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Newbery
Winners
1952 - 1956
1956 Medal
Winner
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
YA NEWBERY Latham, J.
A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored “The American Practical Navigator”.
Honor Books
The Secret River by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Golden Name Day by Jennie Lindquist
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things by Katherine Shippen
1955 Medal Winner
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
YA NEWBERY DeJong, M.
"Six school children bring the storks (harbingers of good luck) back to their little Dutch village. (A story) written with dramatic power and a deep insight into the minds and hearts of children".--Booklist. Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.
Honor Books
Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh j DAL Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father must go back to bring the rest of the family.
Banner In The Sky by James Ullman
YA Ullman, J. + j ULL
"Fifteen years ago, Rudi Matt's father died trying to climb the Citadel, the last unconquered summit in the Alps. Now, at 16, Rudi wants to place his banner on the top to prove that it can be done."
1954 Medal Winner
...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
YA NEWBERY Krumgold, J.
"A memorable and deeply moving story of a family of New Mexican sheepherders, in which Miguel, neither child nor man, tells of his great longing to accompany men and sheep to summer pasture, and expresses his need to be recognized as a maturing individual".--Booklist. Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.
Honor Books
All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop
Shadrach by Meindert Dejong
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
Hurry Home, Candy by Meindert Dejong
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Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot by Clara Ingram Judson
Magic Maize by Mary & Conrad Buff
1953 Medal Winner
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
YA NEWBERY Clark, A.
"The story of an Incan boy who lives in a hidden valley high in the mountains of Peru with old Chuto the llama herder. Unknown to Cusi, he is of royal blood and is the 'chosen one.' A compelling story."--"Booklist."
Honor Books
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
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This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur-and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to be quite a pig.
Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture.
Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.
Birthdays of Freedom, Vol. 1 by Genevieve Foster
1952 Medal Winner
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
YA NEWBERY Estes, E.
When the Pye family's puppy, Ginger, disappears on Thanksgiving Day, the children are convinced that he has been adbucted by a stranger in a yellow hat.
Honor Books
Americans Before Columbus by Elizabeth Baity
Minn of the Mississippi by Holling, Holling C.
The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrate the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river.
The Defender by Nicholas Kalashnikoff
The Light at Tern Rock by Julia Sauer j SAU
Ronnie and his aunt take care of the lighthouse while the keeper is on vacation, and when he does not return as expected, they discover that Tern Rock is a perfect place to spend Christmas
The Apple and the Arrow by Mary & Conrad Buff
Told from the point of view of William Tell's son, Walter, the 1952 Newbery Honor book The Apple and the Arrow by Mary and Conrad Buff recounts the 1291 Swiss struggle for freedom. Full-color and b&w illustrations highlight key points in the drama (including Tell aiming his bow and arrow at an apple atop Walter's head) as well as the breathtaking Swiss landscape.
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