Every book written by an American author or someone living in the United States is eligible. It must also be published in that year in the United States.
Kira-Kira was nominated in 2005. Cynthia Kadohata won the award for it that year.
One book receives the Newbery Medal each year. There may be up to three Newbery Honor books each year.
One book a year can win the Newbery Medal. Up to 5 books a year can earn the Newbery Honor Award.
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.
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.
The Newbery Medal has been awarded every year since 1922. So as of the 2008 medal, it has been awarded 87 times.
It has to be after the end of the year, they have to review all books published in the year. So the award is given out in January.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
The Newbery Medal was proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in the year 1921.
It has to be written by an author who is an American or lives in the US. It also has to be an original work published in the year nominated.
The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.