A Newbery Honor Collection: Four Classic John Newbery Honor Books: The Black Pearl / On My Honor / Catherine, Called Birdy / The Wednesday Wars

by Scott O'Dell, Gary D. Schmidt, Karen Cushman

This lovely library of stellar Newbery Honor–winning novels features four favorite Scott O’Dell’s The Black Pearl (1968), Marion Dane Bauer’s On My Honor (1987), Karen Cushman’s Catherine, Called Birdy (1995), and Gary D. Schmidt’s Wednesday Wars (2008). All four are the latest paperback editions with updated covers, and the set makes a wonderful gift for the voracious reader. Pair with the Newbery Collection boxed set!
 
Praise for The Black
“Reverberates with . . . proud admiration of the courage of the human spirit.” – Publishers Weekly Praise for On My
“A powerful, soul-stirring novel told simply and well.” – Booklist, starred review Praise for Catherine, Called
“Superb historical fiction.” – School Library Journal, starred review Praise for The Wednesday
“Schmidt...makes the implausible believable and the everyday momentous...a gentle, hopeful, moving story.” – Booklist, starred review

692 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2012

About the author

Scott O'Dell was an American author celebrated for his historical fiction, especially novels for young readers. He is best known for Island of the Blue Dolphins, a classic that earned the Newbery Medal and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film. Over his career he wrote more than two dozen novels for young people, as well as works of nonfiction and adult fiction, often drawing on the history and landscapes of California and Mexico. His books, including The King’s Fifth, The Black Pearl, and Sing Down the Moon, earned him multiple Newbery Honors and a wide readership. O'Dell received numerous awards for his contribution to children’s literature, among them the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Regina Medal. In 1984, he established the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction to encourage outstanding works in the genre.