About The Newbery Medal

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.

The Newbery Award thus became the first children's book award in the world. Its terms, as well as its long history, continue to make it the best known and most discussed children's book award in this country.

Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery.cfm

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman was fantastic! This book is about a young boy who escapes death and is taken in by the folks in a graveyard where he grows up. The man Jack, who murdered his parents, is still out to get him however, and the tension in this story carries throughout the book.

I would definitely read this aloud in a classroom. I would recommend this book to any student, especially a student that loves the Harry Potter series.

*Note - Neil Gaiman is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Coraline.
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