Dave Eggers has won the 2024 Newbery Medal for “The Eyes and the Impossible.” The illustrator was Shawn Harris.
In addition to the Newbery Medal, five books were also selected as Newbery Honor books.
The John Newbery Medal is awarded every year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
5 Highlights of Dave Eggers
1. Author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000)”
2. Founder of “Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern”
3. Co-founder of literacy project 826 Valencia and human rights organization, Voice of Witness
4. Founder of ScholarMatch which connects students to scholarship funding from donors
5. Article writing for “The New Yorker,” “Esquire,” “The New York Times Magazine,” and others
| Title | Author | Year | Version |
| “The Eyes and the Impossible” | Dave Eggers | 2023 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Eagle Drums” | Nasugraq Rainey Hopson | 2023 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Elf Dog and Owl Head” | M. T. Anderson | 2023 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir” | Pedro Martín | 2023 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “”Simon Sort of Says” | Erin Bow | 2023 | Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |
| “The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams” | Daniel Nayeri | 2023 | Hardcover | Kindle |