1999: Children's Literature: Caldecott, Newbery Medals Announced

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Holes (1998), a book about a youth sent to reform school for a crime he did not commit, and Snowflake Bentley (1998), about a boy determined to photograph snowflakes, were the recipients of the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal on February 1, 1999. The awards, given annually by the American... ...