Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Newbery Award Winner
Every year, the American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal to an esteemed children's book published the previous year.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

1 hour, 45 minutes • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins #1

Scott O'Dell

217 pages • first pub 1960 (editions) user-added

fiction classics middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

The Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes

80 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

fiction childrens emotional medium-paced
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

9 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales Of The Supernatural by Patricia C. McKissack

The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales Of The Supernatural

Patricia C. McKissack

122 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction childrens horror adventurous dark fast-paced
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Rats of NIMH #1

Robert C. O'Brien

233 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy lighthearted medium-paced
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Bob

The One and Only Ivan #2

Katherine Applegate

3 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

192 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted #1

Gail Carson Levine

239 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Lisa Yee

276 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade reflective medium-paced