Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal) じょん・にゅーべりー・めだる
Edition 78 (1999)
Children's literature awardEnglish-language children's booksAmerican literature award
Winners
1 peopleSet in a dry correctional camp in Texas, the novel follows Stanley Yelnats as he uncovers a mystery that connects past and present. Family curse, friendship, and justice intersect in a modern children's classic.
A story about boys digging holes that slowly untangles generations of fate.
264 pages
children's literaturefriendshipjusticefamily cursecoming of age