Showing 301–350 of 363 titles
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
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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Tales from Silver Lands
Nineteen stories that Finger gathered from South American Indian villagers are retold retaining their original flavor. Included are captivating tales of witches, giants, and strange enchantments.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1925 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780385075138
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The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales
The Fionn Saga, the stories of Finn McCool known in every Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland and all over Ireland, is retold with vigor. The stories begin when McCool is a small boy learning about his heritage and his crafts and end three hundred years later when his son returns from the country of the Ever-Young.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1930 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780679202059
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These Happy Golden Years
Laura Ingalls, though still a student herself, begins teaching in small schools and sewing to earn tuition money for Mary's education. Whether working hard in town, teaching, living on her family's claim on the Dakota prairie, or finally deciding to marry Almanzo, Laura realizes how lucky she is to have her warm, happy family.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1944 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780606050715
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The Thief
Freed from the royal dungeons and commanded to steal an ancient talisman from supernatural guardians, young Gen pulls off an astonishing scam and in the process rescues his own country from a threatened invasion.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-688-14627-9
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Thimble Summer
All kinds of good things seem to happen after Garnet finds the silver thimble in the dried-up river bed. The nine-year-old farm girl notices that the drought finally breaks, she has an exciting time being locked in the public library with a friend, and her pet pig wins a blue ribbon at the fair.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1939 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780440486817
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Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland
Using her memories of stories told in her family, the author retells ten stories based on Scottish legends and folktales. Some are humorous, others mysterious and suspenseful, and all of them possess the rhythm of the Gaelic language.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1963 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997483294
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Three Times Lucky
In the rich tradition of Southern storytelling, rising sixth-grader Mo LoBeau leads the eccentric residents of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, on a rollicking journey of mystery, adventure and small-town intrigue as she investigates a murder and searches for her long-lost mother.- Fiction, Mystery
- John Newbery Medal 2013 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780803736702
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Tod of the Fens
Fifteenth-century Boston, England, is the setting for the amusing tale of Tod, who lives with a band of men just outside of town. Prince Hal, later to become Henry V, roves about the town in various disguises. Tod, realizing what is happening, tells no one and plays along with the game that is afoot.- Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781545203132
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The Tombs of Atuan
From the time Tenar was five, her life has been focused on the tombs and her future as their priestess. Renamed Arha, she guards the labyrinthine tunnels, knowing that they hide great treasure. When she finds a man (Ged of A Wizard of Earthsea) in the tunnels seeking the other half to the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, Arha is torn between her duty to kill him and her compassion for him.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1972 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780689206801
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Tree of Freedom
During the American Revolution, the Venable family leaves North Carolina to seek new land and get away from British oppression. Their exciting month-long trek over the mountains to Kentucky starts them on the way to new freedom, symbolized by the apple tree, whose seeds have come with the family all the way from France.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1950 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780844664019
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Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy
Seven widely varied Italian stories tell of such things as Saint Francis taming a menacing wolf, of an obstinate and heroic donkey, and of how a street in Florence was named. The tales, all told with a bit of Italian folk humor, come from many sources, including a Tuscan peasant woman and The Decameron.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1932 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489142
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi weaves a finely crafted tale of high seas adventure and gripping suspense, made rich by thirteen-year-old Charlotte's deepening understanding of honor and herself.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1991 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: (0-531-05893-X)
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Trumpeter of Krakow
For two hundred years the Charnetski family has guarded Poland's most famous jewel. When the czar of Russia finds out about the valuable crystal, he sends men to steal it before the Charnetskis can get it to the king of Poland. Adventure, mystery, and self-sacrifice fill this medieval story set in Krakow.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780027501407
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Turtle in Paradise
Sassy eleven-year-old Turtle finds her life turned on end when she is sent to live with her aunt in Depression-era Key West. With vivid details, witty dialogue and outrageous escapades, Jennifer Holm successfully explores the meaning of family and home… and lost treasures found.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2011 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780375836886
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The Twenty-One Balloons
Professor Sherman leaves San Francisco in one hot air balloon and three weeks later is found in the Atlantic Ocean, clinging to the remains of twenty balloons and refusing to tell how he got there.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780670734412
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The Underneath
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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Up a Road Slowly
When Julie is seven, her mother dies. She and her little brother are sent to live with her strict, schoolteacher aunt. Through the years, Julie keeps hoping that her father will want them back, that staying with Aunt Cordelia is just temporary, but slowly she comes to love her aunt and wants to stay.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1967 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780448164960
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Vaino
Ancient legends of Finland, the lives of three children, and the Finnish Revolution of 1917 are blended together to tell a story filled with strong patriotic spirit. Vaino and his older brother and sister become a part of the revolution that finally frees Finland of foreign domination.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1930 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488954
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The View from Saturday
Mrs. Olinski selects four of her sixth-grade students to be the Academic Bowl team. No one understands her choice of these particular students, in clud ing Mrs. Olinski, who continues to question herself. The students surprise everyone with their unique contributions to the challenges of competition.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-689-80993-X)
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A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
Lyrical poems written in the spirit of William Blake combine with captivatingly imaginative illustrations that reflect the staidness and the whimsy of the eighteenth century. Nancy Willard also won the 1982 Newbery Award for this book.- Fiction, Poetry
- John Newbery Medal 1982 (Medal Winner), Randolph Caldecott Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780416221602
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The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery
Convinced that there is another land far away, Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator gathers together all those who might know anything about it. In a high tower that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, stories of legends and voyages are told along with those of the discoveries of Columbus and Ponce de León.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1926 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488749
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Fun and nonsense reign as Dr. John Dolittle, a medical doctor and naturalist who has the ability to talk to animals, sets sail for Spider Monkey Island. There he unites two tribes, becomes king, and sails home inside the 70,000-year-old great glass sea snail. The story is told by the doctor's nine-and-a-half-year-old assistant.- Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1923 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9781508610809
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Walk Two Moons
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle sets out on a cross-country journey with her grandparents to see her mother, who has not returned from a visit to Idaho. Sal entertains her grandparents by telling them about her new friend Phoebe, and in so doing begins to understand herself and her own mother. The book, packed with humor and affection, is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1995 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-06-023334-6)
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The Wanderer
Sailing across the Atlantic with her uncles and cousins becomes a journey of discovery for thirteen-year-old Sophie. The carefully designed plot gradually reveals the truth of Sophie's past, even as readers begin to wonder about this rag-tag crew. Through journal entries, multiple viewpoints are weaved into a story that speaks to the power of survival and the delicacy of grief.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-06-027730-0
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The War That Saved My Life
Bradley's powerful plot, remarkably drawn characters, and sparse language are outstanding components of this novel about courage, community, and conviction. (Newbery Honor Book)- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2016 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2016
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780803740815
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Waterless Mountain
Destined to become a medicine man, introspective Younger Brother learns the songs and stories of the Navajo Indians and begins to create songs of his own. Skillfully in ter woven into the story are the early twentieth-century culture and heritage of the tribe.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1932 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780679845027
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
From its hilarious opening chapters to its shattering conclusion, The Watsons Go to Birmingham is a compelling novel that brings to life an African-American family. It draws together everyday events in such a way as to send the Watsons on a journey to Birmingham that will change them forever. The depiction of devastating events in Birmingham integrates the dichotomy of familial love and stability with the racial strife of the 1960s.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1996 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: (0-385-32175-9)
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We Dream of Space
In the days before the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the Thomas siblings navigate the dangerous space of middle school and the fractured constellation of their family.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2021 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2021
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062747303
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The Wednesday Wars
Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood is convinced his teacher hates him. Through their Wednesday afternoon Shakespeare sessions she helps him cope with events both wildly funny and deadly serious. “To thine own self be true” is just one of the life lessons he learns.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-618-72483-4)
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The Westing Game
An expensive apartment building mysteriously fills up with sixteen occupants—all named as heirs or possible murderers in millionaire Sam Westing's will. The sixteen are paired, given $10,000, and challenged to discover who really killed Sam Westing.- Fiction, Mystery
- John Newbery Medal 1979 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780451480989
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What Hearts
Seven-year-old Asa, by far the best in his class, comes home from the last day of school with a knapsack full of prizes to find that his whole world has changed. Asa tries to make sense of a world in which he is challenged and put down by a domineering stepfather and only partially sustained by his loving but disturbed mother. Four stories show Asa at seven, nine, eleven, and twelve, struggling to find the secret of connection with others.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1993 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 0-06-021131-8
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What Jamie Saw
What Jamie Saw is a gripping interior novel that portrays a desperate mother and her quietly heroic son as they move from an impossibly bleak situation toward a promise of hope. Coman captures Jamie's fear, his uncertainty, and his confusion as well as his growing confidence and ability to stand up for himself.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1996 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (1-886910-02-2)
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The Wheel on the School
Inspired by Lina's composition about storks, her classmates and teacher decide to find a way to bring the birds and their luck back to their little Dutch village. As the children involve the people of the village in the search for a wheel and for a way to attach it to their school, they bring their small community together.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1955 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780060215866
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When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
In eight delightfully silly stories, five retold from the Yiddish and three original, readers are introduced to a memorable collection of characters. Among them are a mixed-up Shlemiel, who does not recognize his wife and village, and Utzel's daughter, Poverty, who seems to grow larger as he grows poorer.- Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374483654
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When You Reach Me
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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When You Trap a Tiger
Lily bargains with a magical tiger to return stolen stories in order to save her sick grandmother.
- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2021 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2021
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781524715700
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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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The Whipping Boy
Whenever Prince Brat does anything bad, Jemmy, his whipping boy, is punished. The spoiled prince decides to run away from the palace, forcing Jemmy to go with him. Far from the safety of the court, the prince quickly learns how little he knows about the outside world and how important Jemmy is to his survival.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1987 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9781435110946
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Whistler's Van
After his grandfather disappears one night with a cart and pony, Gwilyn decides he wants a chance to wander through Wales as well. When the Ringos, a family of gypsies, appear at the farmhouse and whistle, Gwilyn goes off with them for a summer full of music, adventure, and, most important, horses.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1937 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489296
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The White Stag
Based on legends about the founding of Hungary, this stirring story begins with Nimrod receiving a prophesy from God. He tells his people to follow the White Stag and Nimrod's sons to the west. During their long and dangerous journey, the people move valiantly westward until the birth of Attila, who one day leads them heroically into what becomes Hungary.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780140312584
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Whittington
Armstrong creates a glorious barnyard fantasy that seamlessly weaves together three tales: Whittington the cat's arrival on Bernie's farm, his retelling of the traditional legend of his fourteenth-century namesake, and one boy's struggle to learn to read. The tales unite the disparate citizens of the barn community in a celebration of oral and written language, the support of friends, the healing power of humor, and the triumph of life.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 0-375-82864-8
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The Windy Hill
A brother and sister visit their older cousin in New England. Their cousin was once jovial but is now mysteriously irritable and preoccupied. A chance meeting with the beeman leads to their hearing stories about their own family's history. As they listen, the two children start to understand the cause of their cousin's anxiety.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1922 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781548668181
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Winged Girl of Knossos
Spirited, athletic, and beautiful Inas, daughter of Daidalos, helps her father with his flying experiments on the Isle of Crete during the time of King Minos. Having to leave Crete hurriedly, she does so by flying out on a glider built by her father.- Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1934 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489203
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The Winter Room
From the first page to the last, this story of farm life in northern Min nesota is so engrossing that the place and the people seem real. Eldon, the eleven-year-old narrator, takes the reader through the seasons and into the winter room, where stories are “not for believing so much, as to be be lieved in.”- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1990 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: (0-531-05839-5)
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Winterbound
With both of their parents gone for months, nineteen-year-old Kay and sixteen- year-old Garry take on managing both the rented cottage and their younger brother and sister. During a long, cold, but very exciting Depression-era winter, they make friends, earn and save money, and gain strength and independence.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1937 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780486492902
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The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree
Thaddeus Blinn, the wish giver, sells Polly, Rowena, Henry, and Stew Meat wishes. All they have to do is hold the white card with the dot and wish carefully. The first three make their wishes with dire but comical consequences and leave Stew Meat to use his to undo everything they have done.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1984 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780064401685
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A Wish in the Dark
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
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
When her grandfather dies, sixteen-year-old Kit leaves the West Indies to live with her Puritan Aunt Rachel and her family. Kit's lively personality, her bright clothes, and her friendship with an outcast Quaker woman make her a target for charges of witchcraft in 1687 New England.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1959 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780440495963
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The Witches of Worm
Deserted by her friends and her mother, Jessica channels her anger at life into “evil acts” that her cat, Worm, supposedly forces her to perform. Convinced first that Worm is a witch's cat, then that she is a witch, Jessica is ultimately forced to face herself and her feelings.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1973 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780689704260