This week, the students in my Children’s Literature class are reading The One and Only Ivan and thinking about the criteria for the Newbery Award. Next week, they will select one or more Newbery books on their own to read and review for the class. I thought I would share fifteen of my favorites. I tried to include a variety of genres (nonfiction, picture book, verse novel, historical fiction, fantasy, and contemporary realistic fiction) as well as a couple of classics.
What are some of your favorite Newberys? What book would you recommend to my students?
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5 responses to “Fifteen Favorite Newbery Medal or Honor Books”
Your class gets the best assignments! I really enjoyed reading Bud, Not Buddy, Holes, Dear Mr. Henshaw, The Giver, Midwife’s Apprentice, and Dicey’s Song.
I’ve been wanting to reread Dicey’s Song and Dear Mr. Henshaw. I hope my students find a book they’ll be able to love next week!
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[…] list of fifteen of my favorite […]
My favorites tend to be the Newbery books that made a huge impression on me when I read them as a kid: The Giver, Number the Stars, The Westing Game, Bridge to Terebithia (I invented my own Terebithia for quite a while after that), Mrs. Frisby, and the Mixed Up Files. Newer ones would definitely be Holes and Walk Two Moons, which my fourth graders read. And that’s just the winners!