The Newbery Award is one of the most sought after awards in young adult literature. Your job is to read through the Newbery award web site and answer the following questions

1. What is the Newbery Award?
2. How often is it given?
3. What book was the most recent winner? Be sure to include the author. Explain in your own words what the plot of this book is.
4. Pick one Newbery Book you haven’t read and would like to read and explain why you chose that particular book.

http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Awards_and_Scholarships1/Literary_and_Related_Awards/Newbery_Medal/Newbery_Medal.htm