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1984
Fiction:Victor y over Japan: A Book of Storiesby Ellen
Gilchrist
First Work of Fiction:Stones for Ibarraby Harriet
Doerr
Nonfiction:Andrew Jackson and the Course of American
Democracy, 1833-1845by Robert V. Remini

1985
Fiction:White Noiseby Don DeLillo
First Work of Fiction:Easy in the Islandsby Bob
Shacochis
Nonfiction:Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in
the Lives of Three American Familiesby J. Anthony
Lukas

1986
Fiction:World’s Fairby E. L. Doctorow
Nonfiction:Arctic Dreamsby Barry Lopez

1987
Fiction:Paco’s Stor yby Larry Heinemann
Nonfiction:The Making of the Atom Bombby Richard
Rhodes

1988
Fiction:Paris Troutby Pete Dexter
Nonfiction:A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and
America in Vietnamby Neil Sheehan

1989
Fiction:Spartinaby John Casey
Nonfiction:From Beirut to Jerusalemby Thomas L.
Friedman

Newbery Medal for Best Children’s Book of

the Year

1980:A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s

Journal, 1830-1832by Joan W. Blos

1981:Jacob Have I Loved Youby Katherine

Paterson

1982:A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems for

Innocent and Experienced Travelersby Nancy

Willard

1983:Dicey’s Songby Cynthia Voigt

1984:Dear Mr. Henshawby Beverly Cleary

1985:The Hero and the Crownby Robin McKinley

1986:Sarah, Plain and Tallby Patricia MacLachlan

1987:The Whipping Boyby Sid Fleishman

1988:Lincoln: A Photobiographyby Russell

Freedman

1989:Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voicesby Paul

Fleischman

Canadian Library Association Book of the

Year for Children

1980:River Runnersby James Houston

1981:The Violin-Maker’s Giftby Donn Kushner

1982:The Root Cellarby Janet Lunn

1983:Up to Lowby Brian Doyle

1984:Sweetgrassby Jan Hudson

1985:Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbirdby

Jean Little

1986:Julieby Cora Taylor

1987:Shadow in Hawthorn Bayby Janet Lunn

1988:A Handful of Timeby Kit Pearson

1989:Easy Avenueby Brian Doyle

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Literature: Major Literary Awards The Eighties in America