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In what year was the first Newbery Medal given to?

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The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.

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In what year was the first Newbery Medal given?

The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922.


What was the first year the Newbery was given?

The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922 by the American Library Association.


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The first Newbery Medal was given in 1922 to "The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik Willem van Loon.


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The Newbery Medal was proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in the year 1921.


What year was the first Newbery Medal given?

The first year was in 1922. Hendrik Willem van Loon won it for The Story of Mankind.


What year was the Newbery Medal first awarded?

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A book is chosen to win the Newbery Medal because the committee believe it is the most outstanding American children's literature of the year.


Did Mark Twain write a newbery if he did what was the title?

No. The Newbery Medal is awarded for books published in that year. The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922. Mark Twain died in 1910.


What month is Newbery Medal medal handed out?

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