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Newbery Award

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

1967

Winner - Up a Road Slowly

by Irene Hunt
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After her mother’s death, Julie goes to live with Aunt Cordelia, a spinster schoolteacher, where she experiences many emotions and changes as she grows from...

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  • The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik
  • The King’s Fifth by Scott O'Dell
  • Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • 1966

    Winner - I, Juan de Pareja

    by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino
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    Told through the eyes of Velasquez’s slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of 17th century Spain and tells...

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    1965

    Winner - Shadow Of A Bull

    by Maia Wojciechowska
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    Manolo Olivar was the son of his father. Which may not seem like a necessary thing to say. But in Manolo’s case it is. For...

    Honor

  • Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
  • 1964

    Winner - It’s Like This, Cat

    by Emily Cheney Neville
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    My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat. Dave Mitchell...

    Honor

  • Rascal by Sterling North
  • The Loner by Ester Wier
  • 1963

    Winner - A Wrinkle in Time

    by Madeleine L'Engle
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    It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a...

    Honor

  • Men of Athens by Olivia Coolidge
  • Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland by Leclaire Alger...
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