1939
No, it received a Newbery Honor which are like the runner ups for the Newbery Medal.
"Bud, Not Buddy" received the Newbery Medal in the year 2000.
An author is given the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to American children's literature.
Sounder was written by William Armstrong. It won the Newbery in 1970.
Winners of a Newbery Award don't actually receive a monetary award; the "prize" comes in the form of national recognition and greatly increased royalty checks, as books that have received the Newbery Award sell in greater numbers after receiving the award than they did before.
One book receives the Newbery Medal each year. There may be up to three Newbery Honor books each year.
Yes, the book "Old Yeller" received a Newbery Honor in 1957, but did not win the Newbery Medal.
Newbery Medal was created in 1922.
Bridge to Terabithia won the Newberry Medal
The runners-up to the Newbery Medal are called Newbery Honor recipients.
No, it was published in 1961 and Island of the Blue Dolphins won that year
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.