John Newbery Medal 2017
Awards
John Newbery Medal 2017
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
On June 22, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section and suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by the children's librarians and Melcher's official proposal was approved by the ALA Executive Board in 1922.
- The winner of the John Newbery Medal is THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON written by Kelly Barnhill.
- Three Newbery Honor Books were also named: FREEDOM OVER ME: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan; THE INQUISITORS' TALE: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog written by Adam Gidwitz and illustrated by Hatem Aly; and WOLF HOLLOW written by Lauren Wolk.
