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• List: John Newbery Medal
• Award year: 1982

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  Ramona Quimby, Age 8

  By Beverly Cleary

  Ramona is now starting the third grade and her life is full of the usual hilarious trials that cause her to be labeled a “nuisance and show-off” by her new teacher. Whether she is deciding if she prefers her printed Q to the floppy cursive one, getting raw egg in her hair, or facing an interminably boring Sunday, Ramona is always a memorable character.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780440473503
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  Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944

  By Aranka Siegal

  The destruction of nine-year-old Piri's family begins with Hungary's oc cu pation by the Nazis. Her mother valiantly tries to keep the family together and safe, but one loss after another occurs until they board trains that will take them to Auschwitz. Siegal's book is a powerful autobiography.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Autobiography
  • John Newbery Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780374380595
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  A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

  By Nancy Willard, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator)

  Lyrical poems written in the spirit of William Blake combine with captivatingly imaginative illustrations that reflect the staidness and the whimsy of the eighteenth century. Nancy Willard also won the 1982 Newbery Award for this book.

  • Fiction, Poetry
  • John Newbery Medal 1982 (Medal Winner), Randolph Caldecott Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780416221602