Big fan of a lot of children's Newberry books - recs?

[Storygamer88]

Tried to post a link to newberries but my account won't let me, sorry.

I love children's books and want to try more of these (or Newberry honors if you have recs for them). I've already read a good few on the list but wanna hear what people think are good for my tastes.

The ones I've read and liked include Holes, Tale of Desperaux, Maniac Magee, Dear Me Henshaw, The Westing Game, Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, From the Mixed up files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler and probably some others. Some non Newberry books I've read and enjoyed were by author's like Roald Dahl, Louis Sachar, Beverly Clearly, Jerry Spinelli, Judy Blume, JK Rowling, Andrew Clements and a few others.

My favorite genre is mystery then probably some sort of adventure or hero/superhero story. I prefer male protagonists if possible.

Dislike stories about race/ethnicity and fantasy/scifi - I want something more grounded in real life but fun. Any thoughts are appreciated - thanks!

-- 06 Jun 2017, 17:57 --

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I wanted to add the link to Newberry Awards List now: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bo ... dalwinners

[dreamalittledream]

I was going to say, hands down, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman but you don't enjoy fantasy. Then Holes which you have already read. haha Anyways, you may like the book Wringer by Jerry Spinelli but it won the Newbery Honor award and not the gold medal. I wish I could be more helpful. Good Luck!

[Maggie G]

I have similar taste, and I really enjoyed Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. It’s older—probably at least 30 years old, but I think it has aged pretty well.