The 2012 Newbery Medal winner is Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller
John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library
Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association,
to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American
literature for children.
The 2012 Caldecott Medal winner is A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English
illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by
the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the
American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children.
