Tag Archives: Newbery Medal

Newbery Challenge Update

Posted on December 28, 2013 by vanbraman

I have reached a significant milestone in my Newbery Challenge. As I sourced books for the challenge, I found it was much easier to find the books that won the Newbery Medal than those that were just Honor books. One … Continue reading →

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The One and Only Ivan

Posted on November 20, 2013 by vanbraman

This week as part of my Newbery Challenge I read The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This book is the latest winner of the Newbery Medal. I really enjoyed the story about Ivan the gorilla who is an … Continue reading →

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