Newbery Medal Winners, 1950-1959
Not to say there aren't some fine "simplistic" books in this list. Some of my favorites were honor books rather than Newbery Medal winners.
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1959 Newbery Medal Winner
1959 Newbery Honor Books
1958 Newbery Medal Winner
1958 Newbery Honor Books
1957 Newbery Medal Winner
1957 Newbery Honor Books
1956 Newbery Medal Winner
1956 Newbery Honor Books
1955 Newbery Medal Winner
1955 Newbery Honor Books
1954 Newbery Medal Winner
1954 Newbery Honor Books
1953 Newbery Medal Winner
1953 Newbery Honor Books
1952 Newbery Medal Winner
1952 Newbery Honor Books
1951 Newbery Medal Winner
1951 Newbery Honor Books
1950 Newbery Medal Winner
1950 Newbery Honor Books
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Lensmaster Linda Jo Martin writes children's novels, so has spent many years reading books from the Newbery list. From the 1950 selections she's read The Door in the Wall, Ginger Pye, The Light at Tern Rock, Secret of the Andes, Moccasin Trail, The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, Charlotte's Web, All Alone, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Miracles on Maple Hill, The House of Sixty Fathers, The Family Under the Bridge, Along Came a Dog, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond.Her lenses about children's literature include:
Tips For Writing Middle Grade Novels.
Linda maintains a writer's blog: Perspectives on Writing.
Linda's lensography: Linda Martin - My Lensography.
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