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Award Winning Books
100 books that have won the Newbery or Caldecott awards, or other literary awards for the best children's literature, organized by reading level and title.
You may purchase here from either Sonlight or Amazon.
Here's a quick reading assessment to give to your child if you aren't sure which level books they could read.
LEVEL 2
Frog and Toad are back with more silly adventures. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 3
The year is 1291, and Walter is the twelve-year-old son of William Tell, the greatest bowman in the land of Uri. Walter lives happily in the remote heights of the Alpine Mountains, caring for his family's goat herd and practicing his marksmanship in the hopes of making his father proud. But as the end of the year approaches, Walter's peaceful life is shaken as his country enters a revolution, and Walter must carry a secret that could threaten the life of the father he loves so dearly. Check Amazon.
Jonathan goes to get "the biggest pot you ever laid eyes on" — on the other side of Hemlock Mountain. Check Amazon.
When Belle Prater disappears, her son Woodrow moves in with his grandparents, right next door to his cousin Gypsy and her family. Check Amazon.
Anne is lonely when her family moves to the Pennsylvania frontier . . . until a special evening when a stranger comes to dinner. Check Amazon.
Eight-year old Sarah journeys into the wilderness with her father ž and ends up alone! Based on a true story. Check Amazon.
Chester, a cricket from Connecticut, moves into the Bellinis' Newspaper Stand in New York City. Check Amazon.
Wanda Petronski tells classmates she has a hundred dresses of all varieties in her closet at home. So why does she always wear the same old worn dress to school? The teasing that follows seems harmless, but it's not. Check Amazon.
Winner of the National Parenting Publication Honors award. All about the zillions of wonderful beads, beasties and thingamabobs you can make, and then bake to permanence, with polymer clay. A rainbow of one-ounce clay bricks is included. Check Amazon.
A ten-year-old boy saves his family from raiding Indians during the French and Indian war. A delightful, heart-thumping story. Beautifully illustrated. Check Amazon.
Fictional account of a true story about an "uncatchable" mare named Phantom and her colt, Misty. Check Amazon.
A classic, absolutely impossible tall tale about a house painter who keeps some penguins in his fridge. [My mother used to laugh so hard she's cry when she read this to us!] Check Amazon.
A delightful story about a boy who rescues a sweet young dragon from her enemies through the judicious use of the unlikely items he has stored in his knapsack. Check Amazon.
Award-winning story of a frontier American widower who advertises for a wife . . . and gets Sarah. Poignant. Beautiful. Check Amazon.
A delightful story about a young Dutch boy who gets a rabbit from his grandfather. Check Amazon.
Caldecott Honor Book recounts the story of the Pilgrims from the time they left England on the Mayflower through the first Thanksgiving celebration. Told from the perspective of children, yet with careful attention to accuracy. Check Amazon.
A prince who has to learn the hard way what makes for true character. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 4
The heartwarming story of a kindly dog's courage in the face of misunderstanding and false accusation. Check Amazon.
ALA Notable Book. Five traditional Nigerian tales retold and beautifully illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. Check Amazon.
The amazing true story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War spy who masqueraded as everything from a slave to a Southern gentleman. Check Amazon.
Children's Book Award. A Japanese boy must face life after escaping a tidal wave that destroys his family and village. A powerful story of perseverance through tragedy. Check Amazon.
Set against the backdrop of the Depression, ten-year-old Bud's search for his father creates laugh-out-loud humor, hits the high notes of jazz, and sounds the deeper this challenging era. Check Amazon.
The adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. Check Amazon.
A legendary adventure story of how Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of Hibueru, a Polynesian people, conquers his fear of the sea and proves he isn't a coward. Beautifully told. Check Amazon.
A little cat and his master, a compassionate artist, bring about a special Buddhist miracle. Check Amazon.
Heartwarming story about a little girl, a selfless spider and "the world's greatest pig. Check Amazon.
Momo, a young Tibetan girl, chases the man who stole her Lhasa terrier--from high in the Himalayas to the Bengal plains and the city of Calcutta. Stunning introduction to landscapes, peoples and customs of which most of us are wholly unaware. Exciting and thought-provoking! Check Amazon.
This Newbery Medal winning story, set in medieval times, is about a boy who learns his own strength when he saves the castle and discovers there is more than one way to serve his king. Check Amazon.
Set in Paris, the story of an old hobo whose heart and life become entangled with a fatherless family in search of a home. A thoroughly delightful story told with humor and warmth. Check Amazon.
Delightful tale of intrigue about an exceptionally intelligent dog and his devoted human owners. Check Amazon.
Engrossing story about the first — and largest — Ferris Wheel ever built. Check Amazon.
Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake. Check Amazon.
In 1947, a Chinese girl comes to Brooklyn, where she starts to feel at home and to make friends when she discovers baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Check Amazon.
Touching story of a young girl and her brother who set out to find their mother "somewhere" in the city of Johannesburg. A sensitive introduction to some of the inequities and injustices one can find today in countries all over the world. Check Amazon.
This is the compelling story of Myax, a girl searching for answers in a bleak landscape that at first glance would seem to hold nothing. Check Amazon.
The true story of a young boy who trained the first all-American (but now world-famous) Morgan horse. Check Amazon.
A warm story about an asocial recluse who finally wins friends when he builds and moves into a cottage in the forest. Check Amazon.
A touching story about a Chinese boy who fails his fishing village's traditional test of manhood. Will he ever find a place in society considering his fear of the sea? Check Amazon.
Ronnie and his aunt tend the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation. Ronnie loves living in the lighthouse, but the days go by, and the keeper doesn't return. A simple but pleasurable Christmas story for all ages. Check Amazon.
Dad has returned from World War II a changed man: withdrawn, touchy, unable to work. The family moves back to the family farm where dad gets the healing he needs. Check Amazon.
A young farm boy and his sheep grow up together. Touching, beautifully crafted, thought-provoking. Check Amazon.
The touching Newbery Honor story about a boy and the dog he loves. Set during frontier days in the Texas hill country. Check Amazon.
A modern-day, wooden toy Indian in a canoe travels throughout the Great Lakes region before arriving in the Atlantic. Text and illustrations provide a vivid geographic and historical picture of the region. Check Amazon.
A realistic story of a Tennessee mountain boy who, during the Civil War, comes to realize that war is terrible no matter where one's sympathies lie. Check Amazon.
The charming story of a boy and his mischievous pet raccoon and the event-filled year they experience together in the Wisconsin backwoods of the early 1900s. Check Amazon.
The mountainous island of Capri has a mystery and it takes the innkeeper's son, Michele, and three foreigners to get to the bottom of it.
Beautifully written Newbery Honor story of a teen aged girl who is confronted by the challenges of life as a female member of the Navaho nation in the mid-1860s. Check Amazon.
A proud, poor family overcomes nature and feuding neighbors to become strawberry farmers. Check Amazon.
A winner about a mid-American farm family in the early 20th century. Check Amazon.
An inventive scientist lands on Krakatoa only days before the volcano blows. Check Amazon.
Touching classic about citizens of a Dutch town who come to know each other as they "bring back the storks. Check Amazon.
An award winning story of a young boy who lived in China during the perilous 1920s. Marvelous introduction to Chinese culture and thought. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 5
Fascinating, overwhelmingly realistic fictional story of a boy who helped build the greatest clipper ship ever — The Flying Cloud — and then helped sail her around the Horn. Check Amazon.
Award-winning collection of poems presents everyday objects in a thought-provoking new light. Frost, for instance, is likened to a jungle plant with "lacy fronds and plumes and tendrils." Check Amazon.
Born the son of an African king, Amos Fortune was captured by slave traders in 1725, brought to America and sold at auction. Check Amazon.
The exciting story of a 16-year old boy who is determined to conquer the last unconquered summit in the Alps ž the very mountain on which his father died fifteen years before. Check Amazon.
A Depression-era story about a girl who longs for a home of her own. Check Amazon.
Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this is the dramatic story of a young Jewish rebel who is won over by the gentle teachings of Jesus. A wonderful story. Check Amazon.
Left an orphan shortly after her family arrives in the New World, young Marguerite is "Bound-out" for six years to serve the Sargent family in exchange for food, shelter and clothing. Will she have the courage to overcome the trials facing her during the hungry winter of 1743? Check Amazon.
Fascinating true story of the poor apprentice who, shortly after the American Revolution, transformed navigation from an art to a precise science. Bowditch wrote a book that is still a standard reference among mariners. Check Amazon.
Insightful Newbery Honor story about cowboy life in Argentina in the mid-20th century. Check Amazon.
Amazing true story of how one man's diplomacy and cultural sensitivity opened the doors of a previously impermeable culture. Well written. Fascinating illustrations. Check Amazon.
As he tries to come to terms with his mother's death, Vernon finds solace in his growing relationship with the neighborhood outcasts, a "crazy" lady named Maxine and her retarded son Ronald. Check Amazon.
Claudia and her brother Jamie run away from home . . . and find themselves caught in a mystery that makes headlines. Check Amazon.
A few citizens of an imaginary village dare to question some long-held but false beliefs in the community...and are ostracized as a result. Check Amazon.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A Chinese boy is separated from his family and is "adopted" by sixty American airmen. Great story! Check Amazon.
Delightful Newbery Honor story of what happened to a twelve year old white girl who was captured by Seneca Indians in 1758. Check Amazon.
A moving and unforgettable story inspired by the true story of an Indian girl who spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California in the early 1800s. Check Amazon.
A young apprentice silversmith is caught up in the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. An exciting story, winner of the Newbery Award. Check Amazon.
A winning story of an Arabian horse from North Africa and his adventures in France and England. Check Amazon.
Multiple award-winner. The loving memories of the author's childhood in a Vietnamese hamlet. Includes fascinating information on customs, folklore, animals, and a different philosophy of life. Check Amazon.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Magee awes his friends with unbelievable feats. Check Amazon.
Multiple award winner. Jiro, son of a starving puppet maker in 18th Century Japan, runs away from home to apprentice himself to the master of the Hanaza puppet theater ... and finds himself in the midst of a Robin Hood intrigue. Fascinating introduction to Japanese culture. Check Amazon.
A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture. Check Amazon.
Sam Gribley, tired of living in a crowded New York City apartment, runs away to the Catskill Mountains. Check Amazon.
The story of a Danish family's role in subverting their Nazi oppressor's evil designs. A gripping, moving story. Check Amazon.
Multiple award-winner. A devastating, first-person story of the Chinese Cultural Revolution under Chairman Mao in the late '60s. Check Amazon.
The history of America at sea is imaginatively presented through the travels of Seabird, a carved ivory gull. Check Amazon.
A story of a young Inca boy's initiation into Inca secrets. A wonderful story of ancient Peruvian culture. Check Amazon.
A white boy in the Maine wilderness is rescued by an Indian chief. This is the
inspiring story of the boy's friendship with the chief's son. Check Amazon.
Eighteen-year-old Chris spends a winter with his grandfather in a cabin in Minnesota. In the spring they harvest timber and float it down the Mississippi. Poignant. Check Amazon.
Four friends from a class of social outcasts attempt to win an Academic Bowl with the help of their encouraging teacher. Check Amazon.
A girl who was raised in luxury in the Caribbean struggles to adjust to Puritan New England. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 6
A heartwarming story about the son of a traveling minstrel who is separated from his father and forced to live by his wits and music. Check Amazon.
When Halima and Atiyah were babies, they were pledged in marriage. Now Atiyah has been sent away, a political pawn in a war between Beduin tribes in 1302. An award-winning story that highlights and sensitively portrays unfamiliar and ancient cultural values and practices. Check Amazon.
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a Chinese boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Check Amazon.
A 14-year old girl's life unfolds in journal entries from 1830-1832. Check Amazon.
A foster girl learns what true love is and what it means to belong. Check Amazon.
Juan de Pareja is slave to the great artist Velazquez. De Pareja learns to paint in secret and ends up having some of his paintings hung in art museums. An engaging story based on real people. Check Amazon.
Beautifully written text combined with photos bring Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War President, very much to life. Check Amazon.
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse, must move her family or face death. She turns to some escaped genetically mutated rats for help. Check Amazon.
Billie Jo, a 14-year-old girl caught in the Oklahoma dust storms of the 1930s, reveals the grim realities of a life lived in that time and place. Check Amazon.
A farm boy joins the Union army, is sent to spy on Rebels, and then finds himself in sympathy with those whose cause he has been sent to betray. Check Amazon.
Multiple award winner. The riddle of the Mona Lisa is solved in a most ingenious reconstruction of the middle years of Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential Renaissance Man. Fiction, yet based on the known facts of Leonardo's life. An absolute delight. Check Amazon.
Son of the greatest bullfighter in Spain, Manolo Olivar wonders whether he should go along with the townspeople's plans for him to follow in his father's footsteps. At the moment of truth, he makes his decision. A moving story about a boy's growth toward manhood. Check Amazon.
Set in a Southern sharecroppers' community at the turn of the century. A poetically beautiful book about justice, injustice and overcoming the deepest hardships in life. Check Amazon.
The only mystery story ever to win the Newbery Medal! Sixteen players are possible heirs to Sam Westing's fortune . . . and all of them are suspects in the case of his curious demise. The one who discovers the villain's identity wins $200 million; the losers lose all. A pleasurable read. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 7
An interesting look not only at Lincoln, but at the broader 19th century world in which he lived. Check Amazon.
An astonishing story about growing up, about love and disappointment. Check Amazon.
Ranofer, an orphan in ancient Egypt, who desires nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps as a goldsmith, is forced into a life that he despises. A story of suspense and action in which Egyptian life from impoverished hovel to magnificent palace is dramatically portrayed. Check Amazon.
This classic not only provides the reader with a true biography of the great American, but a view of the world in which he lived. Marvel at the lives of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick the Great, Voltaire, Napoleon, Catherine of Russia, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton and many others. The political, industrial, and scientific revolutions of the 1700s come to life as never before. Laced with vivid illustrations and carefully researched maps and charts. Check Amazon.
Jerome Foxworthy tells the story of his friend, a white boy named Bix. Basketball--played straight or with fakes--becomes an allegory for life. Engrossing. Brilliantly written. Check Amazon.
Joseph Charnetski is under oath to protect the Great Tarnor Crystal. The Tartars try to steal it and Joseph and his family seek refuge in medieval Krakow. An exciting adventure set in the late Middle Ages. Check Amazon.
A deep, exquisitely-textured story, full of symbolism, about a Native American 13-year-old girl, her parents and grandparents, and about relationships, living and dying. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 8
In a nameless utopian community in a future time, everything is under control. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out as Receiver. He is to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pains and pleasures of life-all the realities that can cause passions and upset within the community. And so the Giver teaches Jonas about color, the sun, snow, mountains, love, war, death.... And the revelation overwhelms Jonas. Horrified, he plots escape to "Elsewhere," a step he hopes will return these and other, more important memories to all the people. Check Amazon.
Louise knows that she should be proud of her beautiful twin Caroline. But she is convinced that, ever since they were born, Caroline has done nothing but take from her: their parents' love, Louise's hopes for an education, even her best and only friend. That is the way things appear to Louise. But is it the truth? A book that will challenge many teenagers who perceive themselves as unloved. Check Amazon.
LEVEL 9
Multiple award-winner. A stunning tale of cultural pressures felt by a Cambodian girl who finds herself a refugee in late 20th Century United States. Check Amazon.
Nobel Prize."One of the greatest and most socially significant novels of the twentieth century." Indelibly captures America during the Great Depression through the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma farm family forced to migrate to the land of promise, California. Out of their trials and repeated collisions with the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots, Steinbeck creates a landmark novel that is, at once, intense, tragic, and stirring. Check Amazon.
Pulitzer Prize. One of the most popular American dramas of all time, Our Town recalls three time periods in the life of residents of a small Connecticut town. It calls us to focus on the "little things" of life. Check Amazon.
The author writes a true-to-life fictionalized autobiography of his mother--a young Armenian girl in Turkey during the "other" 20th century Holocaust that was prelude to Stalin, Hitler, and others. Check Amazon.
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