Newbery Medal Winner Books
The John Newbery Medal has celebrated the finest works of American children’s literature since 1922. Named after 18th century British bookseller John Newbery, the Newbery Medal, or Newbery for short, was introduced in 1921 by Frederic G. Melcher, editor of Publisher’s Weekly magazine, to encourage original, creative storytelling in children’s literature. He wanted to emphasize that children’s books deserved the same recognition as poetry, plays, and novels. He wanted to help librarians who spend their lives trying to give the best books to the children The Newbery Medal was the world’s first children’s book award, and it is still awarded annually. In 1922, the first was won by Hendrik Willem van Loon for his book The Story of Mankind, and in 2026, Renée Watson received the award for her novel All the Blues in the Sky.
Vacation and murder
Agatha Christie: Evil under the Sun (first published in 1941) Poirot is usually associated with the novels Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, but there are also many other stories about his investigations. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920 and soon brought fame to the author and also to her fictional detective. Hercule Poirot investigates in a total of 33 novels and 7 short story collections. Since The Mysterious Affair at Styles, there have been many movie, theater, cartoon and graphic novel adaptations. There was even a video game made about the Belgian detective, and his most famous movie actor is David Suchet. Adaptation of the stories is still happening in the form of movies and series. Thanks to Sophie Hannah, we can see the world’s most famous detective investigating again in book pages. Poirot needs a break and hopes to spend his…