Full news story on Newbery Medal won by first novelist Clare Vanderpool for Moon over Manifest.
Newbery Medal won by first novelist Clare Vanderpool for Moon over Manifest
Jan 10 2011
Clare Vanderpool has won the John Newbery Medal, awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature for her first novel, Moon over Manifest.
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