I can now officially say that I have now read a Neil Gaiman book. And for the record I had The Graveyard Book checked out from the library before it won this years Newbery Medal. I would have read it one way or another. If you don’t know the premise by now, The Graveyard Book [...]
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, is a 1974 Newbery Medal winner. Set in 1840, 13 year old Jessie Bollier lives a simple but relatively safe childhood. He plays his fife down on the docks in New Orleans for a few pennies which helps supports his mother and sister. Sometimes, out of idle curiosity, he [...]
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman was the 1987 Newbery Medal winner and I enjoyed this short 90 page book. Prince Brat – as called by his subjects in the kingdom – is about as bratty as they come. He cares for nothing but practical jokes, mischief, and hates learning his numbers and letters. He [...]
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan received the Newbery Medal in 1986 and at a very short 58 pages it took mere moments to read. It’s short, it’s sweet but it’s not one that will stay with me for a long time. Set during the 1800′s on the praire, two children, Anna and Caleb [...]
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare is a 1959 Newbery Award winner and deservedly slow. From the back cover: Kit Tyler knew, as she gazed for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home would never be like the shimmering Caribbean islands she left behind. [...]
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