1. The Newbery Award

2. Newbery Medal named after British bookseller John Newbery (1713- 1767) Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children To the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

3. The Newbery Award The Newbery Award has been given out each year since 1922. There are Honor books named in addition to the Gold Medal winner.

4. Criterion #1 “Committee members need to consider the following: – Interpretation of the theme or concept” Excellence in presenting the main idea of the story

5. Criterion #2 – “Presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization” Excellence in accurate details, a clear storyline, and organization of the story

6. Criterion #3 – “Development of a plot” Excellence in storyline

7. Criterion #4 – “Delineation of characters” Excellence in creating characters for the story

8. Criterion #5 – “Delineation of a setting” Excellence in the choice of the when and where of the story

9. Criterion #6 – “Appropriateness of style.” Excellence in the style of writing

10. Criterion #7 “Committee members must consider excellence of presentation for a child audience.” Is it a good story and appropriate for children?

11. 2010 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

12. 2009 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

13. How can I find the Newbery Medal and Honor Books in our library?

14. Use the OPAC!

15. Select “Literary Prizes” out of the Award Winner menu box.

16. A new drop down menu will appear; find Newbery Medal/Honor from the listing.

17. With the cursor in the search box, press the return/enter key on the keyboard. The results list will appear.

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19. The books are in A-B-C order by the author’s last name.