And Now Miguel

Definitely one of the weirder Newbery winners. This book is about Miguel, one of many sons in a New Mexico shepherding family. Miguel is 12 and really wants to be a vital member of his working family but struggles with recognition and validation from his father.

I'm here for the unusual plot. Definitely enjoyed the locale, not sure I'd ever read a book about Taos before. The dad in this book was a dismissive prick and it was hard to read through those scenes at times. But this book was written in 1953 so I'm hardly surprised.

if you're reading this book, you're probably an adult reading through every Newbery winner like me, but I'd be hard pressed to find an 11-12 year old whose attention was held by this.