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The Newbery/Printz companion : booktalk and related materials for award winners and honor books
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The Newbery/Printz companion : booktalk and related materials for award winners and honor books

Author: John Thomas Gillespie; Corinne J Naden
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
Series: Children's and young adult literature reference series
Edition/Format: Book : English : 3rd ed
Summary: Discusses the Newbery and Printz awards, and gives information on each year's winners, including a plot summary, a list of characters and themes, background on the author, topics for discussions, and related books.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Thomas Gillespie; Corinne J Naden
ISBN: 1591583136 9781591583134
OCLC Number: 69020897
Description: xx, 503 p. ; 27 cm.
Contents: Introduction: The Man and the Medal / John Newbery -- The Man and the Award / Michael L. Prince -- The Newbery Medal -- 1920s: 1922: Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. The Story of Mankind. 1923: Lofting, Hugh. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle -- 1924: Hawes, Charles B. The Dark Frigate -- 1925: Finger, Charles. Tales from Silver Lands -- 1926: Chrisman, Arthur Bowie. Shen of the Sea -- 1927: James, Will. Smoky, the Cowhorse -- 1928: Mukerji, Dhan Gopal. Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon -- 1929: Kelly, Eric P. The Trumpeter of Krakow -- 1930s: 1930: Field, Rachel. Hitty: Her First Hundred Years -- 1931: Coatsworth, Elizabeth. The Cat Who Went to Heaven -- 1932: Armer, Laura. Waterless Mountain -- 1933: Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze -- 1934: Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of "Little Women" -- 1935: Shannon, Monica. Dobry -- 1936: Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn -- 1937: Sawyer, Ruth. Roller Skates -- 1938: Seredy, Kate. The White Stag -- 1939: Enright, Elizabeth. Thimble Summer -- 1940s: 1940: Daugherty, James. Daniel Boone -- 1941: Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage -- 1942: Edmonds, Walter D. The Matchlock Gun -- 1943: Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road -- 1944: Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain -- 1945: Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill -- 1946: Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl -- 1947: Bailey, Carolyn. Miss Hickory -- 1948: Du Bois, William Pene. The Twenty-One Balloons -- 1949: Henry, Marguerite. Kind of the Wind -- 1950s: 1950: De Angeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall -- 1951: Yates, Elizabeth. Amos Fortune, Free Man -- 1952: Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye -- 1953: Clark, Ann Nolan. Secret of the Andes -- 1954: Krumgold, Joseph ... and now Miguel -- 1955: DeJong, Meindert. The Wheel on the School -- 1956: Latham, Jean Lee. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch -- 1957: Sorensen, Virginia. Miracles on Maple Hill -- 1958: Keith, Harold. Rifles for Watie -- 1959: Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond -- 1960s: 1960: Krumgold, Joseph. Onion John -- 1961: O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins -- 1962: Speare, Elizabeth George. The Bronze Bow -- 1963: L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time -- 1964: Neville, Emily. It's Like This, Cat -- 1965: Wojciechowska, Maia. Shadow of a Bull -- 1966: De Trevino, Elizabeth Borton. I, Juan de Pareja -- 1967: Hunt, Irene. Up a Road Slowly -- 1968: Konigsburg, Elaine L. from the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler -- 1969: Alexander, Lloyd. The High King -- 1970s: 1970: Armstrong, William. Sounder -- 1971: Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans -- 1972: O'Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH -- 1973: George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves -- 1974: Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer -- 1975: Hamilton, Virginia. M.C. Higgins, the Great -- 1976: Cooper, Susan. The Grey King -- 1977: Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -- 1978: Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia -- 1979: Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game -- 1980s: 1980: Blos, Joan W.A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 -- 1981: Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved -- 1982: Willard, Nancy. A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers -- 1983: Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey's Song -- 1984: Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw -- 1985: McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown -- 1986: MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall -- 1987: Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy -- 1988: Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography -- 1989: Fleischman, Paul. A Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices -- 1990s: 1990: Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars -- Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee -- 1992: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh -- 1993: Rylant, Cynthia. Missing May -- 1994: Lowry, Lois. The Giver -- 1995: Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons -- 1996: Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice -- 1997: Konigsburg, Elaine L. The View from Saturday -- 1998: Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust -- 1999: Sachar, Louis. Holes -- 2000s: 2000: Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. 2001: Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder 2002: Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard -- 2003: Avi. Crispin: The Cross of Lead -- 2004: Di Camillo: The Tale of Despereaux -- 2005: Kadohata, Cynthia: Kira-Kira -- 2006: Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross -- The Michael Printz Award -- Introduction: Michael L. Printz; The Man and the Award 2000s: 2000: Myers, Walter Dean. Monster -- 2001: Almond, David. Kit's Wilderness -- 2002: Na. An. A Step From Heaven -- 2003: Chambers Aidan. Postcards from No Man's Land -- 2004: Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last -- 2005: Rosoff, Meg. How I Live Now -- 2006: Green, John. Looking for Alaska -- Bibliography -- Selected web sites on children's literature, awards, and authors -- Index.
Series Title: Children's and young adult literature reference series
Responsibility: John T. Gillespie, Corinne J. Naden.
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Discusses the Newbery and Printz awards, and gives information on each year's winners, including a plot summary, a list of characters and themes, background on the author, topics for discussions, and related books.

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