Jean Craighead George won the Newbery Medal for Julie of the Wolves in 1973.
She won the Newbery Honour for My Side of the Mountain in 1960.
Jean Craighead George won several awards for her children's books, including the Newbery Medal for "Julie of the Wolves" and the Newbery Honor for "My Side of the Mountain." She also received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1991 for her substantial contributions to children's literature.
The 1973 Medal Winner was Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, published by Harper.The 1973 Honor Books were Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel, published by Harper; The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss, published by Crowell; and, The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, published by Atheneum.
The runners-up to the Newbery Medal are called Newbery Honor recipients.
This link will take you to the American Library Association's site, with a list of the Newbery Medal and Honor books in alphabetical order by title.
One book receives the Newbery Medal each year. There may be up to three Newbery Honor books each year.
The Newbery Medal is named for John Newbery, an 18th century publisher of children's books.
It is not. The Newbery Medal is only awarded to children's books.
No, they are not even close to being Newbery quality.
You can win a Newbery Medal by writing a children's book and having it selected by the ALA (American Library Association) panel of voters that choose what books win the Newbery Medal each year.
All Newbery contenders must be published in the US.
Yes because you don't see many books with a newbery honor.
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.