World Literary Awards

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Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal) じょん・にゅーべりー・めだる

Edition 54 (1975)

Children's literature awardEnglish-language children's booksAmerican literature award

Winners

5 people
Virginia Esther Hamilton ばーじにあ はみるとん Winner

Through the eyes of M. C., a boy living on a mountain threatened by strip mining, the novel explores family, pride, and attachment to place.

Through the eyes of M. C., a boy living on a mountain threatened by strip mining, the novel explores family, pride, and attachment to place.

288 pages
children’s literaturecoming-of-agefamily
James Lincoln Collier じぇいむず りんかーん こりあー & くりすとふぁー こりあー Nominee

Set during the American Revolution, the novel traces how war and family loyalty pull two brothers apart.

Set during the American Revolution, the novel traces how war and family loyalty pull two brothers apart.

216 pages
children’s literaturehistorical fictionAmerican Revolution
Bette Jean Greene べっと ぐりーん Nominee

A small-town girl learns about admiration, pride, and independence as she falls for the charming Philip Hall.

A small-town girl learns about admiration, pride, and independence as she falls for the charming Philip Hall.

136 pages
children’s literaturefirst lovecoming-of-age
Elizabeth Marie Pope えりざべす まりー ぽーぷ Nominee

Exiled to a castle, Kate is drawn into a historical fantasy shaped by silence, old lore, and the presence of the fairy folk.

Exiled to a castle, Kate is drawn into a historical fantasy shaped by silence, old lore, and the presence of the fairy folk.

288 pages
historical fantasymedieval settingfairy lore
Ellen Raskin えれん らすきん Nominee

A comic novel about Mona Lisa Figg Newton and her eccentric family, told with humor and a touch of surreal invention.

A comic novel about Mona Lisa Figg Newton and her eccentric family, told with humor and a touch of surreal invention.

16 pages
children’s literaturefamily novelhumor