Then John Newbery Medal [2]is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. When You Reach Me [3]written by Rebecca Stead is the 2010 Newbery Medal winner.
Four Newbery Honor Books were also named:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice [4]
by Phillip Hoose,
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate [5]
by Jacqueline Kelly,
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon [6]
by Grace Lin and
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg [7]
by Rodman Philbrick.
List of the Winners of all Children's Book Awards [8]announced by the American Library Association on January 18, 2010.
