Newbery Medal and Honor Books 2011

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Medal Winner

Moon over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool

 

Honor Books

Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm

Heart of a Samurai
by Margi Preus

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman

One Crazy Summer 
by Rita Williams-Garcia