HUGE LOT 100 ALL NEWBERY award books AR teacher resourc Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 249.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Central NY See more about 'HUGE LOT 100 ALL NEWBERY award books AR teacher resourc' Description HUGE LOT of 100 ALL NEWBERY award books AR teacher resource   Nearly All of these books are softcover, about 8 are HC. 31 are BRAND NEW, and many more are nearly NEW. Most others have pages in very good to excellent conditions and covers showing very light to moderate wear. A few have more significant wear.  May have names inscribed.  Titles include (see bottom for a quick list with only titles listed): Abel's Island by William Steig: 1977 Honor. HC with DJ. Summary: Stranded on a deserted island, a lovable young mouse discovers inner resources he did not know he possessed. Book Level 5.9, AR points 3.0   Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt : 1965 Honor Summary: A moving story of the Civil War and one boy who grew up at home. Book Level 6.6, AR points 10.0   A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck: 1999 Honor. BRAND NEW !! Summary: A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. Book Level 5.0, AR points 5.0   Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates – Nearly NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History In Depth Summary: This true story details the life of an African prince who was captured by slave traders at age fifteen and brought to America. At age sixty, he bought his freedom, then married and started his own tannery business. Book Level 6.5, AR Points 5.0   The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh: 1953 Honor Summary: A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand. Book Level 3.5, AR points 1.0   Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo: 2001 Honor. Summary: Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. Book Level 3.9, AR points 3.0   Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell: 1968 Honor Summary: In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil that legend says is its owner. Book Level 5.4, AR points 4.0   The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson – Brand NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 8 - History of God's Kingdom This book is in excellent condition, inscription inside front cover. Summary: The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer, who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. Book Level 4.6, AR Points 5.0   By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated.  by Garth Williams. Pages some tanning 1966 Honor Summary: The Ingalls family leaves Minnesota, travels to the Dakota Territory, and lives at a railroad camp until Pa can file their claim to a homestead near Silver Lake. Book Level 5.3, AR points 9.0   Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 4 - American History Part II Newbery Medal winner, 1936. Summary: This is a story of a spirited pioneer girl's adventures on the Wisconsin frontier. Book Level 6.0, AR Points 8.0   Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry:   NEW condition.  Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 5 - Major Non-Western Cultures Newbery Medal 1941 Summary: This is the inspiring story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe. Book Level 6.2, AR Points 3.0   Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman: 1995 Honor. NEW, unused, but name inscribed. Summary: The daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off. Book Level 6.4, AR points 8.0   The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrated by Lynd Ward Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 5 - Major Non-Western Cultures Summary: A magical cat inspires a Japanese artist to paint the greatest picture of his life. Book Level 5.9, AR Points 2.0   Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, Illustrated by Garth Williams Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 1 - Introduction to World History Part I Summary: In this endearing story, a little girl and Charlotte, a beautiful grey spider, struggle to save Wilbur the pig from being butchered. Book Level 4.4, AR Points 5.0   The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh: 1955 Honor Summary: A charming and brave eight-year-old girl accompanies her father into the wilderness of Connecticut in 1707 to cook for him while he builds a new home for his family. Book Level 3.9, AR points 1.0   The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden : 1971 Honor. Summary: Chester the cricket resides in a newsstand in Times Square. He has many adventures, climaxing with the rescue of the newsstand owner from financial disaster. Book Level 4.9, AR points 4.0   Crispin – The Cross of Lead by Avi: 2003 Medal. Nearly NEW !! Summary: Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret. Book Level 5.0, AR points 7.0   Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary: 1984 Medal. HC Summary: A series of letters from Leigh Botts to the author, Mr. Henshaw, dealing with Leigh's aspirations of being an author, as well as excerpts from Leigh's diary showing the concerns of this bright young boy. Book Level 4.9, AR points 3.0   Dogsong by Gary Paulsen: like NEW! 1986 Honor Summary: A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy, who feels assailed by the modernity of his life, takes a 1,400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself. Book Level 5.2, AR points 5.0   The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder: 1968 Honor. Summary: It is only a game for six children, until an oracle tells the truth and a murderer appears. Book Level 6.4, AR points 7.0   Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine: 1997 Honor. Summary: In this novel based on Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given. Book Level 4.6, AR points 8.0   The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson, illustrated by Garth Williams – BRAND NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core K - Introduction to the World Summary: An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself. Set in Paris, the story of an old hobo whose heart and life become entangled with a fatherless family in search of a home. A thoroughly delightful story told with humor and warmth.Pb, illus. AR Level 4.7, AR Points 3.0   Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin 1975 Honor Summary: This story chronicles the adventures of the unusual Figg family after they left show business and settled in the town of Pineapple. Book Level 5.2, AR points 4.0   The Fledgling by Jane Langton: 1981Honor. Summary: Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose. Book Level 5.0, AR points 6.0   Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel Newbery Honor Book Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 2 - Introduction to World History Part II Summary: Five further adventures of two best friends, Frog and Toad, as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery. Book Level 2.9, AR Points 0.5   From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler  by E.L. Konigsburg – BRAND NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History In Depth Newbery Medal 1968 Summary: Claudia and her brother Jamie run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Book Level 4.7, AR Points 5.0   A Gathering of Days - A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History In Depth. 181 pages. Newbery Medal Book - 1980 Summary: A year in the life of a 13-year-old girl in 19th-century New England. Catherine Cabot Hall begins her diary in 1830, a few years after the death of her mother. She relates her life on a the family farm where she lives with her father and her sister. As the year passes, Catherine encounters both happiness and sorrows as well as events that will change her life forever. Winner of the 1980 Newbery Medal.The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend. Book Level 5.4, AR Points 10.0   Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 2 - Introduction to World History Part II Summary: The Pye family of Cranbury, Connecticut adopts a dog, which they name Ginger. But they notice that ever since Ginger came to live with them, a mysterious stranger wearing a mustard-yellow hat has been hanging around their house. When Ginger disappears one day, the Pyes wonder if the mysterious stranger in the hat is involved. Winner of the 1952 Newbery Medal.The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children. "Told with a real feeling for childhood." Hearne  Book level 6.0, AR Points 9.0   A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer : 1997 Honor. BRAND NEW !! Summary: While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits. Book Level 5.1, AR points 14.0   The Giver by Lois Lowry – Nearly NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 10 - Civics/American Government Summary: The Elders of the Committee choose Jonas to be the person responsible for receiving and keeping all the memories of the past--a huge task for this exceptional boy. Book Level 5.7, AR Points 7.0   The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw: 1996 Honor. Summary: A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny. Book Level 6.3, AR points 11.0   Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright: 1958 honor . Summary: Julian and Portia spend an unforgettable vacation when they discover an abandoned summer colony. Book Level 5.3, AR points 7.0   The Great Fire by Jim Murphy: BRAND NEW!! 1996 Honor. Summary: Thirty-one hours of terror, over 100,000 people were forced to flee the flames. You will meet some of the people who were there and learn more about the Great Fire of Chicago on October 8, 1871. Book Level 7.6, AR points 4.0   The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson  -Brand NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 9 - 20th Century World History Summary: An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly. At eleven, Gilly is nobody's real kid. If only she could find her beautiful mother, Courtney, and live with her instead of in the ugly foster home where she has just been placed! How could she, the great Gilly Hopkins, known throughout the county for her brilliance and unmanageability, be expected to tolerate Maime Trotter, the fat, nearly illiterate widow who is now her guardian? Or for that matter, the freaky seven-year-old boy and the shrunken blind black man who are also considered part of the bizarre "family"? Even cool Miss Harris, her teacher, is a shock to her. Gutsy Gilly is both poignant and comic as, behind her best barracuda smile, she schemes against them and everyone else who tries to be friendly. The reader will cheer for her as she copes with the longings and terrors of always being a foster child. Katherine Paterson, winner of the 1978 Newbery Medal for Bridge to Terabithia and of the 1977 National Book Award for The Master Puppeteer, again reaches across boundaries with her wit, compassion, and love, and here creates an immensely engaging story about a child's desperate search for a place to call home. Book Level 4.6, AR Points 5.0   Hatchet by Gary Paulson Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 8 - History of God's Kingdom Summary: After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Book Level 5.7, AR Points 7.0   The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder: 1971 Honor. Summary: The four Stanley children are amazed and enchanted when Amanda and her crow come to live with them . . . but is she really a witch? Book Level 5.3, AR points 8.0   Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field: 1929 Medal. Summary: Hitty is a doll of great charm and real character whose memoirs are full of her thrilling adventures on land and sea. Book Level 7.1, AR points 11.0    Holes by Louis Sachar: 1999 Medal. Summary: As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert. Book Level 4.6, AR points 7.0    Hoot by Carl Hiaasen: 2003 Honor.  HC Summary: Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Book Level 5.2, AR points 9.0   Hope Was Here by June Bauer: 2001 Honor. HC, NEW !! Summary: When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved in the political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor. Book Level 5.1, AR points 6.0   The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin – Like NEW Condition!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core K - Introduction to the World Summary: A story about Wanda, who wore the same faded dress to school every day but claimed to have a hundred dresses at home. This tender and lovely story has beautiful full-color illustrations that brilliantly convey the feeling and overtones of the story. Newbery Honor Book. "A touching and lovely little story." Book Level 5.4, AR Points 1.0   Indian captive - The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History In Depth Newbery Honor book - 1942 Summary: A fictional retelling of the experiences of twelve-year-old Mary Jemison, who after being captured by a Shawnee war party during the French and Indian War, is rescued and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters with whom she ultimately chooses to stay. In this classic Newbery Honor Award book, Lois Lenski authentically reconstructs the fascinating story of Mary Jemison's capture, flight, and early years with the Seneca Indians. Lenski has brought her special talents for research, for writing, and for drawing to this true American story of a white girl's life among Native Americans. In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenski reconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised amongst the Seneca Indians. Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this novel offers an exceptionally vivid and personal portrait of Native American life and customs. Book Level 5.4, AR Points 10.0   Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell – Brand NEW!!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 5 - Major Non-Western Cultures Newbery Medal 1961 Summary: An Indian girl is left alone on an island for ten years. Book Level 5.4, AR Points 6.0   It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville: 1964 Medal. Summary: A teenage boy in New York City gets a cat instead of a dog simply to annoy his father, then begins to learn that his father is a caring human being, not just a strict parent. Book Level 4.7, AR points 5.0   Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 10 - Civics/American Government Summary: Sibling rivalry divides twin sisters living on an island in Chesapeake Bay. Book Level 5.7, AR Points 8.0   Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, Willliam McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg: 1968 Honor. HC, Ex-library. Summary: Lonely Elizabeth decides to be an apprentice witch to Jennifer, and that's when the fun starts. Book Level 4.5, AR points 3.0   Johnny Tremain - A Story of the Boston Revolt by Esther Forbes – LIKE NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 3 - American History Part I Newbery Medal - 1944 Summary: This book follows a young apprentice from a tragic accident in a silversmith's shop to his dramatic involvement as a patriot in the days just before the American Revolution. Book Level 5.9, AR Points 13.0   Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 10 - Civics/American Government Summary: Common sense and courage enable a young Eskimo girl to survive when she becomes lost in the Arctic wild. Book Level 5.8, AR Points 6.0   King of the Wind - The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Fletcher, illustrated by Wesley Dennis Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 5 - Major Non-Western Cultures Newbery Medal 1949 Summary: An Arab stable boy's love for a Sultan's horse begins the line from which Man o' War was sired. Book Level 5.4, AR Points 5.0   Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt: 1971 Honor. Like new except a cover crease. Summary: Egan goes to visit relatives in Instep, where he encounters an unusual moan that comes from the top of Kneeknock Rise. Book Level 4.4, AR points 2.0   The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth Williams: Summary: Almanzo Wilder makes a dangerous trip to save the village from starvation. Book Level 5.3, AR points 10.0   Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History in Depth Newbery Medal – 1991 Summary: After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. When Jeffrey Lionel Magee wanders into Two Mills, Pennsylvania, a legend is in the making. Before too long, stories begin to circulate about how fast and how far he can run and about feats so incredible they earn him the nickname "Maniac." 1991 Newbery Medal; "Boston Globe/Horn Book" Award for Fiction; ALA Notable Children's Book; ALA Best Books for Young Adults; "Booklist" 1990 Children's Editors' Choices. "...this unusual novel magically weaves timely issues of homelessness, racial prejudice, and illiteracy into a complicated story rich in characters and details...an energetic piece of writing that bursts with creativity, enthusiasm, and hope." Book Level 4.7, AR Points 5.0   The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds : 1942 Medal. Summary: In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy. Book Level 5.1, AR points 1.0   The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman: 1996 Honor. HC Summary: In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. Book Level 6.0, AR points 3.0   Millions of Cats by Wanda Ga’g: 1929 Honor. Summary: How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions? Universally recognized as the first American 'picture book.' Book Level 3.5, AR points 0.5   Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sonresen – Brand NEW Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 4 – American History Part II Summary: A heartwarming Newbery Medal winner. Dad has returned from World War II a changed man: withdrawn, touchy, unable to work. The family moves back to the family farm where dad gets the healing he needs. Includes a great description of maple sugaring. Book Level 4.9, AR Points 7.0   Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey: 1947 Medal. Summary: When a country doll is left outside for the winter, she must depend on her own resources to survive. Book Level 5.9, AR points 4.0   Missing May by Cynthia Rylant: 1993 Medal. Summary: After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her Uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living. Book Level 5.3, AR points 3.0   Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 2 - Introduction to World History Part II Summary: A breed of wild horses inhabit an island, and one is befriended and tamed by the love of two children.  Book Level 5.3, AR Points 4.0   Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw: 1953 Honor Summary: Jim Keath attempts to re-orient himself to life as a white man, after living for six years as a Crow Indian. Book Level 5.8, AR points 12.0   Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater, illustrated by Robert Lawson – Brand NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 1 - Introduction to World History Part I Summary: Mr. Popper trains his band of penguins to star in a vaudeville tour. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar regions. A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations. "Here is a book to read aloud in groups of all ages. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole story."--"The Horn Book." Newbery Honor Book. Book Level 5.6, AR Points 3.0   Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien – worn but intact Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 8 - History of God's Kingdom Summary: When Timothy, youngest of a family of field mice, becomes ill, his mother, Mrs. Frisby, enlists the aid of the Rats of NIMH to move their home from the path of the farmer's plow. Book Level 5.1, AR Points 8.0   My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier: 1993 Medal. Brand NEW !! Summary: In this novel of the American Revolution, a young man is torn between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies. Book Level 4.9, AR points 7.0   My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett – Like NEW condition! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core K - Introduction to the World Summary: A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. Book Level 5.6, AR Points 1.0   My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History in Depth Newbery Honor – 1960 A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. Book Level 5.2, AR Points 6.0   The Noonday Friends by Mary STolz: 1966 Honor. Summary: Two young friends stop speaking to each other, even though they can't remember why they argued in the first place. This is just one more thing on top of the other problems that each has with her own family. Book Level 4.8, AR points 6.0   Old Yeller by Fred Gibson – BRAND NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 4 – American History Part II The touching Newbery Honor story about a boy and the dog he loves. Set during frontier days in the Texas hill country. Newbery Honor 1957 Book Level 5.0, AR Points 5.0   Onion John by Joseph Krumgold: 1960 Medal. Summary: An old man teaches his young friends the value of friendship. Book Level 4.5, AR points 8.0   On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer: 1987 Honor. Brand NEW !! Summary: A twelve-year-old boy must learn to live with his fear and grief when his swimming partner drowns. Book Level 4.7, AR points 2.0   Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm: 2000 Honor Brand NEW condition. Summary: As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899. Book Level 4.8, AR points 7.0   Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse: 1998 Medal. NEW condition !  Summary: In a series of poems, fourteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm. Book Level 5.3, AR points 3.0    Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. by Bette Greene: 1975 Honor. NEW, unused, but name inscribed. Summary: Young Beth loves Philip, but that doesn't mean she is averse to competing with him. Book Level 5.0, AR points 4.0   Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson: 1945 Medal. Summary: The Animals of the Hill prepare for the "new Folk" moving into the Big House. Book Level 6.4, AR points 3.0   Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary: 1975 Honor. Brand NEW Summary: In this adventure with Beezus and Ramona, two of the best-loved characters in children's literature, Mr. Quimby loses his job, and the entire family learns to cope with hardship. Book Level 5.2, AR points 3.0   Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary: 1981 Honor. Like NEW !! Summary: Now in third grade, Ramona rides the school bus alone and helps around the house while her mother works and her father attends college. Book Level 5.6, AR points 3.0   Rascal by Sterling North: 1964 Honor. Summary: The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal. Book Level 7.1, AR points 7.0   Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor – Brand NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 4 - American History Part II Newbery Medal - 1977 Summary: Warmth, humor and hard times prevail as a black family struggles to maintain dignity and independence in Depression-era Mississippi. Book Level 5.7, AR Points 10.0   Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 3 - American History Part I Newbery Honor - 1986 Summary: In this loving story of a motherless family, a tall, plain woman comes to stay with them. Book Level 3.4, AR Points 1.0   Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska: 1965 Medal. HC. Summary: The son of a famous bullfighter resists the pressures that try to force him to become a bullfighter like his hero father. Book Level 5.2, AR points 5.0   The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 3 - American History Part I Newbery Honor - 1984 Summary: A young boy in Maine, when rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson, must decide whether to spend the winter alone in the woods waiting for his family to return or move on to a new life with his new friends.  Book Level 4.9, AR Points 5.0   Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell: 1971 Honor. Summary: The forced migration of Navahos from their homeland, is described from the Native American point of view. Book Level 4.9, AR points 4.0   The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy: 1940 Honor. Summary: Life on the Hungarian plains us changing quickly for Jancsi and his cousin Kate. Father has given Jansci permission to be in charge of his own herd and Kate has begun to think of going to dances. Then, when Hungary must send troops to fight in the great war and Jancsi's father is called to battle, the two cousins must grow up all the sooner.   The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox: 1974 Medal. Summary: In this spellbinding novel of suspense and survival, young Jessie, a musician, is hired to play for the slaves aboard a ship bound for America. Book Level 6.0, AR points 6.0   Sounder by William H. Armstrong Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 7 - American History in Depth Newbery Medal - 1970 Summary: Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read with the help of a devoted dog, Sounder. Book Level 5.3, AR Points 3.0   The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars – Brand NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 8 - History of God's Kingdom Summary: A fourteen-year-old girl finds maturity while searching for her younger brother lost in the woods. Book Level 4.9, AR Points 4.0   Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan : 2003 Honor Summary: Jake, a budding juvenile delinquent, is sent for home schooling to the arty and eccentric Applewhite family's Creative Academy, where he discovers talents and interests he never knew he had. Book Level 5.5, AR points 7.0   These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth Williams : 1944 Honor. Summary: Fifteen-year-old Laura begins teaching and is courted by her future husband, Almanzo. Book Level 5.6, AR points 10.0   The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle by Avi: 1991 Honor. Summary: As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious. Book Level 5.3, AR points 8.0   Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt: 1967 Medal. Summary: Julie lives with Aunt Cordelia and forms an attachment with both her aunt and her new home. Book Level 6.6, AR points 8.0   The Upstairs Room by Kate DiCamillo: 1973 Honor. BRAND NEW !! Summary: During World War II, a young Jewish girl and her sister in Holland hide from the Nazis in the home of a Gentile family.. Book Level 2.9, AR points 6.0   The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg This book is BRAND NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 10 - Civics/American Government Summary: For the first time in the history of Epiphany Middle School, there is a chance that a sixth-grade team will beat the seventh grade in the Academic Bowl, putting them on the path to the state finals. Book Level 5.9, AR Points 7.0   Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Literature Program 330  A deep, exquisitely-textured story, full of symbolism, about a 13-year-old girl, her parents and grandparents, and about relationships, living and dying. A story that will call forth tears. Newberry Medal 1995 Book Level 4.9, AR Points 9.0   The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin: 1979 Medal. Brand NEW Summary: Sixteen game players, heirs to Sam Westing's fabulous fortune, are all suspected of his murder. This book is part mystery story, part play-along game, and part do-it-yourself puzzle. Book Level 5.3, AR points 8.0      The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, illustrated by Peter Sis – BRAND NEW!! Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 2 - Introduction to World History Part II Summary: A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places. Book Level 3.9, AR Points 2.0   The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain: 1984 Honor. HC, ex-library.  Summary: When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that come true in the most unexpected way. Book Level 4.4, AR points 4.0   The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum for Core 3 - American History Part I 223 pages. Newbery Medal - 1959 Summary: Puritan neighbors regard Kit Tyler with suspicion, fear, and anger when she befriends an old woman accused of witchcraft.  Book Level 5.7, AR Points 9.0   Wringer by Jerry Spinelli: 1998 Honor. Brand NEW condition. Summary: As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. Book Level 4.5, AR points 5.0   A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle: 1963 Medal. Summary: Meg Murry and her family receive a surprise visit from an unearthly stranger out of another dimension in time. Book Level 4.7, AR points 7.0   A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. 2001 Medal. Hardcover, BRAND NEW!! Summary: During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman. Book Level 4.5, AR points 4.0   Yolonda’s Genius by Carol Fenner : 1996 Honor : Brand NEW, but name inscribed. Summary: After moving from Chicago to Grand River, Michigan, fifth-grader Yolonda, big and strong for her age, determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius. Book Level 4.8, AR points 6.0   QUICK LIST:   Abel's Island  Across Five Aprils 3.      A Long Way From Chicago 4.      Amos Fortune, Free Man The Bears on Hemlock Mountain Because of Winn-Dixie  Black Pearl  8.      The Bridge to Terabithia By the Shores of Silver Lake  Caddie Woodlawn Call it Courage Catherine Called Birdy 13. The Cat Who Went to Heaven Charlotte's Web The Courage of Sarah Noble The Cricket In Times Square Crispin – The Cross of Lead Dear Mr. Henshaw  Dogsong  The Egypt Game Ella Enchanted  The Family Under the Bridge Figgs & Phantoms 24. The Fledgling  25. Frog and Toad Together 26. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler  27. A Gathering of Days - A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32 28. Ginger Pye A Girl Named Disaster The Giver The Golden Goblet Gone Away Lake The Great Fire 34. The Great Gilly Hopkins Hatchet The Headless Cupid Hitty Her First Hundred Years  Holes  Hoot Hope Was Here The Hundred Dresses 42. Indian captive - The Story of Mary Jemison 43. Island of the Blue Dolphins 44. It’s Like This, Cat  Jacob Have I Loved 46. Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, Willliam McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth Johnny Tremain - A Story of the Boston Revolt Julie of the Wolves King of the Wind - The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Knee-Knock Rise The Long Winter 52. Maniac Magee The Matchlock Gun The Midwife’s Apprentice Millions of Cats Miracles on Maple Hill Miss Hickory  58. Missing May  Misty of Chincoteague 60. Moccasin Trail 61. Mr. Popper's Penguins 62. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 63. My Brother Sam is Dead  64. My Father's Dragon My Side of the Mountain The Noonday Friends  Old Yeller Onion John  On My Honor Our Only May Amelia Out of the Dust  Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe.  Rabbit Hill  Ramona and Her Father  Ramona Quimby, Age 8  Rascal  77. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Sarah, Plain and Tall Shadow of a Bull The Sign of the Beaver Sing Down the Moon The Singing Tree 83. The Slave Dancer  84. Sounder 85. The Summer of the Swans Surviving the Applewhites These Happy Golden Years The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle Up a Road Slowly  The Upstairs Room  91. The View From Saturday Walk Two Moons The Westing Game  The Whipping Boy 95. The Wish Giver  The Witch of Blackbird Pond Wringer  A Wrinkle in Time A Year Down Yonder  100.                     Yolonda’s Genius   Check my other auctions for other children’s books, videos, science books, history books, early readers, series, picture, chapter, homeschool, and more!   I am happy to combine winning auctions to reduce shipping costs for you. Additional single book, DVD, or VHS auctions ship for $.75 more per auction. Email for combined shipping costs for book lot, non-book auctions, or international shipping costs. Auction Wins/Store Purchases Must Be Submitted To PayPal As ONE Transaction To Qualify For Combined Shipping. I will be adding more and more, so check back often to see what's new!        US buyer pays $27 book rate shipping or priority total given upon request. I accept check, MO, or PayPal. 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