Newbery Medal Books
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century bookseller John Newbery. Since 1922, it has been awarded for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Year Call # Author Title 2015 J Fic Alexander, Kwame The Crossover 2014 J Fic DiCamillo, Kate Flora & Ulysses 2013 J Fic Applegate, Katherine The One and Only Ivan 2012 J Fic Gantos, Jack Dead End in Norvelt 2011 J Fic Vanderpool, Clare Moon Over Manifest 2010 J Fic Stead, Rebecca When You Reach Me 2009 YA Fic Gaiman, Neil The Graveyard Book 2008 J 812 Schlitz, Laura Amy Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! 2007 J Fic Patron, Susan The Higher Power of Lucky 2006 YA Fic Perkins, Lynne Rae Criss Cross 2005 YA Fic Kadohata, Cynthia Kira-Kira 2004 J Fic DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux 2003 J Fic Avi Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002 J Fic Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard 2001 J Fic Peck, Richard A Year Down Yonder 2000 J Fic Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy 1999 J Fic Sachar, Louis Holes 1998 J Fic Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust 1997 J Fic Konigsburg, Elaine The View From Saturday 1996 YA Fic Cushman, Karen Midwife’s Apprentice 1995 J Fic Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons 1994 YA Fic Lowry, Lois The Giver 1993 J Fic Rylant, Cynthia Missing May 1992 J Fic Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh 1991 J Fic Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee 1990 J Fic Lowry, Lois Number the Stars 1989 J 811.54 Fleischman, Paul Joyful Noise 1988 JB Lincoln Freedman, Russell Lincoln: A Photobiography 1987 J Fic Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy 1986 J Fic MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985 J Fic McKinley, Robin The Hero and the Crown 1984 J Fic Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw 1983 J Fic Voigt, Cynthia Dicey’s Song 1982 J 811.54 Willard, Nancy A Visit to William Blake’s Inn 1981 YA Fic Paterson, Katherine Jacob Have I Loved 1980 J Fic Blos, Joan A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal 1979 J Fic Raskin, Ellen The Westing Game 1978 J Fic Paterson, Katherine The Bridge to Terabithia 1977 J Fic Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1976 J Fic Cooper, Susan The Grey King 1975 J Fic Hamilton, Virginia M. C. Higgins, the Great 1974 J Fic Fox, Paula The Slave Dancer 1973 J Fic George, Jean Julie of the Wolves 1972 J Fic O’Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh 1971 J Fic Byars, Betsy Summer of the Swans 1970 J Fic Armstrong, William Sounder
Year Call # Author Title 1969 J Fic Alexander, Lloyd The High King 1968 J Fic Konigsburg, Elaine From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967 J Fic Hunt, Irene Up A Road Slowly 1966 J Fic DeTrevino, Elizabeth I, Juan de Pareja 1965 J Fic Rodman, Maia Shadow of a Bull 1964 J Fic Neville, Emily It’s Like This, Cat 1963 J Fic L’Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time 1962 J Fic Speare, Elizabeth The Bronze Bow 1961 J Fic O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960 J Fic Krumgold, Joseph Onion John 1959 J Fic Speare, Elizabeth The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958 J Fic Keith, Harold Rifles for Watie 1957 J Fic Sorensen, Virginia Miracles on Maple Hill 1956 J Fic Latham, Jean Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955 J Fic DeJong, Meindert The Wheel on the School 1954 J Fic Krumgold, Joseph And Now Miguel 1953 J Fic Clark, Ann Secret of the Andes 1952 J Fic Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye 1951 J B Fortune Yates, Elizabeth Amos Fortune, Free Man 1950 J Fic DeAngeli, Marguerite The Door in the Wall 1949 J Fic Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind 1948 J Fic DuBois, William The Twenty-One Balloons 1947 J Fic Bailey, Carolyn Miss Hickory 1946 J Fic Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl 1945 J Fic Lawson, Robert Rabbit Hill 1944 J Fic Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain 1943 J Fic Gray, Elizabeth Adam of the Road 1942 J Fic Edmonds, Walter The Matchlock Gun 1941 J Fic Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage 1940 J B Boone Daugherty, James Daniel Boone 1939 J Fic Enright, Elizabeth Thimble Summer 1938 J 398.209439 Seredy , Kate The White Stag 1937 J Fic Sawyer, Ruth Roller Skates 1936 J Fic Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn 1935 J Fic Shannon, Monica Dobry 1934 J B Alcott Meigs, Cornelia Invincible Louisa 1933 J Fic Lewis, Elizabeth Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze 1932 J Fic Armer, Laura Waterless Mountain 1931 J Fic Coatsworth, Elizabeth The Cat Who Went to Heaven 1930 J Fic Field, Rachel Hitty: Her First Hundred Years 1929 J Fic Kelly, Eric The Trumpeter of Krakown 1928 J Fic Mukerji, Dhan Gopal Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon 1927 J Fic James, Will Smoky the Cowhorse 1926 J 398.20951 Chrisman, Arthur Shen of the Sea 1925 J 398.2098 Finger, Charles Tales From Silver Lands 1924 J Fic Hawes, Charles The Dark Frigate 1923 J Fic Lofting, Hugh The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle 1922 J 909 Van Loon, Hendrik The Story of Mankind
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