1990 Newbery Award Winner
Number the Stars by Call Number: F L955n 1989ISBN: 0395510600Publication Date: 1989-04-24As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war. Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
1990 Newbery Honor Titles
Afternoon of the Elves by
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.
Call Number: F L689a 1989ISBN: 0531058379Publication Date: 1989-09-01
Shabanu by
"This first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA books to appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistani setting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child rings authentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and her sister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she will eventually lose her betrothed and be promised to a wealthy landowner to settle a feud. The richness and tragedy of a whole culture are reflected in the fate of this girl's family. Through an involving plot Staples has given readers insight into lives totally different from their own, but into emotions resoundingly familiar."--(starred)Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.  
Call Number: F St27sISBN: 0394948157Publication Date: 1989-10-07
The Winter Room by
A quiet novel about an 11-year-old boy growing up on a farm in Minnesota.
Call Number: F P285wi 1989ISBN: 0531084396Publication Date: 1989-10-01
