Barry Moser
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Language
English
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Historical Fiction - Juvenile
Newbery Award Winners
Newbery Winners 1922-2023
Spooky Books for ages 8-12
Newbery Award Winners
Newbery Winners 1922-2023
Spooky Books for ages 8-12
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Description
In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
Author
Language
English
Description
Next to the Bible, The Pilgrim's Progress has probably been more widely read than any other book in the English language, and rightfully so. It is considered by many critics to be the greatest allegory in any language. And to think that it was written by a jailed tinker who received very little formal education! This classic allegory tells of a Christian's epic journey toward heaven and the many temptations and distractions he encounters along the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past the rude Troll.
8) Sky dogs
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Language
English
Description
A young motherless boy in a tribe of Blackfeet Indians is present when his people see horses for the first time and are changed forever.
10) Psalm 23
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Description
Discusses the favorite psalm with new pictures to go with it.
11) The dreamer
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
From his dreams an artist creates the earth, sky, trees, and all the creatures that dwell on our planet.
14) Earthquack!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
When Chucky Ducky feels the earth beneath him grumble and rumble, he runs to alert the other barnyard animals to the coming earthquake, but just as a wily weasel is about to take advantage of their fears, the true source of the rumbling is revealed.
16) Cat talk
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Collects poems from the perspective of various cats who love, stalk, and sleep.
20) That summer
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A family, including a child who is dying, sews together a quilt of its memories and love.
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