Newbery Award

2019 Medal Winner, Newbery Award

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Newbury Award – 2019 Medal Winner Merci Suárez Changes Gears, written by Meg Medina, published by Candlewick Press. Using humor and grace, Merci, a charming and plucky protagonist, cycles through life’s challenges with the support of her inter-generational family. This richly nuanced novel tackles the complexity of navigating a multicultural identity amidst changing family dynamics.  “Meg … Read more

2019 Honor Book, Newbery Award

The Book of Boy

Newbury Award – 2019 Honor Book The Book of Boy, written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, illustrated by Ian Schoenherr, and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.  From Murdock’s first line, readers are swept into an epic quest across Europe in 1350 with Boy and a mysterious pilgrim, adventuring to recover seven relics … Read more

2019 Honor Book, Newbery Award

The Night Diary

Newbury Award – 2019 Honor Book The Night Diary, written by Veera Hiranandani and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House (originally published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House). Following introspective Nisha and her family as they flee their homeland for an … Read more

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