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Newbery

American  
[noo-ber-ee, -buh-ree, nyoo-] / ˈnu bɛr i, -bə ri, ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. John, 1713–67, English publisher.


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Judge Freya Newbery said he was at the time an "undiagnosed schizophrenic" who held "paranoid and persecutory delusions".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

For Yang, one of the most egregious examples has been the challenges against Jerry Craft’s Newbery Award-winning graphic novel “New Kid.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

One of them is Ángel Gómez, who has been living in the Jorge Newbery International Airport for two years and has seen how the number of people joining him has soared.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Now a science fiction classic, the novel won the Newbery Medal in 1963.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

“But Flora and Ulysses won the Newbery Medal,” said Marjory.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein