For Rebecca Stead's "When You Reach Me": And there are echoes of Daniel Pinkwater (for me at least). From the description, I can see that. But Pinkwater never won a Newberry -- but I tend to put that factoid as being to his credit.

48 Book Challenge -- Lizard Music included. Good luck, but what a silly somewhat noxious game.

Pictures "Masterminded by Daniel Pinkwater". A bit maniacal way to describe edited, selected, or...?