Amina Luqman-Dawson's 'Freewater' wins John Newbery Medal
The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
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The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
The John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book has been awarded to "Freewater". The novel by Amina Luqman-Dawson is about a secret community of formerly enslaved people.
The John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book has been awarded to "Freewater". The novel by Amina Luqman-Dawson is about a secret community of formerly enslaved people.
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
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