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Newbery Award & Honor Winners: 1979 Winner & Honorees

A listing of all the award & honor books since 1922.

1979 Newbery Award Winner

The Westing game by Ellen Raskin
Call Number: FIC RAS

ISBN: 0140386645

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

1979 Newbery Honor Titles

The great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Call Number: FIC PAT

ISBN: 0690038372

An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.

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