WEDNESDAY, April 1st at 7pm: AN INTERESTING YEAR AT THE NEWBERY'S

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2015 has seen honors given to some very unique books.  Is this the newest movement in literature for the young?  Come and see what Cale shares, and see why it is an especially interesting year:

  • 2015 MEDAL: 
         The Crossover, written by Kwame Alexander 
  • 2015 HONOR: 
    El Deafo
    , written by Cece Bell, illustrated by Cece Bell  & Brown Girl Dreaming, written by Jacqueline Woodson 
You can learn more about the Newbery Medal and honorees past and present Here.

Presented live in voice.

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