NEW YORK (AP) ? Jack Gantos' "Dead End in Norvelt" has won the John Newbery Medal for the best U.S. children's book of 2011. Chris Raschka's "A Ball for Daisy" won the Randolph Caldecott award for best illustrated story.
The Newbery and Caldecott prizes, the most prestigious in U.S. children's literature, were announced Monday by the American Library Association. No cash prizes are given, but the awards are watched closely by booksellers and librarians and often lead to increased sales. Previous winners include such favorites as Louis Sachar's "Holes" and Brian Selznick's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," the basis for Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo."
Gantos' novel follows the improbable adventures of a boy named "Jack Gantos," grounded from a family vacation, but restored by the stories he learns about his hometown. Raschka's picture book recounts the saga of a dog whose favorite toy is destroyed. Both winners are well established in children's publishing. Gantos, 60, has been a finalist for the Newbery and National Book Award. Raschka, 52, won the Caldecott in 2006 for "The Hello, Goodbye Window."
Numerous other winners were announced Monday, including John Corey Whaley's "Where Things Come Back," which received the Michael L. Printz Award for best young adult literature; and Kadir Nelson's "Heart and Soul," winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award for best African-American story. The King prize for best illustrated book was given to Shane W. Evans' "Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom."
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