The Newbery award went to... The Crossover by Kwame Alexander!
Which was also recognized with a Coretta Scott King author honor award
You'll find the guide for this book here.
In the 83 years of Newbery history, the award has gone to a book of poetry FOUR times (A Visit to William Blake’s Inn, Joyful Noise, Out of the Dust, and Good Masters! Sweet Ladies), so it's especially exciting to see a book of POETRY get this recognition.
- Coretta Scott King Author Award
- Sibert Honor Award
To reiterate, the Coretta Scott King Author award went to Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson.
Coretta Scott King author honor awards went to:
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson
4 comments:
I've read CROSSOVER and it is one of the BEST books in verse I've ever read. It had me laughing, and crying. The twist at the end hit me like a raging elephant. All I could think was, how did I miss that? Isn't it wonderful and poetic with layered meanings. I SO did NOT want the book to be over when I got to the end. This honor is so well deserved. The committee did a great job.
SO happy for these AMAZING poet authors. Hooray for them! Hooray for us all!
I love THE CROSSOVER, though it broke my heart. Great awards announcements this morning:>)
Great news for poetry!
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