Add and vote for 2008 American children's and YA books that should win the Newbery Medal in January 2009. The medal is awarded to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year".
2009 Medal Winner:
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2009 Honor Books:
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Savvy by Ingrid Law
After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
Newbery Contenders by Year:
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022
ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024
ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and Honors
2009 Medal Winner:
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2009 Honor Books:
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Savvy by Ingrid Law
After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
Newbery Contenders by Year:
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022
ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024
ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and Honors
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How does Island of the Blue Dolphins qualify?
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I removed a bunch of books that were published before 2008 - only books published during 2008, by writers living in the US, are eligible!
So far I've only read Savvy by Ingrid Law, but it was amazing and definitely gets my vote! I am hoping to read at least 4 more of the books mentioned on this list in the next week or so.
♥ Brigid ♥ wrote: "graveyard book already won the newbery, didn't it?"That's right. I think that it was named as winner on January 26th of this year, but in any case the Newbery vote was definitely announced in late January.
If you are following current Newbery contenders join the Mock Newbery group. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
Hi everyone,I have created a new group called Goodreads All Sorts and I'd love for people to join it or just even just give it a look. It's a group that discusses anything and everything. There will be monthly group reads, movies, and music. There is a folder for everything you could think of. I'd really like if people could spread the word because I'd love for the group to be a success. Here is the link to the group:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...
Thanks very much,
Jack :-)
Hannah wrote: "So were 2009 Newbery Contenders published in 2008? I'm a little confused."That's how the Newberys work. The ALA awards are announced every January or February, to the best books published the previous year.
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