John Newbery Medal recognizes the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
Four Newbery Honor Books:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
Randolph Caldecott Medal recognizes the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
Robert F. Sibert Medal recognizes the most distinguished informational book for children.
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee StoneProfiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts.
For more information about these books and others that were award winners, check out our Book Ideas page on the Prairie Web site.
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