Newbery and Caldecott Awards

The 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Awards were announced on January 14.

The winner of the Newbery Medal is Good Masters! Sweet ladies!: Voices from a Medieval* village by Laura Amy Schlitz. Honor books include Elijah of Buxton* by Christopher Paul Curtis (author of Bud, not Buddy); The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt; and Feathers* by Jaqueline Woodson.

The winner of the Caldecott Medal is The Invention of Hugo Cabret* by Brian Selznick and is the first time a “novel” has won the award. Honor books include Henry’s freedom box: a true story of the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson; First the egg* by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; The Wall: growing up behind the Iron Curtain* by Peter Sis; and Knuffle Bunny Too: a case of mistaken identity* by Mo Willems.

Titles with a * are owned or on order by the Swampscott Public Library.

Newbury Comics Best Selling CD’s of 2007

1. WINEHOUSE,AMY-Back To Black
2. WEST, KANYE-Graduation
3. DROPKICK MURPHYS-Warrior’s Code
4. DROPKICK MURPHYS-Meanest Of Times
5. WHITE STRIPES-Icky Thump
6. LINKIN PARK-Minutes To Midnight
7. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE-Magic
8. SHINS-Wincing The Night Away
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10. FEIST-Reminder
11. KEYS, ALICIA-As I Am
12. 50 CENT-Curtis
13. NINE INCH NAILS-Year Zero
14. JAY-Z-American Gangster
15. MODEST MOUSE-We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
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19. MAROON 5-It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
20. TIMBALAND-Shock Value
21. JONES, NORAH-Not Too Late
22. ALLEN, LILY-Alright, Still
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24. GROBAN, JOSH-Noel
25. DAUGHTRY-Daughtry
26. FALL OUT BOY-Infinity On High
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29. VEDDER, EDDIE (PEARL JAM)-Into The Wild
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35. T.I.-T.I. Vs. T.I.P.
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38. COOK, DANE-Rough Around Edges (Deluxe Edition)
39. BRIGHT EYES-Cassadaga
40. RUSH-Snakes & Arrows
41. ADAMS, RYAN-Easy Tiger
42. SPEARS, BRITNEY-Blackout
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44. BJORK-Volta
45. SMITH, ELLIOTT-New Moon (2 CD)
46. INTERPOL-Our Love To Admire
47. FERGIE-Dutchess
48. SPEKTOR, REGINA-Begin To Hope
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50. M.I.A.-Kala