Newbery Award Library II

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This boxed set contains Trophy paperback editions of ...and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold; Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson; Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan; and The Wheel On The School by Meindert Dejong ...and Now Miguel JOSEPH KRUMGOLDTwelve-year-old Miguel Chavez wants, above all else, to go with the men in his family on long, hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. He believes he will then be happy — until he learns that wishes, even when they come true, may have unexpected consequences.Bridge to Terabithia KATHERINE PATERSONThe only place Jess Aaron feels at peace is Terabithia, the imaginary kingdom he and his best friend, Leslie, escape to every afternoon. Then Leslie is killed in a terrible accident, and Jess must summon all the courage and love she has given him to come to terms with painful reality.Sarah, Plain and Tall PATRICIA MAcLACHLAN A CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW BOOKIt's lonely and quiet for Anna and Caleb Witting in their house on the prairie since their mother died. So Papa puts an ad in the paper asking for a wife, and Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton answers. How she and the Wittings build a family relationship is a tender story about the magic of every day life.The Wheel on the School MEINDERT DE JONGWhy do the storks no longer come to nest in the little, Dutch fishing village of Shora? Lina and the other schoolchildren wonder how they can bring the storks back. Then they set out to makethe impossibly impossible come true, in a moving story about the power of a shared dream.