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  Books that are set in New York  
     
1931 The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Newbery medal
1931 cover by Elizabeth Coatsworth
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
A poor painter and his cat, Good Fortune
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Japan
Once upon a time
 
     
     
 
1933 Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
Newbery medal
1933 cover by Elizabeth Lewis
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Fu, a 13 year-old boy, and his mother, Fu Be Be
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
China
the 1920s
 
     
     
 
1939 Thimble Summer
Newbery medal
1939 cover by Elizabeth Enright
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Garnet, a 9 year-old girl, and her family
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Wisconsin
the 1900s
 
     
     
 
1943 Adam of the Road
Newbery medal
1943 cover by Elizabeth Janet Gray
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Adam, an 11 year-old boy
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Medieval England
the 13th century
 
     
     
 
1951 Amos Fortune, Free Man
Newbery medal
1951 cover by Elizabeth Yates
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Amos, an African prince who becomes a slave
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Africa and Massachusetts
the 18th century
 
     
     
 
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
 
     
     
 
1966 I, Juan de Pareja
Newbery medal
1966 cover by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
   
     
 
Main characters:
 
 
Juan, a slave, and his master, the painter Velazquez
 
   
 
Time period:
 
 
Spain
the 17th century