Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal) じょん・にゅーべりー・めだる
Edition 33 (1954)
Children's literature awardEnglish-language children's booksAmerican literature award
Winners
1 peopleA story set in a small rural community that follows the growth and conflict of the young shepherd Miguel. It carefully portrays a protagonist torn between family, tradition, responsibility to work, and his own dreams.
A quiet coming-of-age story about a boy caught between family expectations and his own dreams.
245 pages
growing upfamilycultureresponsibility