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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

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Louis Sachar るいす・さっかー Winner

Set 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