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Criss Cross (novel)
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Criss Cross is a novel by Lynne Rae Perkins
that won the 2006 Newbery Medal
for excellence in children's literature. It followed the character Debbie from her previous novel All Alone in the Universe, but introduced several new characters, primarily her neighborhood friends Hector, Lenny and Phil.
Lynne Rae Perkins
Lynne Rae Perkins is a Newbery Medal winning American writer and illustrator of books for children.Her novel Criss Cross, winner of the 2006 Newbery Medal, is a book of vignettes, illustrations, photographs, and poems about a group of four small town teenagers."Writing in a wry, omniscient...
that won the 2006 Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
for excellence in children's literature. It followed the character Debbie from her previous novel All Alone in the Universe, but introduced several new characters, primarily her neighborhood friends Hector, Lenny and Phil.