Books!
Some books that I've read, enjoyed, and recommend.  If you're well-versed in these books, I believe you'll detect a trend.

Fiction
Adams, Richard  
Watership Down
Ibid                  
The Plague Dogs
Rawls, Wison    Where the Red Fern Grows
Wallace, Bill       
Beauty
Ibid                 
Totally Disgusting!
Ibid                  
A Dog Called Kitty
Ibid                   The Christmas Spurs
Ibid                  
Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge
Griffith, Helen    
Foxy
Lowry, Lois      
Bridge to Terabithia
Ibid                  
The Giver
Lucado, Max      You are Special (I actually read the story online, not in book format)

Non-Fiction
Mowat,Farley  
Never Cry Wolf
Ibid                
Born Naked
Gary, Paulsen   
Woodsong
Adams, Douglass and Mark Carwardine  
Last Chance to See
Lowry, Lois     
Number the Stars (fictious characters but I believe it is based on actual events)                    
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Here's a list of the Newberry Medal Winners from 1922-2008.  This list doesn't encompass all the wonderful children's books out there, but it does include quite a few.  This list is printable.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/nquick.html




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