John Newbery Medal Winning and Honored Books
First awarded in 1922, The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year. Virginia Hamilton, in 1975, was the first African American writer to win the medal. Learn more about this award at the ALA Website.
Below are the Newbery Winning and Honored books which were written by, or about, people of African descent.
One Book Honored with The Newbery Medal or Honor in 2000
2000 – Newbery Winner
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2000
- Newbery Medal Winner or Honor 2000
Random House Children’s Books (Sep 14, 2004)
Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and when 10-year-old Bud decides to hit the road to find his father, nothing can stop him.