by Scott O'Dell
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Published 1990 by Houghton Mifflin Company

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"A haunting and unusual story based on the fact that in the early 1800s an Indian girl spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California. . . . A quiet acceptance of fate characterizes her ordeal".--School Library Journal, starred review. William Allen White Award; ALA Notable Children's Book; Newbery Medal.

by Elizabeth George Speare
The Bronze Bow
Published 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company

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by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
Published 1962 by Farrar Straus Giroux

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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. "A Wrinkle in Time," winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.

by Emily Cheney Neville
It's Like This, Cat
Published 1963 by HarperCollins Publishers

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"The thoughts, feelings, and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporary New York City, perceptively revealed in a skillfully written narrative".--Booklist.--The New York Times. 1964 Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Books 1940-1970.

by Maia Wojciechowska
Shadow of a Bull
Published 1972 by Atheneum Books

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Manolo Olivar has to make a decision: to follow in his famous father's shadow and become a bullfighter, or to follow his heart and become a doctor.

by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
I, Juan de Pareja
Published 1987 by Farrar Straus Giroux

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Told through the eyes of Velasquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of 17th century Spain and tells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died a respected artist.

by Irene Hunt
Up a Road Slowly
Published 1981 by Berkley Publishing Group

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by E. L. Konigsburg
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Published 1970 by Atheneum Books

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When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money.

Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too.

The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her-well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.

by Lloyd Alexander
The High King
Published 1969 by Yearling Books

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by William Howard Armstrong
Sounder
Published 1969 by HarperCollins Publishers

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A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, "Sounder" traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.

by Betsy Cromer Byars
The Summer of the Swans
Published 1970 by Viking Books

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A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost.

by Robert O'Brien
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Published 1971 by Atheneum Books

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This 1972 Newberry Medal winner has delighted children and adults alike for decades, both as a million-plus copy bestseller and the popular animated film, The Secrets of NIMH. Now, for the millennium, this perennial favorite has an endearing new cover that will enchant both old fans and those with the pleasure of discovering the book for the first time.

by Jean Craighead George
Julie of the Wolves
Published 1972 by HarperCollins Publishers

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Faced with the prospect fo a disagreeable arranged marriage or a journey across the barren Alaskan tundra, 13-year-old Miyax chooses the tundra. She finds hersilf caught between the traditional Eskimo ways and the modern ways of the whites. Miyax, or Julie as her mpen pal Amy calls her, sets out alone to visit Amy in San Francisco, a world far away from Eskimo culture and the frozen land of Alaska.

During her long and aruous journey, Miyax comes to appreciate the value of her Eskimo heritage, learns about herself, and wins the friendship of a pack of wolves. After learning the language of teh wolves and slowly earning their trust, Julie becomes a member of the pack.

Since its first publication, "Julie of the Wolves, "winner of the 1973 Newbery Medal, has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers.

Faced with the prospect of a disagreeable arranged marriage or a journey acoss the barren Alaskan tundra, 13-year-old Miyax chooses the tundra. She finds herself caught between the traditional Eskimo ways and the modern ways of the whites. Miyax, or Julie as her pen pal Amy calls her, sets out alone to visit Amy in San Francisco, a world far away from Eskimo culture and the frozen land of Alaska.

During her long and arduous journey, Miyax comes to appreciate the value of her Eskimo heritage, learns about herself, and wins the friednship of a pack of wolves. After learning the language of the wolves and slowly earning their trust, Julie becomes a member of the pack.

Since its first publication, "Julie of The Wolves, "winner of thr 1973 Newbery Medal, has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers.

by Paula Fox
Slave Dancer
Published 2001 by Atheneum Books

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by Virginia Hamilton
M.C. Higgins, the Great
Published 1974 by MacMillan

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by Susan Cooper
The Grey King
Published 1975 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

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In this fourth book of The Dark Is Rising sequence, Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers.

by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Published 1991 by Puffin Books

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by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia
Published 1977 by HarperCollins Publishers

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All summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win.But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground. Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races. The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia. Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed.

In this poignant, beautifully rendered novel, Katherine Paterson weaves a powerful story of friendship and courage.

by Ellen Raskin
The Westing Game
Published 1978 by Dutton Books

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The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

by Joan W. Blos
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
Published 1979 by Atheneum Books

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The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.