Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Award year: 2012

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  Breaking Stalin's Nose

  By Eugene Yelchin

  On the eve of his induction into the Young Pioneers, Sasha's world is overturned when his father is arrested by Stalin's guard. Yelchin deftly crafts a stark and compelling story of a child's lost idealism.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2012 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780805092165
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  Dead End in Norvelt

  By Jack Gantos

  The importance of history and reading (so you don't do the same “stupid stuff” again) is at the heart of this achingly funny romp through a dying New Deal town. While mopping up epic nose bleeds, Jack narrates this screw-ball mystery in an endearing and believable voice.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2012 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780374379933
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  Inside Out & Back Again

  By Thanhha Lai

  Hà and her family flee war-torn Vietnam for the American South. In spare yet vivid verse, she chronicles her year-long struggle to find her place in a new and shifting world.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2012 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780061962783