ogres, giants, princes, and fairies, Ella begins a fruitless quest to have the curse lifted, only to discover that she has that power within herself.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 1998 (Honor Title)
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: (0-06-027510-3)
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  Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

  By Kate DiCamillo

  Comic book fan and natural-born cynic Flora Belle Buckman and Ulysses, a flying, superhero, poetry-writing squirrel, join forces to overcome Ulysses' arch-nemesis, Flora's mother and encounter a quirky cast of characters. Through poignant, laugh-out-loud episodes, this homage to comic books is a testament to the power of love.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2014 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780763660406
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  The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  By Kelly Barnhill

  Saved by a witch as a baby, Luna is accidentally filled with extraordinarily powerful magic.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2017 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781616205676
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  The Graveyard Book

  By Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illustrator)

  A delicious mix of murder, fantasy, humor, and human longing, the tale of No body Owens is told in magical, haunting prose. A child marked for death by an ancient league of assassins escapes into an abandoned graveyard, where he is reared and protected by its spirit denizens.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2009 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780060530921
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  Savvy

  By Ingrid Law

  This rich first-person narrative draws readers into a wild bus ride, winding through the countryside on a journey of self-discovery for Mibs Beaumont and her companions.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2009 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780803733060
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  The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

  By Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator)

  The Tale of Despereaux draws the reader into an enchanting account of a smaller-thanusual mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. With character and plot far more complex than the traditional fairy tale, separate stories introduce Despereaux, condemned for talking to the princess; the evil rat, Roscuro, who loves light and soup; and Miggery Sow, a farm girl with royal aspirations. Their fates are threaded together as Despereaux undertakes a hero's quest that culminates in mice, rats, and humans living almost happily ever after.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2004 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: (0-7636-1722-9)
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  The Underneath

  By Kathi Appelt, David Small (Illustrator)

  Intertwining stories of an embittered man, a loyal hound, an abandoned cat, and a vengeful lamia sing of love, loss, loneliness, and hope.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2009 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781416950585
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  When You Reach Me

  By Rebecca Stead

  Twelve-year-old Miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man, and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. These and other seemingly random events converge in a brilliantly constructed plot.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2010 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780385737425
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  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

  By Grace Lin

  A rich tapestry of stories, both original and traditional, transports readers to a fantastic world where Dragon joins Minli on a fortune-changing quest.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2010 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316114271
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  A Wish in the Dark

  By Christina Soontornvat

  Pong, born in a prison, longs to be free and escapes. Nok, the disgraced warden's daughter, looks to capture Pong again. Both discover how the world unfairly brings light only for the rich.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 2021 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781536204940