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3. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner It’s the game that tests your knowledge of all things Newbery.

4. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner 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.

5. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Crispin: Cross of Lead A Single Shard A Year Down Yonder Walk Two Moons Island of the Blue Dolphin Number the Stars Shiloh Sounder

6. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Tale of Despereaux Holes Jacob Have I Loved The Whipping Boy Witch of Blackbird Pond Julie of The Wolves Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH The Midwife’s Apprentice Maniac Magee

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8. March 3, 2004Sheila 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? Maniac Magee The Whipping Boy Bud, Not Buddy

9. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner And the answer is… Bud, Not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis

10. March 3, 2004Sheila 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: Shiloh Holes The Whipping Boy

11. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner And the answer is… Holes By Louis Sachar

12. March 3, 2004Sheila 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? Jacob, Have I Loved Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Walk Two Moons

13. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Did you choose… Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech?

14. March 3, 2004Sheila 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… Shiloh The Tale of Despereaux Sounder

15. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner The answer is Shiloh By Phyllis Naylor

16. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Jemmy’s job is to take punishment for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Which Newbery do you choose? The Whipping Boy Crispin: The Cross Of Lead A Year Down Yonder

17. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner And the answer is… The Whipping Boy By Sid Fleischman

18. March 3, 2004Sheila 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. Sounder Number the Stars Maniac Magee

19. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Did you choose… Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli?

20. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner This 2002 winner tells the story of Tree-ear, an orphan living in medieval Korea, who wishes to become a potter. Walk Two Moons A Single Shard Number The Stars What is your answer, please?

21. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner You are correct if you answered… A Single Shard By Linda Sue Park

22. March 3, 2004Sheila 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?

23. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner And the answers are… E.L. Konigsburg: The View From Saturday (1997) From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1968)

24. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Lois Lowry: The Giver (1994) Number the Stars (1990)

25. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Katherine Paterson: Jacob Have I Loved (1981) Bridge to Terabithia (1978)

26. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Elizabeth Speare: The Bronze Bow (1962) The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1959)

27. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner Joseph Krumgold: Onion John (1960) And Now Miguel (1954)

28. March 3, 2004Sheila Lightner “Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page”! American Library Association. March 2, 2004.