After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
2009 Newbery Honor Titles
The Underneath
by
Kathi Appelt; David Small (Illustrator)
An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
Call Number: Fic A646u
ISBN: 9781416950585
Publication Date: 2008
The Surrender Tree
by
Margarita Engle
Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.
Call Number: 811.54 E58s
ISBN: 9780805086744
Publication Date: 2008
Savvy
by
Ingrid Law
Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--A magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
Call Number: Fic L415s
ISBN: 9780803733060
Publication Date: 2008
After Tupac and D Foster
by
Jacqueline Woodson
In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live.