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 opens [...]
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 [...]
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Hudson Talbott is a 2006 Newbery Honor book and let me tell you, I think this book is amazing. Absolutely beautiful both in lyric and illustration. I lingered on each page with admiration but wanted to quickly turn the page to see what came next. Show Way is [...]
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 [...]
Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff, a 1998 Newbery Honor, is set on the American home front during World War II and gives a snapshot of what many dealt with why their family members were on the front lines. Every year, Lily spends her the summer in Rockaway, at her families summer house by the [...]
