A Separate Peace. Oops, I'm the charity case and I accidentally pushed you, Rich Boy, out of a tree! And then you were crippled! AND THEN YOU DIED! Watership D

A Separate Peace. Oops, I'm the charity case and I accidentally pushed you, Rich Boy, out of a tree! And then you were crippled! AND THEN YOU DIED! Watership Down. Three words: creepy rabbit ghosts. Old Yeller. To Kill a Mockingbird. And on and on and on... apparently the way to become respected, Serious Literature for children is to kill people. Or at least characters in your book. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathByNewberyMedal http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathByNewberyMed... This list seriously made me smile but yes, I agree, not HN.