NEW YORK — Erin Entrada Kelly’s “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and the approaching millennium of the year 2000, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s ...

The Newbery Medal has been the gold standard in children's literature for more than eight decades. Jan. 26, when the annual winner is announced, bookstores nationwide will sell out, libraries will ...

Amina Luqman-Dawson's "Freewater," a middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book. Doug Salati's "Hot Dog ...

Millions of Americans tune into award shows like the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys every single year. Yet, you may not know that the Newbery Medal predates all of them — and this great literary ...

The beloved children’s literary prize, The Newbery Medal, will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, and the Jefferson Parish Library has many of the award-winning titles available for patrons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Erin Entrada Kelly's “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and the approaching millennium of the year 2000, has won the John Newbery Medal for the ...

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — In 2022, The Newbery is celebrating its 100th anniversary and has honored five books. Just one received the Newbery Medal and that one -- titled The Last Cuentista -- belongs to an ...

This cover image released by Little, Brown for Young Readers shows "Freewater" by Amina Luqman-Dawson, winner of the John Newbery Medal for the years best childrens book. Luqman-Dawson also won the ...

“The Last Cuentista,” by Donna Barba Higuera, won the John Newbery Medal for Children’s Literature on Monday. The book, which blends science fiction and Mexican folklore, is the 100th book to receive ...

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 21 -- The story of an orphan living under a bridge in 12th-century Korea won top honors in children's literature today from the American Library Association. "A Single Shard," by ...