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Tag Archives: Newbery Medal
New novels from Newbery winners
Try saying that three times fast! Today, Publishers Marketplace announced that Newbery Medal-winning author Kate DiCamillo‘s next book will come out on September 26, 2013. Titled The Illuminated Adventures of Flora and Ulysses, PM reports that it’s about “joy and … Continue reading
A new book from Newbery winner Rebecca Stead
Have I mentioned how much I love the children’s author Rebecca Stead, winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me? (Why, yes—I have.) I loved everything about that book—setting, main character, the drama surrounding family and friendships, … Continue reading
2012 Youth Media Awards!
Fans of kid lit look forward to the Youth Media Awards every year, in which the American Library Association announces the year’s best children’s book authors and illustrators in a variety of categories. This morning, the awards were announced in … Continue reading
A new novel from Newbery winner Clare Vanderpool
Clare Vanderpool won the 2011 Newbery Medal for her novel Moon Over Manifest—a surprise to a lot of readers, as Vanderpool was a debut author. When I saw her speak at ALA in New Orleans last summer, she had the … Continue reading
7 Questions with . . . Clare Vanderpool AND Erin E. Stead!
After last week’s Newbery and Caldecott announcements at ALA Midwinter, we have been dying to hear from the big winners. Clare Vanderpool won the Newbery Medal for Moon Over Manifest, the Depression-era story of 12-year-old Abilene Tucker, and Erin E. … Continue reading
A few surprises at the ALA Youth Media Awards
Yesterday morning, the American Library Association announced the best books of the year for children and teens. I look forward to this annoucement all year because some of my favorite books of all time are Newbery winners (from Island of … Continue reading
Watch a webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards
Curious about who will receive this year’s Newbery and Caldecott Medals (and Honor distinctions)? In 15 minutes (9:45 a.m. CST), you can watch a live webcast of the awards. Watch the webcast here. I’m rooting for Rita Williams-Garcia’s One Crazy … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
It’s been a fairly slow week of book news, but a couple of blog posts still caught my attention. What posts would you recommend? The Best In Completely Trashy, Guilty-Pleasure Reading Posted by Sadie on Jezebel I got a kick … Continue reading
A ‘When You Reach Me’ movie
Just about everybody on the BookPage staff who has read Rebecca Stead‘s Newbery-winning novel When You Reach Me has raved about it. (I am most guilty, posting here and here—and don’t miss our post-Newbery Q&A with Stead.) I loved spunky … Continue reading
A lovely fairy story for a lucky reader
Last week I spoke to Newbery medalist Laura Amy Schlitz (Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!) about her new release The Night Fairy (Feb. 23 from Candlewick). The middle grade novel tells the story of Flory, a fairy who loses her wings … Continue reading
Rebecca Stead on NYC & winning the Newbery
On January 18, Rebecca Stead won the Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me, a middle-grade novel that’s part mystery, part touching family comedy. The plot centers on Miranda, a sixth grade New Yorker who saves her friend’s life; preps … Continue reading
