Newbery Winners
A cynical girl, who has read every issue of Terrible Things Can Happen to You, rescues a squirrel from a vacuum cleaner. But when the squirrel develops superpowers things get interesting. This is the laugh-out-loud story of their adventures together.
What is Flora & Ulysses?
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean.
What is Locomotive?
Stories that are not very likely to happen in real life, but are generally set in the future and tie in with science and technology
What is science fiction?
In the words: disagree, dishonest, disconnect, disapprove, what is the meaning of the prefix dis-?
What is not, opposite of?
The author of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Who is Robert C. O’Brien?
The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.
What is Hello, Universe?
A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts.
What is Wolf in the Snow?
Stories that are made up and include ideas that could not happen in real life, often involving magical or supernatural elements, such as talking animals
What is fantasy?
In the words: return, rewrite, reread, repay, what is the meaning of the prefix re-?
What is again?
The author of Little Women
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
This is a story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes--to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park's elders, three ancient Bison. But changes are afoot.
What is The Eyes and the Impossible?
Step back in time to experience life in a lighthouse. Outside the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds.
What is Hello Lighthouse?
An account of someone’s life written by that person
What is an autobiography?
In the words: unfriendly, unhappy, unafraid, unusual, what is the meaning of the prefix un-?
What is not?
The author of the Ramona series
Who is Beverly Cleary?
Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community deep in the swamp.
What is Freewater?
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource.
What is We Are Water Protectors?
Stories that are made up but could very well happen in real life. These stories often take place in familiar settings, like schools
What is realistic fiction?
In the words: forefather, foresee, forehead, forearm, what is the meaning of the prefix fore-?
What is before?
The poet who wrote "Jabberwocky"
Who is Lewis Carroll?
12-year old Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood.
What is The Crossover?
A summery picture book featuring an overheated--and overwhelmed--pup who finds his calm with some sea, sand, and fresh air.
What is Hot Dog?
Stories that didn’t really happen, but are based on events in history
What is historical fiction?
In the words: preheat, preamble, prefix, preschool, what is the meaning of the prefix pre-?
What is before?
The poet who wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride”
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?