The book was titled "King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry
The 2011 Newbery Award winner was Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.
The 2008 Newbery Award winner was Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz.
Avi
Chantelle Newbery's birth name is Chantelle Lee Newbery.
Robert Newbery's birth name is Robert Frederick Newbery.
Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was for his book Island of the Blue Dolphin. It's a good book, which is why it won.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery, an English publisher who brought popularity to children's literature.
Avi won the Newbery Medal in 2003. The name of the book was Crispin: The Cross of Lead.
Bea Winner's birth name is Beatrice Winner.
Jeff Winner's birth name is Jeffrey Paul Winner.
Michael Winner's birth name is Michael Robert Winner.
Although a very prolific author of popular series such as Geronimo Stilton and Thea Stilton, Elisabetta Dami doesn't have any Literary Awards to her name that I can find.