Description: Newberry Honor Award Books / 9 Books. - The Door in the Wall - Matchlock Gun - Great Wheel - The Hundred Dresses - Number the Stars - Amos Fortune - Johnny Tremain - Carry on Mr. Bowditch - Sarah, Plain and Tall - Across Five Aprils Newbery Award and Honor Books in the NLS CollectionThe John Newbery Medal, awarded annually for the most distinguished contribution to juvenile literature, takes its name from the eighteenth-century British bookseller who first conceived of publishing books for children. First presented in 1922 to Hendrick Willem Van Loon for The Story of Mankind, the medal is awarded each year to an author whose work was published during the preceding year and who is a United States citizen. Authors of other countries are eligible only if their books are first published in the U.S. A bronze medal bearing the inscription "For the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" is presented at the annual conference of the American Library Association. A committee of school and children's librarians selects the winner.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Gainesville, Florida
End Time: 2024-03-07T21:47:15.000Z
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Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: The Door in the Wall
Author: Mixed Authors
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