Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Award year: 1963

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  Men of Athens

  By Olivia Coolidge

  The golden age of Greece comes to life through the men and women who lived during and immediately before and after that brief fifty-year period. The battles they waged to make Greece strong and free; the brilliance of the leading artists, philosophers, and statesmen; and the excitement of the time make exciting reading.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1963 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780395067277
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  Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland

  By Sorche Nic Leodhas, Evaline Ness (Illustrator)

  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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  A Wrinkle in Time

  By Madeline L'Engle

  Meg, Charles Wallace, and next-door neighbor Calvin go into space and through time to rescue Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while working on a secret project. The children' intergalactic search leads them to a confrontation with the forces of evil on the planet Camazotz, where conformity means survival.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • John Newbery Medal 1963 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780374386139