Showing 1–9 of 9 titles
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The Blue Sword
Angharad Crewe is yanked out of an easy life on a Homelander outpost and thrust into one of rigorous training for her prophesied role as deliverer of the Hillfolk. She earns the right to carry the Blue Sword into battle, and with it she heroically leads a small band of warriors against the nonhuman Northerners.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688009380
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A Chair for My Mother
After a fire destroys their home, a little girl, her waitress mother, and the girl's grandmother move into an apartment. They start saving all their coins for a big, comfortable chair for Mama and Grandma. The watercolor paintings have a suitably childlike look.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688009151
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Dicey's Song
Finally settled in with Gram Tillerman while their mother is in a mental hospital, Dicey and her brothers and sisters discover that it is not easy to become a family. They must learn to love and trust Gram—and she them—while they try to adjust to a new school and make friends.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780689309441
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Doctor DeSoto
As mice dentists, the diminutive De Sotos have always refused to treat dangerous animals until a miserable fox appears begging for help. The compassionate mice cleverly find a way to rid the fox of his pain while guaranteeing their own safety.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374318031
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Graven Images
Three gripping stories, two sinister and one funny and all with historical settings, are centered on graven images: a wooden boy with a frightening secret, a weathervane that leads to true love, and a statue ordered by a ghost.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060219062
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Hiroshima No Pika
Strong text and striking pictures tell the tragedy of Hiroshima through events that happen to a seven-year-old girl.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1983 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780688012977
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Shadow
Translated from the French poet Blaise Cendrars's work, this symbolic mood piece reflects stories told by African storytellers and shamans around a nighttime fire. Rich colors with black cutout accents create the visual image of the prowling, dancing, mute shadow.- Fiction, Poetry
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1983 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780689718755
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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
Life changes radically for fourteen-year-old Tree and her older disabled brother when the ghost of Brother Rush appears to Tree, first in the street and then in her home. The handsome ghost of her mother's brother takes her back in time to bear witness to the past and to learn about the terrible disease that is killing her own brother.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780380651931
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When I Was Young in the Mountains
The author affectionately recalls a childhood spent with her family in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Warm family scenes are filled with friendly, happy people. Many of the illustrations drift off into the mountain mist and bring a peacefulness to the recalled pleasures.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780525425250