book cover of Newbery Award Library IV
 

Newbery Award Library IV

(1998)
Maniac Magee, Scorpions And the Move Make the Man
An omnibus of novels by

 
 
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Winner of the 1991 Newberry Medal
What's truth? What's myth? It's hard to know. This is the story of Jeffrey Lionel Magee, a strange, scraggly, homeless kid whose unprecedented athletic feats and speed-of-lightning legs make him a legend. But it's what he does for the town that makes him a hero and gives him a home.
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
A 1989 Newbery Honor book
When Jamal gets into trouble it's his best friend, Tito, who always sees him through. But now his brother's gang is trying to recruit him to lead the Scorpions and Tito's friendship may not be enough. This time Jamal is on his own.
The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks
A 1985 Newbery Honor Book
Jerome Foxworthy thinks he can handle anything, whether in life or on the basketball court. Then he meets Bix Rivers -- moody and difficult, but a great athlete. So Jerome decides to help him out -- to teach Bix his moves. But there's more to Bix than meets the eye, and he's got moves of his own to make.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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