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Besides the Newbery Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to leading contenders, called Newbery Honors or Newbery Honor Books; until 1971, these books were called runners-up. As few as zero and as many as eight have been named, but from 1938 the number of Honors or runners-up has been one to five.
From 1971 they have been called Honor Books and their authors have been awarded Newbery Honor citations. For biographies of cited writers see Category:Newbery Honor winners. The Medal was inaugurated in 1922. As few as zero and as many as eight runners-up have been named but from 1938 there have been one to five annual Honors.
Cushman's 1995 novel The Midwife's Apprentice won the Newbery Medal for children's literature, and her 1994 novel Catherine, Called Birdy won a Newbery Honor. [2] She has a bachelor of arts degree in Greek and English from Stanford University and master's degrees in human behavior and museum studies. [3]
Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.
From 1971 their works have been called Honor Books and they have received Newbery Honor citations. For articles about cited books see Category:Newbery Honor–winning works. The Medal was inaugurated in 1922. As few as zero and as many as eight runners-up have been named, but from 1938 there have been one to five annual Honors.
The Medal was inaugurated in 1922 and there have been 103 Medals and winning works through 2024; there are only 97 winning authors because six have won twice. Pages in category "Newbery Medal winners"
The Middle Moffat (1942) – Newbery Honor; The Sun and the Wind and Mr. Todd (1943) Rufus M. (1943) – Newbery Honor; The Hundred Dresses (1944) – Newbery Honor; The Echoing Green (1947) Sleeping Giant and Other Stories (1948) Ginger Pye (1951) – Winner of the Newbery Medal; A Little Oven (1955) Pinky Pye (1958) The Witch Family (1960 ...
Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952) is an American author best known for her fantasy novels and fairy tale retellings. Her 1984 novel The Hero and the Crown won the Newbery Medal as the year's best new American children's book.