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Newbery Award

American  

noun

  1. an annual award for the most distinguished book for juveniles.


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She will serve on the 2016 John Newbery Award Committee where she will help select the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in 2015.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2015

"The Giver," adapted from Lois Lowry's young adult novel, which won the 1994 Newbery Award.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2014

Presented annually by the American Library Association, the Newbery Award is widely regarded as the Pulitzer Prize of children’s literature.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2010

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