Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Genre: Historical Fiction
• Award year: 2008

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  Elijah of Buxton

  By Christopher Paul Curtis

  Elijah is the first free-born child in Buxton, a Canadian community of escaped slaves, in 1860. With masterful storytelling, vibrant humor, and poignant insight into the realities of slavery and the meaning of freedom, Curtis takes readers on a journey that transforms a “fragile” eleven-year-old boy into a courageous hero.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780439023443
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  Feathers

  By Jacqueline Woodson

  A new boy's arrival in a sixth-grade classroom helps Frannie recognize the barriers that separate people and the importance of hope as a bridge. Transcendent imagery and lyrical prose deftly capture a girl learning to navigate the world through words.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 0-399-23989-8
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  The Wednesday Wars

  By Gary D. Schmidt

  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)