by Carla Pfahl
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ALA announced the winners of this year's Newbery, Caldecott, and King Awards on Monday, at ALA's Midwinter Conference in Boston.
ALA announced the winners of this year's Newbery, Caldecott, and King Awards on Monday, at ALA's Midwinter Conference in Boston. The top winner of the Newbery Award this year is Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, written by Lindsay Mattick and published by Little, Brown and Company, an division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matt de la Peña, is the 2016 Newbery Medal winner. The book is illustrated by Christian Robinson and published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Gone Crazy in Alabama, written by Rita Williams-Garcia, is the Coretta Scott King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
There were several honors mentioned and other youth media awards presented. To see the full list click here.
