A middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. The award went to Amina Luqman-Dawson s “Freewater.”
NEW YORK (AP) For years, Amina Luqman-Dawson made time to write a children's book she calls her "little quiet project," a historical adventure about a community of escaped slaves that she completed while raising a son and working as a policy consul
The American Library Association has announced the top children’s and young adult books for 2023. This year’s John Newbery Medal for best children’s book went to Amina Luqman-Dawson’s novel “Freewater” about a community of people who escaped slavery.
"Hot Dog," by Doug Salati, is about an overheated pup who finds his calm on a trip to the beach. "Freewater," by Amina Luqman-Dawson, is about two enslaved children finding freedom.