Newberry Medal Winners: 2005 - Page 2
© Mary M. Alward
Moose adjusts to life in a strange new place, stuck with the responsibility of looking after his sister, hardly seeing his parents, and getting to know the other children on the island, including the pretty daughter of the Warden, whom Moose knows is trouble waiting for a place to happen.
This books is incredible. It touches on "coming of age," and what it's like living with a handicapped sister. Be sure to check this one out.
Another Newberry Honor Book
Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy
Author:Gary D. Schmid
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher:Clarion Books
ISBN: 0618439293
Ages: 10 & up
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It only takes a few hours for Turner Buckminster to start hating Phippsburg, Maine. His father has come here as the town's new minister and no one in town will let him forget it. But then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart and sassy girl from a poor nearby island community founded by former slaves. Despite his father's-and the town's-disapproval of their friendship, Turner spends time with Lizzie, and it opens up a whole new world to him. The two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner's father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie's island so that the town can deal in the tourist trade. Turner gets caught up in a spiral of disasters that alters his life-but also leads him to new levels of acceptance and maturity.
This sensitively written historical novel, based on the true story of a community's destruction, highlights a unique friendship during a time of change. This is one you won't want to miss.
Author's Note:
That is the end of the Newberry Medal Winners. In the near future, I will be reviewing other books published in 2004 that won awards. Happy Reading.
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