1968 Newbery Award Winner
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Call Number: F K836f 1998ISBN: 0689711816Publication Date: 1998-04-01In this winner of the Newbery Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere—to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away...so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped -- right into a mystery that made headlines!
1968 Newbery Honor Titles
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by
Being the new kid in town isn't easy for Elizabeth until she meets Jennifer--an honest-to-goodness witch! From the moment Jennifer starts sharing her powers with Elizabeth, their secret friendship is sealed. Each Saturday they meet in the park to cast spells and work on their witchcraft. Then just when they think they've perfected their special flying potion, Jennifer and Elizabeth quarrel over the main ingredient. Will it take a magic spell to make them friends again?
Call Number: F K836jISBN: 0440441625Publication Date: 1984-12-01
The Black Pearl by
Ramon has just found a pearl in an oyster he&’s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble a pearl can bring.
Call Number: F Od2bISBN: 0440411467Publication Date: 1996-02-01
The fearsome inn by
Two witches, who practice their evil trade on lost travellers, are banished through the wisdom of a student of the holy cabala, and the power of his magic chalk.
Call Number: F Si639fi 1967
The Egypt Game by
When Melanie Ross and April Hall begin to play the Egypt Game, everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things begin happening to the players. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?
Call Number: F Sn92e 1967ISBN: 0440422256Publication Date: 1985-12-01
