Clayton Byrd Goes Underground is another Newbery contender. Clayton loves playing the blues with his grandfather. When his grandfather dies, Clayton feels lost. Clayton feels his grandfather is still close when he plays his harmonica and wears his grandfather's porkpie hat. But when Clayton's mother sells the rest of this grandfather's things in a garage sale, Clayton has a hard time letting it go and lets grief overtake him.  A powerful novel of loss, family and love that readers will not soon forget!