The Voice That Challenged A Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman is a 2005 Newbery Honor book. This is one of those times where I am resorting to the jacket flap because I keep thinking how I could rewrite it in my own words and then I realize I [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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