Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Award year: 2019

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  The Book of Boy

  By Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Ian Schoenherr

  From Murdock's first line, readers are swept into an epic quest across Europe in 1350 with Boy and a mysterious pilgrim, adventuring to recover seven relics of St. Peter. Layered characters from goats to nuns, lyrical language, and multiple reveals combine to create this powerful story of redemption.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2019 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780062686206
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  Merci Suárez Changes Gears

  By Meg Medina

  Eleven-year-old Cuban American Merci Suárez balances the demands of her multi-generational family with the challenges of being a scholarship student at a private school in Florida.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2019 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780763690496
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  The Night Diary

  By Veera Hiranandani

  Told in the form of diary entries addressed to Nisha's dead mother, this novel traces a mixed-faith family's flight from Mirpur Khas, Pakistan, to Jodhpur, India, during the partitioning of India in 1947.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2019 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780780418462