Friendship 98 Families 94 African Americans 50 Man-woman relationships 43 Siblings 34 Magic 33 Schools 33 Interpersonal relations 32 Secrecy 30 Sisters 30 Young adult fiction 27 Indians of North America 24 New York (N.Y.) 24 Women 24 Animals 23 American fiction 21 Family secrets 20 Fathers and sons 20 Girls 20 Orphans 20 Missing persons 18 Murder 18 Race relations 18 World War, 1939-1945 18 Best friends 17 Conduct of life 17 Mothers and daughters 17 Female friendship 16 Identity (Philosophical concept) 16 Racism 16 Wit and humor, Juvenile 16 Death 15 Fathers and daughters 15 Grandmothers 15 High schools 15 Teenagers 15 United States History 15 Young women 15 City and town life 14 Dogs 14 Grief 14 Homicide 14 Jews 14 Mothers and sons 14 Children's stories, American 13 Gay men 13 Identity (Psychology) 13 Immigrants 13 Revenge 13 Adultery 12 Human-animal relationships 12 Murder Investigation 12 Teenage girls 12 California 11 England 11 Good and evil 11 Survival 11 Voyages and travels 11 African American women 10 Americans 10 Brothers 10 Cats 10 Folklore 10 Newbery Medal 10 Refugees 10 Storytelling 10 African American families 9 Bears 9 Chinese Americans 9 Contests 9 High school students 9 Islands 9 Kings and rulers 9 Middle school students 9 Quests (Expeditions) 9 Teenage boys 9 Blessing and cursing 8 Boys 8 Children's stories 8 College students 8 Courage 8 England Social life and customs 8 Frontier and pioneer life 8 Grandparent and child 8 Harlem (New York, N.Y.) 8 Journalists 8 Kidnapping 8 Los Angeles (Calif.) 8 Mexican Americans 8 Middle schools 8 Parent and child 8 Single-parent families 8 Social classes 8 Young men 8 Artists 7 Demonology 7 Dragons 7 Dysfunctional families 7 Dystopias 7 Lesbians 7