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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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

Gaither Sisters #1

Rita Williams-Garcia

5 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

Kate DiCamillo

272 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

192 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

320 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
El Deafo by Cece Bell

El Deafo

Cece Bell

248 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade funny hopeful informative fast-paced
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

208 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction childrens classics mystery adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

The Crossover #1

Kwame Alexander

240 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction poetry sports young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
Johnny Tremain by Lynd Ward, Esther Forbes

Johnny Tremain

Lynd Ward, Esther Forbes

300 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction childrens classics emotional medium-paced
How to Find What You're Not Looking for by Veera Hiranandani
How to Find What You're Not Looking for
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Veera Hiranandani

How to Find What You're Not Looking for

Veera Hiranandani

7 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction middle grade race emotional hopeful informative medium-paced