John Newbery Medal Winning and Honored Books
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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
List Price: $8.99
Random House Children’s Books (Sep 14, 2004)
Middle Grade, Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
ISBN: 9780553494105Publisher: Penguin Random House
Book Description:
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.
