Newbery series

Set in the poverty-stricken South of 1933, tells the story of a Black family's struggle to hold onto the land they have owned for three generations.

The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virinia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

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

"Jean Fritz recalls her childhood in China, her special relationship with her beloved AMAH, her adventures with her best friend, and shares the feelings of alienation that came of being an American attending a British school in China.".