Since 1922, a division of the American Library Association awards the Newberry Medal each year to the top American literature for children. The 2008 winner and honor books were announced earlier this month. They are... drum roll, please...
Winner
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
Honor Books
Elijah Of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmid
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
