2008 Newbery Medal and Honor Books
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Newbery Medal for Best Book: | Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, Susan Patron, written by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candelwick) |
Newbery Honor Books: | Elijah of Buxton, Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic) |
The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion) | |
Feathers, Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam) |
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