Librarianjk recommends Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins

by Scott O'Dell

Summary: Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind.

I recommend this Newbery winner to survival story fans.

Interest Level: grades 4-6, grades 7-8
Reading Level: grade 5

Newbery Award Winners 2000s

Librarianjk recommends My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George

Summary: A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

I recommend this book to fans of survival stories and young people who dream of running away. I read this book when I was in grade school. I am not a huge fan of survival stories, but I remember this book was very popular among the boys in my class.

Interest Level: grades 4-6, grades 7-8
Reading Level: grade 7

Newbery winners of the 1990s

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Newbery Award Winners of the 1980s

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Newbery Award Winners of the 1970s

Newbery Award Winners of the 1960s

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Newbery Award Winners of the 1950s

Newbery Award Winners of the 1940s

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Newbery Medal Winners of the 1930s

Newbery Award Winners of the 1920s

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Librarianjk recommends The Hundred Dresses

The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes

Summary: In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.

This is a wonderful book to read as a class, especially when children are being bullied. I found the ending moving and sad. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys realistic fiction.

Interest Level: grades 4-6

Reading Level: grade 5