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 60 (1981)

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

Winners

3 people
Katherine Paterson きゃさりん ぱたーそん Winner

Jacob Have I Loved is a 1980 coming of age novel for teenagers and young adults by American author Katherine Paterson. It won the annual Newbery Medal in 1981. The title alludes to the sibling rivalry between Jacob and Esau in the Bible, and comes from Romans 9:13.

Jacob Have I Loved is a 1980 coming of age novel for teenagers and young adults by American author Katherine Paterson.

216 pages
sisterhoodselfhoodgrowthfamily
Jane Langton じぇーん らんぐとん Nominee

The Fledgling is a 1980 children's novel by Jane Langton. The story, set in Concord, Massachusetts, follows a young girl who believes she can fly and explores themes of environmentalism and transcendentalism. It is the fourth book in the Hall Family Chronicles series. The book was a Newbery Honor selection in 1981 and is an American Library Association Notable Children's Book.

The Fledgling is a 1980 children's novel by Jane Langton.

mysteryfantasygrowthallegory
Madeleine L'Engle まどれいん れんぐる Nominee

A Ring of Endless Light is a 1980 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. The book tells of teenager Vicky Austin and her struggle to understand life and significance in the universe as she deals with her dying grandfather, while at the same time finding true romantic love. The title originates from a phrase in the seventeenth-century Welsh poet Henry Vaughan's poem "The World".

A Ring of Endless Light is a 1980 novel by Madeleine L'Engle.

336 pages
death and lossyouthscience and faithcommunication