"A Year Down Yonder" won the Newbery Medal for its engaging story, memorable characters, and effective portrayal of life during the Great Depression. It also received praise for its humor, strong sense of place, and well-developed themes of family and community.
A Year Down Yonder was written by Richard Peck. It won the Newbery Award in 2001.
Richard Peck won the 2001 Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a book about a fifteen-year-old girl sent to live with her grandmother in Illinois.
It won the Newbery award in 1999. The book was written by Louis Schar.
Ramona and Her Father won the Newbery Honor award in 1978.
Mary Alice is the protagonist in A Year Down Yonder.
A Year Down Yonder was created in 2000-10.
who are the main characters in the book A year down yonder by Richard Peck
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who are the main characters in the book A year down yonder by Richard Peck
One book a year can win the Newbery Medal. Up to 5 books a year can earn the Newbery Honor Award.
The Newbery Award is awarded once a year, each January, to one children's book.
No The View from Saturday did not get the Newbery Award in 1996. The winner that year was The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman. The View From Saturday won the next year in 1997.