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  Books that are set in New York  
     
1954 ...And Now Miguel
Newbery medal
1954 cover by Joseph Krumgold
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Miguel, a 12 year-old boy, and his family
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
New Mexico
the 1950s
 
     
     
 
1960 Onion John
Newbery medal
1960 cover by Joseph Krumgold
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Andy, a 12 year-old boy, his family, and his friend, Onion John
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
New Jersey
the 1950s
 
     
     
 
1959 The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Newbery medal
1959 cover by Elizabeth George Speare
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Kit, a young woman, and her uncle's family
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Connecticut
the 18th century
 
     
     
 
1962 The Bronze Bow
Newbery medal
1962 cover by Elizabeth George Speare
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Daniel, an orphaned young man, and his sister, Leah
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
the Roman Empire
the 1st century
 
     
     
 
1978 Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery medal
1978 cover by Katherine Paterson
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Jesse, a 10 year-old boy, and his best friend, Leslie
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Virginia
the 1970s
 
     
     
 
1981 Jacob Have I Loved
Newbery medal
1981 cover by Katherine Paterson
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Louise, a 13 year-old girl, and her twin sister, Caroline
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
the Chesapeake Bay region
the 1940s
 
     
     
 
1990 Number the Stars
Newbery medal
1990 cover by Lois Lowry
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Annemarie, a 10 year-old girl, her family, and her friend Ellen
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Denmark
Word War II (the 1940s)
 
     
     
 
1994 The Giver
Newbery medal
1994 cover by Lois Lowry
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Jonas, a 12 year-old boy, and his family
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
an alternate USA
the Future