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The Fledgling
Frail young Georgie, almost light enough to blow away, is obsessed with her belief that she can fly. When a large Canada goose she has befriended hoots outside her window, Georgie hops on his back and flies away. Night after night they soar above Walden Pond until one misfortune and then another end Georgie's flying forever.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1981 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060236786
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Jacob Have I Loved
Although she takes pride in her twin sister's singing talent, Wheeze (Louise) is jealous of the attention Caroline gets on their Chesapeake Bay island. It is only when she leaves and starts a life as a midwife in Kentucky that Wheeze comes to understand that she has always been loved and accepted for herself.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1981 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780064403689
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A Ring of Endless Light
Sixteen-year-old Vicky and her family spend the summer on a New England island with her dying grandfather. All summer long she and her family are preoccupied with the mysteries of life, death, and eternity, yet there is still time for Vicky to help with a Marine Biology Station dolphin project and to date two boys.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1981 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780440972327