Text Messaging is the Dominant Form of Communication Among Teens [Report] Social media plays a big role, online networks are crucial to how the next generation interacts. But when it comes to connecting, text messaging is their preferred method, with 55% of teens saying they communicate via text message daily.
The Newbery Medal is a yearly award that honors an outstanding contribution to American childrenâs literature. It is named after John Newbery, who was a bookseller in the 1700s, in England. The medal was created quite a bit later, however, by Frederic G. Melcher, in 1921.
Caldecott Medal. Given each year by the American Library Association for the âmost distinguished picture bookâ (though the medal itself is given to the illustrator), this is one of the two most important awards in all of American childrenâs literature, the other being the Newbery Medal.