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Newbery Honor

Newbery Through the Decades: 1920s

January 1, 2016 by Amy 8 Comments

Welcome to the first post for the 2016 Newbery Through the Decades challenge!  If you’re new to the challenge, please check out this post for more details. I thought it might be interesting and helpful to share a bit of background information about the Newbery Medal, especially since January is the month for the 1920s decade, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Newbery Award, Newbery Honor, Newbery Through the Decades

Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

November 18, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt is one of those books I count as a favorite from my childhood.  I re-read it alongside Lulu as a part of her history studies.  (I could only read about a chapter a day, so I held her to that, too, until the last little bit.  She was champing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Best Books, Civil War, Newbery Award, Newbery Honor

2015 Newbery Through the Decades–Wrap-Up

November 1, 2015 by Amy 7 Comments

Do you know why I love blogging and don’t want to give it up, even when time grows scarce and I can’t get into this space as often as I’d like?  It’s because blogging gives me a little bit of room to express myself.  My interest in and passion for books and all things bookish, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Bookish Thoughts, Juvenile biography, Juvenile Nonfiction, Newbery Award, Newbery Honor, Newbery Through the Decades

Newbery Through the Decades–October link-up

October 31, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

Can you believe it?  It’s the last regular link-up for this year’s Newbery Through the Decades!  I’ll save my rhapsodizing about this particular challenge for my general wrap-up post, which I hope to post tomorrow, and just leave it at this:  I’ve had a wonderful time and can’t wait to do it again next year! … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Newbery, Newbery Award, Newbery Honor, Newbery Through the Decades

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

October 15, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick is one-quarter Civil War story and three-quarters gollywhopper, as told by one Homer P. Figg.  Homer must be close kin to Huckleberry Finn, for he gets into and out of as many scrapes as Huck Finn, and with the same devil-may-care attitude.  Of course, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: historical fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Newbery Award, Newbery Honor, Newbery Through the Decades
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