Miracles on Maple Hill
Sorensen, Virginia
Sierra LeRoy
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
07-02
Characters: Marly
Characters: Joe
Characters: Mr. Chris
Characters: Lee and Dale
Setting
Summary
The Award
The Newbery Award is an award given by the Association for Library Service to children. The award is given to the author of "the most distiguished contribution to the American literature for children." The Newbery award was named after John Newbery, an 18th century English publisher of juvenile books. The idea for this award was proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in 1921. The first children's book award in the world is the Newbery Award, and is 1 out of 2 of the most prestigious awards or children's literature in the U.S. The winner is announced every January. Every book considered must be written by a U.S. citizen or resident and must be published or simultaneously in the U.S. in English during the preceding year. The Newbery Award was established on June 22, 1921, and the first award was awarded the following year: 1922. The award was named afte John Newbery because he made it a priority to create specifically children books. The actual medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan. The first Newbery Award was awarded to Henderick Willem van Loon with his book, "The Story of Mankind." The 2014 Newbery Award was awarded to Kate Dicomillo with her book, "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures."