Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 99 (2020) Nominee
Jasmine Warga
ジャスミン・ワルガ
Jasmine Warga
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-04-24 （Cincinnati, Ohio, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States → Naperville, Illinois, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Children's and YA author
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Affiliations
- Vermont College of Fine Arts (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | — | History and Art History | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Lesley University | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | — | United States |
Northwestern University
History and Art History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Studied history and art history
Lesley University
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Earned an MFA in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Newbery Honor | Other Words for Home | — | Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association) | Newbery Honor |
| 2025 | Young Reader's Choice Award | A Rover's Story | — | Pacific Northwest Library Association | 受賞 |
Newbery Honor
2020
Work:
Other Words for Home
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association)
Result:
Newbery Honor
Young Reader's Choice Award
2025
Work:
A Rover's Story
Organization:
Pacific Northwest Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Heart and Other Black Holes
2015 Young adult novelA YA novel about depressed and suicidal teenagers; inspired by the unexpected death of a close friend.
mental healthidentityfriendship
Here We Are Now
2017 Young adult novelA novel exploring friendship and family relationships.
familyfriendshipcoming of age
Other Words for Home
2019 Children's / middle grade (free verse novel)A free verse middle-grade novel about a Syrian girl who moves to the United States, exploring refugee experience, identity, and family bonds.
immigrationidentityfamily
The Shape of Thunder
2021 Middle grade / children's novelA middle-grade story dealing with memory, time, and friendship.
memoryfriendshiptime
A Rover's Story
2022 Children's novelA children's novel told from the perspective of a dog named Rover; it reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
animal perspectivefamilyadventure
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
2024 Children's novelA children's novel set at a school, based on available summaries.
schoolfriendshipmystery
Bibliography
- My Heart and Other Black Holes
- Here We Are Now
- Other Words for Home
- The Shape of Thunder
- A Rover's Story
- A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- empathetic, emotionally resonant voiceclear and sensitive prose for children and YA audiencesuse of free verse in some works
- Recurring Motifs
- immigration and refugee experiencefamily and bondsidentity and belongingmental health
Legacy
Jasmine Warga is recognized in children's and YA literature for empathetic portrayals of refugee and immigrant experiences; she received a Newbery Honor for Other Words for Home and has published multiple well-received books for young readers.
Trivia
- After college she worked as a sixth-grade science teacher in Texas.
- Born in Cincinnati to an American mother and a Jordanian father.
- Lives in Naperville, Illinois and teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts.