On January 22, the ALA (American Library Association) announced all its book awards, and you know I've been anxiously awaiting to find out the winner of the John Newbery Medal.
Drum roll, please...
This year's winner is The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers.
“I’ve read just about every Newbery winner from the last 50 years or so, and my kids grew up reading them, too,” Eggers told The Associated Press in an email Monday. “Last night my kids were telling me how much that golden sticker meant to them as readers, and to have ‘Eyes’ among those books we love so much — it’s just surreal.”
To see a list of all 2024 ALA winners, check out their website HERE.
I'll be ordering one soon to have on the shelves here at WMS. Be on the lookout for it.
