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Let’s Play. Name That Newbery. It’s the game that tests your knowledge of all things Newbery. Did you know.
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Let’s Play Name That Newbery
It’s the game that tests your knowledge of all things Newbery. Sheila Lightner
Did you know... The Newbery Medal is named for John Newbery who was a bookseller in eighteenth century England. It is currently awarded by a division of the American Library Association to recognize the author of the very best in American literature for young people. Sheila Lightner
Sounder Shiloh Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry A Single Shard Crispin: Cross of Lead A Year Down Yonder Walk Two Moons Number the Stars Island of the Blue Dolphin Sheila Lightner
Holes Tale of Despereaux Jacob Have I Loved The Whipping Boy Witch of Blackbird Pond Julie of The Wolves The Midwife’s Apprentice Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH Maniac Magee Sheila Lightner
Jerry Spinelli Mildred Taylor Kate di Camillo Phyllis Naylor Elizabeth Speare Robert C. O'Brien Karen Cushman Avi Katherine Paterson Richard Peck Sharon Creech Scott O'Dell Louis Sachar Linda Sue Park Lois Lowry William H. Armstrong Sid Fleischman Jean George Sheila Lightner
A ten year old boy runs away from his foster home to locate his father. His only clues are some old flyers featuring a jazz musician that he found among his deceased mother’s belongings. Which is the correct choice? Bud, Not Buddy Maniac Magee The Whipping Boy Sheila Lightner
And the answer is… Bud, Not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis Sheila Lightner
When he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, Stanley must serve his sentence at Camp Green Lake which is anything BUT green. Your choices are the following: The Whipping Boy Shiloh Holes Sheila Lightner
And the answer is… Holes By Louis Sachar Sheila Lightner
Sal’s mother leaves home promising to return before the tulips bloom. When she fails to appear, Sal and her grandparents decide to follow the route that her mother took traveling to Idaho. Which title do you choose? Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Walk Two Moons Jacob, Have I Loved Sheila Lightner
Did you choose… Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech? Sheila Lightner
When he finds a lost beagle, Marty tries to hide him from the owner who is known to be cruel to his animals. Your choices are… The Tale of Despereaux Sounder Shiloh Sheila Lightner
The answer is Shiloh By Phyllis Naylor Sheila Lightner
Jemmy’s job is to take punishment for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Which Newbery do you choose? Crispin: The Cross Of Lead The Whipping Boy A Year Down Yonder Sheila Lightner
And the answer is… The Whipping Boy By Sid Fleischman Sheila Lightner
In this Newbery winner, the main character becomes a legend as he tries to unite the black and white communities in the town of Two Mills. Number the Stars Maniac Magee Sounder Sheila Lightner
Did you choose… Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli? Sheila Lightner
This 2002 winner tells the story of Tree-ear, an orphan living in medieval Korea, who wishes to become a potter. What is your answer, please? Number The Stars Walk Two Moons A Single Shard Sheila Lightner
You are correct if you answered… A Single Shard By Linda Sue Park Sheila Lightner
Five authors have won the Newbery Award medal twice. • Can you name two of the five? • Can you name any of the pairs of Newbery Award books? Sheila Lightner
And the answers are… E.L. Konigsburg: The View From Saturday (1997) From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1968) Sheila Lightner
Lois Lowry: The Giver (1994) Number the Stars (1990) Sheila Lightner
Katherine Paterson: Jacob Have I Loved (1981) Bridge to Terabithia (1978) Sheila Lightner
Elizabeth Speare: The Bronze Bow (1962) The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1959) Sheila Lightner
Joseph Krumgold: Onion John (1960) And Now Miguel (1954) Sheila Lightner
Bibliography “Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page”! American Library Association. March 2, 2004. <http://ala.org/ala/alsc/awardssc holarships/literaryawds/newbery medal/newberymedal…> Sheila Lightner