Award Winners
Newbery Award Winners
The Giver
Author: Lowry, Lois
Published: 1993
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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Hello Universe
Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada
Published: 2018
Two boys and two girls explore respective views about courage and being different in the wake of a prank that traps one of them at the bottom of a well and compels the others to embark on a search-and-rescue mission.
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National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
Author: Lewis, Patrick
Published: 2012
Full-color photographs accompany two hundred poems about animals.
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A wolf called Wander
Author: Parry, Rosanne
Published: 2019
“A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7”
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Hot dog
Author: Salati, Doug
Published: 2022
Tired of the city’s sizzling sidewalks, wailing sirens and people’s feet in his face, a hot dog finds inner peace and calm when his owner takes him to the beach, where he happily cools off.
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Grandfather’s Journey
Author: Allen, Say
Published: 1993
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
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Owl Moon
Author: Yolen, Jane
Published: 1987
On a winter’s night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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Hello Lighthouse
Author: Blackall, Sophie
Published: 2018
“Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper”–Provided by publisher.
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