The John Newbery Medal is the most prestigious award in the United States that an author of children’s books can receive. It is awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.
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Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
*In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage...
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