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Belle Prater's Boy
Gypsy's cousin Woodrow comes to live next door, bringing with him a mystery and the key to a secret that Gypsy keeps from herself. Grand parents and Gypsy's supportive mother and stepfather create a loving environment in which the children can come to grips with their losses.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: (0-374-30668-0)
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A Girl Named Disaster
When Nhamo (Disaster) flees her village to search for her father in Zimbabwe, she is lost on Lake Cabora Bassa in Mozambique. Alone, she survives harsh weather, wild animals, and near starvation before building a new life in the world of her father's people.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-531-09539-8)
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Moorchild
Moorchild Moql becomes the changeling Saaski, half-human, half-Folk, and an outcast in both worlds. The reader is drawn into the lives of the moorfolk who fear Saaski and those who try to understand her and support her.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-689-80654-X)
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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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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)