Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time. Books and Literature, Awards, Decorations and Honors, Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Book Trade and Publishing, Children and Childhood, Graphic Novels, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSN, Alexander, Kwame, Nelson, Kadir, New Kid (Book), The Undefeated (Book), Craft, Jerry (Cartoonist)