(r58) NewberyAward < CAL/English/Sanders

---+ <font color="#006400">John Newbery Medal </font>

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In 1921 Frederic G.Melcher had the Newbery Medal designed by René Paul Chambellan. The bronze medal has the winner's name and the date engraved on the back. The American Library Association Executive Board in 1922 delegated to the Children's Librarians' Section the responsibility for selecting the book to receive the Newbery Medal.

<strong><font color="#8b0000">ORIGINS:</font></strong>

<font color="#8b0000">%BLACK%The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. On June 22, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section and suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery, who first made children's literature a profitable and sustainable part of the literary market. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by the children's librarians, and Melcher's official proposal was approved by the ALA Executive Board in 1922.%ENDCOLOR%</font>

<font color="#006400"> *%MAROON%TERMS:%ENDCOLOR%* </font>

1. The Medal shall be awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the book considered except that it be original work. Honor Books may be named. These shall be books that are also truly distinguished.

2. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States.

3. The committee in its deliberations is to consider only the books eligible for the award, as specified in the terms.

---+++ <a name="CRITERIA"></a> CRITERIA:

1. The book must contribute to literature and will be considered by the committee based on the following:
   * Interpretation of the theme or concept
   * Presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization
   * Development of a plot
   * Delineation of characters
   * Delineation of setting
   * Appropriateness of style

2. The book must have been published in English in the United States the previous year.

3. The book must relate to a child audience

4. The author must be a citizen or resident of the United States.

5. The book must stand alone and not as part of a multimedia presentaion

<font color="#8b0000"> *%MAROON%BOOKS:%ENDCOLOR%* </font>

*Maniac Magee*

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Jeffrey Magee of Two Mills is a young man who wanders around the city and tries not to get into trouble.

*The Giver*

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The Giver is a book about a utopian based society governed by elders of the community who implement laws and discipline.

*Hatchet*

<img alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n10/n53451.jpg" style="width: 236px; height: 291px" />

Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father in Canada. But when his plane crashes in the middle of no where, he is forced to spend his summer vacation trying to survive.

*Number the Stars*

<img width="413" alt="numberthestars[1].jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/numberthestars[1].jpg" style="width: 213px; height: 346px" height="684" />

Annemarie Johansen, a Danish ten year old girl, and her best friend Ellen Rosen, a Danish Jew, are forced work together in order to overcome the horrific events surrounding the Holocaust of World War II.

*Missing May*

<img alt="missing_may.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/missing_may.jpg" style="width: 205px; height: 294px" />

After Ob's wife May passes away, he and the young girl the couple had been raising for the past six years try to move on with life.

*Frog and Toad Together*

<img alt="frog_toad_together.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/frog_toad_together.jpg" style="width: 198px; height: 310px" />

Two very good friends, Frog and Toad, encounter various problems but get through each of them together.

*Mr. Popper's Penguins*

<img width="200" alt="Mr._Popper.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/Mr._Popper.jpg" height="295" />

Mr. Popper and his family take in twelve penguins and make ends meet during a slow winter thanks to the penguins' unique talents.

*The Midwife's Apprentice*

<img alt="Midwife_Apprentice.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/Midwife_Apprentice.jpg" style="width: 230px; height: 326px" />

A timid, homeless girl is taken in as a midwife's apprentice and quickly learns how to stand on her own two feet.

*The Higher Power of Lucky*

<img alt="lucky.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/lucky.jpg" style="width: 232px; height: 336px" />

Lucky is a young girl who is looking for more out of life than being left behind in a small deserted town with nothing to offer her in life. She is looking for a higher power to direct her.

*The Whipping Boy*

<img alt="WhippingBoy.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/WhippingBoy.jpg" style="width: 233px; height: 342px" />

This is a story of two boys from two different worlds. While one lives a life of luxury, the other lives to endure a life of pain and is considered the whipping boy.

*Sarah, Plain and Tall*

<img alt="sarahplainandtall.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/sarahplainandtall.jpg" style="width: 204px; height: 302px" />

This is a story about a family that is faced with the tragedy of losing a loved one and how the family finally finds someone to help them move on and recapture the joy they once had.

*Sounder*

<img alt="sounder.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/sounder.jpg" style="width: 219px; height: 329px" />

Sounder is about a young boy who wants to do all that he can to help his poor family survive in the American south of the nineteeth century.

*Princess Academy*

<img alt="the-princess-academy.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/the-princess-academy.jpg" style="width: 219px; height: 286px" />

In this fairytale-like story, all of the village girls are sent to the Princess Academy to learn princess ways and get an education. Through this experience, Miri learns that she has to make a choice that will change her life forever.

*Ella Enchanted*

<img alt="ella_enchanted.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/ella_enchanted.jpg" style="width: 231px; height: 354px" />

Ella is a young girl who is cursed to obey every command that is given to her. When she reaches her breaking point, she goes on a quest to find a way to end the curse, but things don't go exactly as planned.

*The Wednesday Wars*

<img alt="Wednesdaywars.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/Wednesdaywars.jpg" style="width: 244px; height: 360px" />

Holling Hoodhood is a boy who lives in Long Island during the late 1960's. The world at large is changing drastically, but Holling has bigger issues to deal with, like having an English teacher who he thinks hates his guts.

*Because of Winn-Dixie*

<img alt="winn-dixie.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/winn-dixie.jpg" style="width: 254px; height: 332px" />

Opal is a young girl who lives in the south with her preacher father. She doesn't have many friends, but one day she meets a stray dog who becomes her best friend.

*Strawberry Girl*

<img alt="strawberry_grl.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/strawberry_grl.jpg" style="width: 185px; height: 276px" />

Birdie and her family struggle to live well and peaceably in the Florida backwoods in spite of harsh conditions and even more difficult neighbors.

*Jacob Have I Loved*

<img alt="Jacob_Have_I_Loved2.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/Jacob_Have_I_Loved2.jpg" />

Sara Louise is a young girl who struggles with her own identity and idea of self-worth as she grows up under the shadow cast by her perfect sister.

*Bridge to Terabithia*

<img alt="bridge_to_terebithia.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/bridge_to_terebithia.jpg" />

A fearful and lonely young boy befriends another outsider with whom he creates a magical kingdom.

*A Wrinkle in Time*

<img alt="wrinkle_in_time.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/wrinkle_in_time.jpg" />

Young Meg Murray, her brother, and their friend team up with a group of extraodinary alien beings and travel through space and time in an attempt to rescue the Murrays' missing father.

*A Year Down Yonder*

<img width="164" alt="01a[1].gif" src="%ATTACHURL%/01a[1].gif" style="width: 282px; height: 379px" height="250" />

%BLACK%Teenage Mary Alice is forced to the live with her Grandma for year, not knowing what to expect.%ENDCOLOR%

*The Tale of Despereaux*

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%BLACK%Young Despereaux does not know what to make of life as he struggles fit in within the world of the castle.%ENDCOLOR%

*Bud, Not Buddy*

<font color="#006400"><img width="93" alt="budnotbuddy[1].gif" src="%ATTACHURL%/budnotbuddy[1].gif" style="width: 304px; height: 434px" height="140" /></font>

%BLACK%Now motherless young Bud wants find his father. The problem is he does not know where in the United States his father is or who his father is. %ENDCOLOR%

*Criss Cross*

<font color="#006400"><img width="120" alt="imageDB[1].jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/imageDB[1].jpg" style="width: 328px; height: 352px" height="181" /></font>

%BLACK%Five teenage friends that have grown up in the same small town together have failed to noticed the changes they each have under gone over the years. %ENDCOLOR%

*Olive's Ocean*

<img width="295" alt="" src="http://virlib.brinkster.net/aca/ACAIMAGES_BKS/BKS_olives_ocean.jpg" height="453" />

<font color="#006400">%BLACK%Martha is getting ready to go on vacaion when she gets more than she bargains for in a note.%ENDCOLOR%</font>

*Kira-Kira*

<img width="185" alt="kirakira.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/kirakira.jpg" height="278" />

<font color="#006400">%BLACK%Katie is a young and happy girl but suddenly she must cope with the many changes that come her way.%ENDCOLOR%</font>

*Hoot*

<img width="150" alt="" src="http://www.sayitcornell.com/living/images/cover_hoot.jpg" style="width: 231px; height: 257px" height="231" />

<font color="#006400">%BLACK%Roy is always getting picked on but that all changes when he meets some new friends.%ENDCOLOR%</font>

*Dragon's Gate*

<img width="316" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n24646.jpg" style="width: 316px; height: 292px" height="467" />

<font color="#006400">%BLACK%Otters dream is to go to America but he finds that this dream is more of a nightmare.%ENDCOLOR%</font>

*Walk Two Moons*

<img width="302" alt="" src="http://www.wtps.org/WTHS/imc/index contents/graphics/staff picks/walk2moons.jpg" height="448" />

During a trip, Salamanca tells her grandparents a story about a girl she meets who has more in common with her than she thinks.

*It's Like This, Cat*

<img width="348" alt="" src="http://www.youpublish.com/img/Publication/16836/l_product_image.jpg" height="502" />

Dave Mitchell, from New York faces many exciting escapades after adopting an adventurous cat.

*I, Juan de Pareja*

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A 17th century slave tells the story of his adventures and life with his master, the painter, Diego Velazquez.

*Dicey's Song*

<img width="319" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ACW7GWC2L.jpg" height="475" />

After finding a home with her grandmother, a young girl faces reality when she no longer has to be the caretaker of her three younger siblings.

*Charlotte's Web*

<img width="336" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/CharlotteWeb.png" height="500" />

A young piglet named Wilbur is grown to be loved and cared for, when a spider named Charlotte weaves miraculous webs and helps save Wilbur from a gruesome end.

*Holes*

<img width="200" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Sachar_-_Holes_Coverart.png" height="313" />

A troubled teenager named Stanley Yelnats is sent to a camp where he thinks life would be different, little did he know how different his life would be.

*Abel's Island*

<img width="240" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/615nhhkPnVL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" height="240" />

After a tragedy, Abel gets seperated from his wife Amanda and struggles to survive to get back to her.

*After Tupac & D Foster*

 <img alt="" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n61/n306748.jpg" />

Three girls growing up in Queens, New York, search for their big Purpose in life after listening to the lyrics of Tupac.

*The View from Saturday*

<img width="257" alt="theviewfromsaturday.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/theviewfromsaturday.jpg" height="400" />

Four sixth-graders become friends over Saturday afternoon tea, and soon become The Souls, their schools winning Academic Bowl team. The four help each other and also help Mrs. Olinski their teacher get back the confidence she needs.

*Rules*

<img width="240" alt="rules.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/rules.jpg" height="240" />

Catherine's brother David has autism. Catherine finds herself wishing for a normal life, until she meets someone who makes her question what normal really is.

*Everything on a Waffle*

<img width="185" alt="everything_on_a_waffle.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/everything_on_a_waffle.jpg" height="274" />

Primrose Squarp's parents have been lost at sea. But unlike everyone else she believes that one day soon, they will return home safely.

*Yolanda's Genius*

<img width="170" alt="" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780553478211&height=300&maxwidth=170" height="289" />

Yolanda's is convinced her little brother Andrew is a genuis, and is determined to find a way to make everyone else believe.

*Thimble Summer*

<img width="300" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0g8RApG_H4/Sb6UgGatlDI/AAAAAAAAAnU/vXLNEbW_V9Q/s400/thimble.jpg" height="400" />

Garnet, a simple nine-year-old girl, lived on a farm with her family. Due to the lack of rain, her family was experiencing tough times and had trouble making ends meet. Garnet earnestly hoped that the silver thimble she found would magically turn everything around for the better.

*Hitty Her First Hundred Years*

<img width="294" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0g8RApG_H4/SUfidS_ZsiI/AAAAAAAAAkE/r5k5dL8n580/s400/Hitty.jpg" height="400" />

Hitty, a special doll made out of mountain-ash wood, tells of her exciting and wonderful journeys she has had throughout her years.

*Rabbit Hill*

<img width="254" alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=9780670586752/LC.GIF&client=harrisp&upc=&oclc=" height="400" />

All of the animals living on the hill are filled with curiosity and excitement, as they eagerly try to figure out who is moving into the abandoned house.

*Roller Skates*

<img width="253" alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0670603104/LC.GIF&client=mounp" height="400" />

A young ten-year-old girl named Lucinda gets the opportunity to explore the special places in New York City, with the help of her very own roller skates.

*Island of the Blue Dolphins*

<img width="316" alt="" src="http://www.scottodell.com/covers/islandsc.jpg" height="451" />

Wonapalei must endure and thrive while on an island that provides continual hardships.

*The Wheel on the School*

<img width="299" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GA4EXQQYL.jpg" height="453" />

School children embark on a quest that proves to be difficult in a small town. The roofs in the town are too steep for storks to nest, so the children find a wagon wheel to place on their roofs to allow them to nest.

<strong>The Graveyard Book<br /></strong>

<img width="174" alt="" src="http://www.americacoinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-graveyard-book.jpg" height="232" />

A young boy, Bod, must learn about the dangers of the outside world, while he resides in a graveyard surrounded by phenominal effects of those who had passed.

*M.C. Higgins, the Great*

<img width="250" alt="" src="http://www.wilson.wnyric.org/t/mduguay/WEBREADY/newbery titles/mchiggins.jpg" height="382" />

A boy must learn about the important lessons in life, including friendship, family, and the most important lessons that come with growing up.

*Miracles on Maple Hill*

<img width="305" alt="" src="http://lookingglassreview.com/assets/images/Miracles_on_Maple_Hill.jpg" height="453" /><!--StartFragment-->

Marly and her family hope for miracles at their new home on Maple Hill because her dad needs one after being a prisoner of war in WWII.

*William Blake's Inn*

<img width="384" alt="" src="http://daddytypes.com/archive/william_blakes_inn.jpg" height="475" />

A visitor goes to William Blake&rsquo;s Inn, which holds surprises around every corner such as maids that are angels and cooks that are dragons.

*The Cat Who Went to Heaven*

<img width="348" alt="" src="http://images.indiebound.com/105/197/9780027197105.jpg" height="400" /> <!--StartFragment-->

A poverty stricken artist and his housemaid adopt a very special cat and name him Good Fortune. Only time will tell if they can afford to feed them and if he will live up to his name. <!--EndFragment-->

*Hattie Big Sky*

<img width="265" alt="" src="http://bfgb.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/hattie.jpg" height="400" /> <!--StartFragment-->

When sixteen-year-old Hattie gets the chance to leave her evil Aunt Ivy for a farm she has inherited out west, she doesn&rsquo;t think twice before getting on the train with her cat Mr. Whiskers. <!--EndFragment-->

*Rufus M.*

<img width="185" alt="" src="https://wiki.csusb.edu/pub/CAL/English/Sanders/NewberyAward/rufus_m.JPG" title="Rufus M" height="266" />

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Rufus M. is a young boy that gets through challenges in fun and creative ways.

*The Door in the Wall*

<img width="144" alt="" src="https://wiki.csusb.edu/pub/CAL/English/Sanders/NewberyAward/door_in_the_wall.JPG" title="Door in the wall" height="207" />

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Robin is a young man from London that wants nothing more than to please his father and become a knight. But when an unfortunate event occurs, Robin&rsquo;s abilities to become a knight are challenged.

*The Silver Pencil*

<img width="127" alt="" src="https://wiki.csusb.edu/pub/CAL/English/Sanders/NewberyAward/the_silver_pencil.JPG" title="The Silver Pencil" height="188" />

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Janet Laidlaw is a young girl growing up in Trinidad that experiences a lot of challenges. Janet Laidlaw is able to gather her thoughts by writing with her silver pencil.

*The Bears on Hemlock Mountain*

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A young boy named Jonathan lives in a farmhouse. When he is told by his mother to go over Hemlock Mountain he finds himself surrounded by all nature has to offer.

*Shiloh*

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Marty finds a dog and names him Shiloh. He is saddened when his dad makes him return the dog to his owner, but he decides he will do anything to get Shiloh back.

*Out of the Dust*

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Billie Jo was born but her parents still wanted a boy so they kept trying. Her mother finds out she is pregnant but things turn bad quickly for Billie Jo and her family.

*Belle Prater's Boy*

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Cousins Woodrow and Gypsy are both coping with the loss of a person they loved.

*Shabanu Daughter of the Wind*

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The coming of age story of a young Arabian girl.

*Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry*

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Cassie and her siblings grow up in a time where racial tensions are high.

*Like Jake and Me*

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Alex is finally beginning to see things that he and his stepfather have in common.

*The Family under the Bridge*

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While living under a bridge in Paris, Armand finds himself getting invloved with the homeless Calcet family.

*The Great Gilly Hopkins*

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Gilly has a rough childhood being moved from different foster homes, longing for the love of her biological mother.

*The Cricket in Times Square*

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Chester Cricket lived hapily in Conneticut when he gets stowed away in a picnic basket and ends up in a New York City subway station.

*Julie of the Wolves*

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Julie, an Alaskan Eskimo, gets lost when running away from her unhappy life after her father dies. She hopes that befriending a pack of wolves will help her survive.

*Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH*

<img alt="" src="http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/teachers/burke/images/Mrs.FrisbyandtheRatsofNimh.jpg" />

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed field mouse, lives in a vegetable garden on a farm with her children. Planting season forces the family to have to move but her youngest son, Timothy, is sick with pneumonia and risks dying either because of the cool spring nights or by the plow.

<strong>Onion John</strong>

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An eccentric man named Onion John, who happily enjoys living in a stone hut, and a kid named Andy are best friends. Onion John is well liked in the little town of Serenity but life changes for everyone when Andy's father and the Rotary Club decide to build him a new house with all the modern conveniences.

<strong>From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler</strong>

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Claudia Kincaid feels unappreciated at home and takes her penny-pinching younger brother and runs away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They become intrigued in the mystery of an angel statue and are relentless to prove that it was created by Michelangelo.

<strong>The summer of theSwans</strong>

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Sara, a 14 year old girl, feels out of place and confused about herself since her mother's death and her responsibilities toward her developmentally disabled brother. 

<font color="#006400"> *%MAROON%Patterns we found:%ENDCOLOR%* </font>

One of the criteria we found that was common in all of our books and not mentioned by the committee %BLACK%is that the protagonist is usually a young boy or girl who is about%ENDCOLOR%%BLACK% ten to fourteen years old. For example in the book %ENDCOLOR% _Maniac Magee_, Jeffery Magee becomes an orphan boy at the age of three, he is placed with his uncle and aunt for eight years. Finally at the age of eleven, he leaves his home and wonders the streets of Two Mills for a year. Similarly, in _Number the Stars_, the protagonist, Anamarie Johanson, is a ten year old danish girl whose best friend, family, and friends are being discriminated because of their Jewish heritage. In the book _Wednesday Wars_, Holling Hoodhood is a twelve year old boy who is living in Long Island during the late sixties. Finally, in _Missing May_, the protagonist is a young girl who is about twelve or thirteen years old, going through the loss of the only solid mother-figure she has ever had. This is important to the stories because these books are designed for a young mature audience, such as pre-teen and teenagers. Therefore, the authors are accommodating to their young audience by being able to relate to their feelings and emotions.

%BLACK%Another criteria we found was that the stories usually follow a historical event. For example, in %ENDCOLOR%%BLACK% _Number the stars ,_ the setting %ENDCOLOR%takes place during World War II and is a fictional account of what jewish and non-jewish families may have faced. In _The Wednesday Wars_, the characters' reactions to the assassination of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were referenced, as well as the war in Vietnam. In _Sounder_, the time frame was set during a time when racism was not frowned upon, and people of color were treated unfairly on a daily basis. This is important because history is a part of our society and in order to have a greater understanding, we have to see the events from different perspectives. Therefore, the community is drawing connections between the past and the future by demostrating the uniquness of our American culture and the countries surrounding us.

%NAVY%%BLACK%Finally, the last major criteria we found%ENDCOLOR%%ENDCOLOR%%BLACK% throughout the books was a lack of family structure. For example, each family are either divorced, separated, or dead. In the book _Manic Magee_, Jeffery Magee becomes an orphan and is forced %ENDCOLOR%%NAVY%%BLACK%to%ENDCOLOR% %ENDCOLOR%%BLACK%live with his aunt and uncle, who are living as a "divorse couple" in the same house. This causes Jeffery to eventually run away and wander the streets of Two Mills, forcing him to eat out of garbage cans and sleep in the street. Similarly, in _Missing May,_ the mother has died and the husband (Ob) and the protagonist (Summer) are the family trying to stay together and move on as a family, without May. Ob and May are not Summers' real parents though, because her mother died when she was six, and Ob and May had been raising her since she was six. Another example is in _The Midwife's Apprentice._ The protagonist was homeless, didn't have a family at all, and didn't even know what a family was. This is important because young readers are able to identify with similar situtations through different protagonist and different stories. Therfore, the committee is acknowledging that family life in general, no matter what ethnicity and backround may be, doesn't always have to involve a birth mother, birth father, and siblings that come from the same parents. Family life can be whatever a person wants it to be. %ENDCOLOR%

Some additional criteria we found in common in all of our books, were based on fantasy and optimistic views of life. For example _The Giver_ is a story of a utopian society who follows strict rules that are dictated by the elders of the society. These rules may be seen as optimistic because they follow an unrealistic lifestyle based on discipline, structure, and hope. One example would be that kids are not allowed to ride bikes until they are nine, and girls must wear ribbons in their hair until they are twelve. In _Frog and Toad Together_, the two main characters, frog and toad, are not humans, yet they consistently portray human-like features and activities throughout the entire book, such as baking cookies, planting gardens, and having dreams. In the pictures, they also wear clothes, live in houses, and walk up-right like humans do.

Overall, the Newbery Award is awarded to books that show some type of traumatic struggle that people go through in life. The book doesn't necessarily have to be realistic itself, but the conflict tends to be more realistic. The struggle or trauma is usually something that is very unfortunate and rare, and yet could happen to anyone. The books help to show children that life is not perfect, it's possible to get through tough times, and you can get through those times with people who matter, and those people are not limited to your natural family.

In particular, these traumatic struggles tend to center around the archetypal coming of age theme. For example, _Strawberry Girl, Jacob Have I Loved,_ _A Wrinkle in Time_ and _Bridge to Terabithia_ all deal with young people straddling the line between childhood and adulthood. The difficult circumstances they face and ultimately work through somehow define the transformation from one stage to another and help the protagonist(s) gain a more reasonable, more "adult" outlook. While the struggles faced are often times more dramatic or fantastic than what most readers go through regarding their own coming of age journeys, the stories still have an allegorical feel and seem to address a universal experience.

Many of the books chosen for the Newbery Award also seem to show children who feel overlooked or inadequate within their families. In _Jacob Have I Loved_, Sara Louise feels like a second-class citizen, constantly overshadowed by the perfection of her sister, Caroline, who her parents, best friend, and everyone else in her community obviously favor. The money Sara Louise earns helping her father work is not even used for her own betterment. Instead her parents use it to pay for Caroline's voice lessons. Another example is the character of Calvin O''Keefe in _A Wrinkle In Time,_ whose large family shows little interest in him. And in _Bridge to Terebithia_, Jesse's mother favors his sisters, while his father is more or less absent from his life due to work demands. He is timid, angry and depressed with his situation and looks on his new friend Leslie's family with awe as they lavish on her all the love and attention that is not demonstrated clearly in his own home.

The traumatic struggles that the young characters in the books go through, start by them having a question about life that sends them on a journey or adventure to find an answer to their question. In _Bud, not Buddy_, Bud sets out to find his father with the clues his mother left behind before she dies. The adventure takes the characters places they did not expect; it is either a real journey, or an imaginary, or both, but a journey just them same. Despereaux in _The Tale of Despereaux_ is a young mouse trying to find his place in this world. He undergoes many adventures in the castle his family lives in that he could never have dreamed of. This journey is the first step for the characters in helping them become adults. In _A Year down Yonder_, sixteen year old Mary Alice goes to live with her grandma for a year because her father lost his job in 1938. That year she grows a lot by the unexpected life in the small town. It also helps the characters understand the differences in the way children look at life and the way adults look at life. The answer to the question is not always what they wanted to find or thought they would find, just the answer that seems to be right for the story. For example, in _Criss Cross,_ five teenagers looked for romance, but in the end the five friends come together, with only one of the friends having had a short romance.

In addition to the traumatic struggles these young characters face, we found that many of the award winning books also portrayed a realistic element that made these books come to life. For example, _It's Like This, Cat_, was written in the 1960's and was meant to be about a boy,and life in the 60's. The novel does a great job capturing the life of a teenage boy living in New York during these times. The way he speaks and the carefree approach to everyday life is what gives this particular book the feeling that you are right along side of the character. Another book that does this very well is <em>I, Juan de Pareja. </em>Not only is this book written from the point of view of Juan but it also allows the reader to immerse themselves in the 17th century. The characters language and the books setting, along with the way Juan tells his own story makes the reader feel as if Juan truely is telling it to the reader. Although i only named a few, the characterization in many of these books truely bring out the novels purpose and liveliness.

Another criteria that we found in these books is character arc. In the book Charlotte's Web the piglet Wilbur starts out as just a pig that the farmers were going to grow and eventually eat. Wilbur becomes friends with the daughter of the farmer and through his friendship with her, the family decides to keep him for a family pet, rather than a family dinner. Also, in Abel's Island, Abel starts out living the good life. He lives in upper class society, he is well known and liked, and has the mouse of his dreams that he is completely in love with. When he gets separated from his wife Amanda and his lavish life, Abel finds himself learning how to make due with what he has and works hard to survive. Another book that uses this criteria is Holes, in this book Stanley, a young naive boy who steals and gets sent to a camp, meets other boys there just like him. While there, he realizes that stealing and running away are a childish thing to do and begins to look at life in a more serious light. Also in the book After Tupac & D Foster, the narrator starts out as this young and shy type of girl. Through out the book she doesn't really talk much. After her friend D leaves she comes into her own and finds her voice to speak up and tell it like it is.

One criteria that we found was that the characters in these books started off struggling or later on struggled. For example, in Dragon's Gate, Otter ends up finally coming to America but finds himself cold, hungry and in poverty. Through many obstacles he ends up growing into a man and realizes his potential. In Kira-Kira, Katie is young and happy where she is at, but her family ends up moving to another state. First she must adjust to a new place, watch her sister spend more time with her friends then her, and the worse part is that her sister gets sick and eventually passes away right before her eyes. She starts off naive young girl and by the end of the book becomes a woman. Another example is Olive's Ocean. Martha knows Olive died but never really knew her until she receives this note. This note helps Martha change into the woman she needs to be through her feelings of trying to honor Olive.

An additional criteria that we found was the involvement of a rounded character. For example, in a <em>Thimble Summer, </em>a character named Eric is introduced. When he first appears in the story, he is presented as a young, careless boy who has no family to go to. He was not a likeable character because he was portrayed as untrustworthy. However, throughout the story he is very helpful on the farm and very good with kids. In <em>Rabbit Hill, </em>Uncle Analdas is first presented as the caring uncle of Little Georgie. He is a very likeable character at first because he helps Little Georgie travel safely back home. However, throughout the story it is revealed that he is not very nice at all. He is truly a rounded character when the end of the book surprisingly reveals that he is the cause of the division of the animals. The Newbery Award committee probably esteems rounded characters because they are more true to life and children need to see that people can change, whether for good or bad.

Another criteria that we found was that all of the characters in these books helped someone out. In <em>Yolanda's Genius, </em>Yolanda spends most of her time trying to help her brother. She wants everyone to realize he is a genius. In <em>Rules, </em>Catherine helps not only her brother David, but also Jason. She helps Jason by creating new words in his word book, and also with helping him "run" by pushing his wheelchair. By doing this, she helps him get out and experience new things. In <em>A View from Saturday, </em>all of the characters help one another out. Julian is helped by Ethan when he is picked on at school. Nadia is helped by Noah when he helps her understand how to learn to like her new family. Perhaps the Newbery Award committee values the didactic value of teaching children to help one another out. <!--StartFragment-->

An additional criteria we found in these books that the Newbery Award seemed to esteem, was the themes of nature and imagination. For instance _The Cat who Went to Heaven, Hattie Big Sky_, and _Miracles on Maple Hill_ all focus on children&rsquo;s connection to nature and how important that connection is. The artist from _The Cat Who Went to Heaven_ spends most of his time imagining himself in nature and painting noble animals of nature. In _Miracles on Maple Hill_ and <em>A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers </em>there is a huge focus on imagination. William Blake's Inn is full of imagination with angels for maids and dragons for cooks. A perfect example of both of these themes together is Marly from <em>Miracles on Maple Hill </em>because she spends all of her time outdoors finding miracles in each new flower, each new snow, and each new leaf color in autumn. The Newbery committee seems to want children to value the outdoors and the ability to play with imagination, keeping that childish romantic world-view. <!--EndFragment-->

Another criteria that seemed to show up in Newbery Award books was the theme of how children view and deal with what they consider life challenges. For example in _Rufus M_, _The Silver Pencil,_ _The Door In The Wall,_ and, <em>The Bears On Hemlock Mountain </em>all show how a child view different situation and deals with them. The protagonist from _Rufus M_ is a young boy that sees going to the library and having to get a library card as ones of life&rsquo;s biggest challenges. In <em>The Silver Pencil </em>the protagonists goes through losing her father to dealing with life in Trinidad by writing her feelings down wail using a silver pencil. In _The Door In The Wall_ the protagonists has to learn how to work through his illness to become a great knight. Also in <em>The Bears On Hemlock Mountain </em>the protagonist has to face his fear of the idea of bears living on Hemlock Mountain. It seems as though The Newbery committee values books that shows life experiences through a child&rsquo;s mind.

In _Shiloh_ we see this as well where the child is faced with a problem and must figure it out. He is not happy with Judd taking care of Shiloh even though it is his dog, so he is willing to try and work for money to buy the dog or figure a way to get the dog home. Also, in <em>Out of the Dust </em>we see Billie Jo have to cope with the idea that her dad wanted a boy and is not satisfied with her. They continue to try for a baby and finally her mother becomes pregnant, but then terror strikes when Billie Jo and her mother get badly burnt from a innocent mistake. It continues on a short time later she dies giving birth to their son and just a short time later the son dies as well. This is a horrible thing for a child to go though and you can see through her experiences the tough lives they have. It is interesting that the Newbery Medal books have this in common and would want young readers reading about such tragedy in young childrens lives.

All of the Newbery titles seem to meet the criteria through struggles faced by the characters. An example would be within _Belle Prater's Boy_. Woodrow is trying to cope with his mother's mysterious dissappearance. The town has formed all sorts of rumors about it, and Woodrow is more than happy to throw in some of his own. Gypsy is dealing with the fact that her father shot himself in the face. She experiences several nightmares and even breaks the promise she made to him as an act of venegance. near the end there is a dramatic change in the both of them and they are able to overcome their struggle. This reveals the characters and plot to be well thought out, though both are dealing with the loss of a parent, the way they cope is very different. This is also seen in<em> Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.</em> The setting is very crucial to the struggles the children face with racism and is thus well outlined in the book. While the main chracter Cassie starts out resenting the situations in which she finds herself and even losing her temper at one point, in the end, she and her siblings learn the importance of forgivness. This dramatic change in them shows that they are dynamic and well rounded characters.<em> Shabanu:Daughter of the Wind</em> is yet another book in which we can see the the struggles aiding in meeting the criterion for a Newbery honor. Shabanu faces several struggles, some of which are the sale of her favorite camel Guluband, Living in her sister's shadow, and her relationship with her father. Setting is also crucial to this story as many of the disasters they face have to do with the conditions of the desert, thus the setting is well outlined. Shabanu starts out rather immature for the culture she's in and rather curious about several things as she approaches her teenage years, By the end of the novel however, She and her father realize that she is no longer a child, but a grown woman. This reveals the main character to be dynamic once again. Alex, the main character of<em> Like Jake and Me</em>, faces a struggle of his own. He is having problems accepting his stepfather and the expected arrival of two new baby siblings. He doesn't believe that he and his stepfather have anything in common, but by the end of the book, his views have changed tremendously revealinfg him to be dynamic. Setting is also important and well emphasized in this book.

The importance of family is yet another trend in the winners of the Newbery Honor. One of Shabanu's main problems as the plot of the book develops is the relationship with her father. In comarision, Gypsy and Woodrow feel cheated out of a relationship with their parents due too the fact that they are no longer present. This is seen once again when one considers the fact that Alex wants to find common ground with his stepfather , and that Cassie is very protective of her brothers and sisters. This implies that the award is given to books that deal with familial structure, problems, and how children cope with them.
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