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book nook: Newbery Medal
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gailman (Ages 9-12)
A family is killed, leaving one sole survivor, an 18-month old boy. When the ghosts in a graveyard nearby find him orphaned, they decide to adopt him and raise him as their own. He lives in their tomb and grows up learning how to exist in the living and dead world. Newbery Award 2009.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Kongisburg (Ages 9-12)
Having decided to run away, Claudia invites her younger brother Jamie, who has money, to go with her to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There they become deeply committed to solving the mystery of a statue the museum has acquired, a mystery that takes them places and changes them in ways they did not expect. Newbery Award 1968.
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (Ages 9-12)
Lucky knows that her guardian, Brigitte, is preparing to go home to France, leaving Lucky abandoned in an orphanage. Her only rock-bottom choice is to run away, hoping she finds her own Higher Power. Newbery Award 2007.
The Giver by Lois Lowry (Ages 9-12)
In a world of no choices, no pain, and no fear, Jonas is designated to be trained by The Giver, the one who holds the memories of the community. Only then does Jonas begin to learn the truth about the society in which he lives. Newbery Award 1994.
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (Ages 9-12)
A story for anyone who has ever thought that their sibling was perfect. Louise is a girl who cannot see her own strengths because she is so jealous of her “perfect” twin sister, Caroline. Will Louise find her own worth before her jealousy goes too far? Newbery Award 1981.
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