Newbery Medal Winners, 1980-1989

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Newbery Winners From The Nineteen Eighties

This was an amazing decade for Newbery Medal and Honor Books. During this period two of the winners were poetic. A non-fiction book won the medal for the first time in many years, and two others were honor books. Plus there were many excellent novels including memorable historical fiction.

My choices for best novels (of those I've read) are Hatchet and Sarah, Plain and Tall.

1989 Newbery Medal Winner 

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

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1989 Newbery Honor Books 

In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World

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Scorpions (Newbery Honor Book)

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1988 Newbery Medal Winner 

Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies)

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1988 Newbery Honor Books 

After the Rain

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Hatchet

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Hatchet: 20th Anniversary Edition

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A Literature Unit for Hatchet

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Guts : The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

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1987 Newbery Medal Winner 

The Whipping Boy

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A Guide for Using The Whipping Boy in the Classroom

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The Whipping Boy LITERATURE KIT

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The whipping boy, by Sid Fleischman: Teacher Guide

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1987 Newbery Honor Books 

Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens

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On My Honor

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A Fine White Dust

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1986 Newbery Medal Winner 

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Set on a rural early-America farm, a mail-order bride arrives to help two children and their father. This is one of my favorite Newbery Medal books. It is short but very, very sweet. Even though I'd already seen the made-for-tv movie, I was deeply moved by the little boy's need for a mother. This should be part of every American child's education.

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A Guide for Using Sarah Plain and Tall/Journey in the Classroom

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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Scholastic Book Guides, Grades 3-5)

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1986 Newbery Honor Books 

Dogsong

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Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

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1985 Newbery Medal Winner 

The Hero and the Crown

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1985 Newbery Honor Books 

Like Jake and Me

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One-Eyed Cat

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The Moves Make the Man (Newbery Honor Book)

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1984 Newbery Medal Winner 

Dear Mr. Henshaw (rpkg) (Avon Camelot Books)

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A Guide for Using Dear Mr. Henshaw in the Classroom

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Dear Mr. Henshaw: A study guide (Novel-ties)

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1984 Newbery Honor Books 

The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

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The Sign of the Beaver

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Sugaring Time

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A Solitary Blue (The Tillerman Series #3)

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1983 Newbery Medal Winner 

Dicey's Song (The Tillerman Series #2)

This is the second book in the Tillerman Series. In the first book Dicey, the oldest of four lost siblings, guides her brothers and sister toward the safety of a relative's home after their mother fails to return to them where they're parked at a shopping center in a strange town. This second book shows how Dicey adjusts to life with her grandmother after her long perilous journey.

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1983 Newbery Honor Books 

Blue Sword

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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

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Homesick, My Own Story (Paperstar Book)

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Graven Images

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Doctor Desoto

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1982 Newbery Medal Winner 

A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

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1982 Newbery Honor Books 

Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944

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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Avon Camelot Books)

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1981 Newbery Medal Winner 

Jacob Have I Loved

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1981 Newbery Honor Books 

A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family)

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Fledgling

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1980 Newbery Medal Winner 

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32

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1980 Newbery Honor Book 

The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope

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About the Lensmaster 

Lensmaster Linda Jo Martin writes children's novels, so has spent many years reading books from the Newbery list. From the 1980-1989 selections she's read A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832, Jacob I Have Loved, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Dicey's Song, The Sign of the Beaver, Sarah Plain and Tall, On My Honor, and Hatchet.

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