Newbery Medal Award Books
1922 – present

The Newbery Medal, named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

A = Title available in print or on audiobook
L = Title available in Large Print

2010		When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead, JH Stead A
2009		The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, JH GAIMAN A L
2008		Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz, J 812.6 SCH
2007		The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron, J PATRON A L
2006		Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins, JH PERKINS A L
2005		Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata, JH KADOHATA A L
2004		The Tale of Despereaux:  Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Kate DiCamillo, J DICAMILLO A L
2003		Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi, JH AVI A L
2002		A Single Shard Linda Sue Park, JH PARK A L
2001		A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck, JH PECK A L
2000		Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis, J CURTIS A L
1999		Holes Louis Sachar, JH SACHAR A L
1998		Out of the Dust Karen Hesse, JH HESSE A L
1997		The View from Saturday E. L. Konigsburg, JH KONIGSBURG A L
1996		The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, JH CUSHMAN A
1995		Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech, JH CREECH A L
1994		The Giver Lois Lowry, JH LOWRY A L
1993		Missing May Cynthia Rylant, J RYLANT A
1992		Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, J NAYLOR A L
1991		Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli, J SPINELLI A L
1990		Number the Stars Lois Lowry, J LOWRY A
1989		Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Paul Fleischman, J 811.54 FLE A
1988		Lincoln: A Photobiography Russell Freedman, JB LINCOLN A
1987		The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman, J FLEISCHMAN A L
1986		Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan, J MACLACHLAN A L
1985		The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley, JH MCKINLEY A
1984		Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary, J CLEARY A
1983		Dicey's Song Cynthia Voigt, JH VOIGT A L
1982		A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers Nancy Willard, J 811.54 WIL
1981		Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson, J PATERSON A L
1980		A Gathering of Days Joan W. Blos, J BLOS A
1979		The Westing Game Ellen Raskin, J RASKIN A L
1978		Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson, J PATERSON A L
1977		Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor, J TAYLOR A L
1976		The Grey King Susan Cooper, J COOPER A L
1975		M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton, JH HAMILTON A
1974		The Slave Dancer Paula Fox, JH FOX A L
1973		Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George, JH GEORGE A L
1972		Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O'Brien, J OBRIEN A L
1971		Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars, JH BYARS A L
1970		Sounder William H. Armstrong, J ARMSTRONG A L
1969		The High King Lloyd Alexander, J ALEXANDER A
1968		From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg, J KONIGSBURG A L
1967		Up a Road Slowly Irene Hunt, JH HUNT
1966		I, Juan de Pareja Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, JH TREVINO A L
1965		Shadow of a Bull Maia Wojciechowska, JH WOJCIECHOWSKA A L
1964		It's Like This, Cat Emily Neville, J NEVILLE L
1963		A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, J LENGLE A L
1962		The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare, JH SPEARE A
1961		Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell, J ODELL A L
1960		Onion John Joseph Krumgold, J KRUMGOLD
1959		The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare, JH SPEARE A L
1958		Rifles for Watie Harold Keith, JH KEITH A L
1957		Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Sorensen, J SORENSEN A
1956		Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham, J LATHAM
1955		The Wheel on the School Meindert DeJong, J DEJONG A
1954		...And Now Miguel Joseph Krumgold, J KRUMGOLD
1953		Secret of the Andes Ann Nolan Clark, J CLARK
1952		Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes, J ESTES A L
1951		Amos Fortune, Free Man Elizabeth Yates, JB FORTUNE A
1950		The Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli, J DEANGELI A
1949		King of the Wind Marguerite Henry, J HENRY A L
1948		The Twenty-One Balloons William Pene du Bois, J DUBOIS A
1947		Miss Hickory Carolyn Bailey, J BAILEY
1946		Strawberry Girl Lois Lenski, J LENSKI
1945		Rabbit Hill Robert Lawson, J LAWSON A
1944		Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes, J FORBES A L
1943		Adam of the Road Elizabeth Gray, JH GRAY
1942		The Matchlock Gun Walter Edmonds, J EDMONDS
1941		Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry, J 398.20996 SPE A L
1940		Daniel Boone James Daugherty, JB BOONE
1939		Thimble Summer Elizabeth Enright, J ENRIGHT A
1938		The White Stag Kate Seredy, J SEREDY
1937		Roller Skates Ruth Sawyer, J SAWYER A
1936		Caddie Woodlawn Carol Brink, J BRINK A
1935		Dobry Monica Shannon, J SHANNON
1934		Invincible Louisa : the Story of the Author of Little Women Carnelia Meigs, JB ALCOTT
1933		Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Elizabeth Lewis, J LEWIS
1932		Waterless Mountain Laura Armer, J ARMER
1931		The Cat Who Went to Heaven Elizabeth Coatsworth, J COATSWORTH
1930		Hitty, Her First Hundred Years Rachel Field, J FIELD
1929		The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric P. Kelly, J KELLY A
1928		Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon Dhan Mukerji, J MUKERJI
1927		Smoky, the Cowhorse Will James, J JAMES
1926		Shen of the Sea Arthur Chrisman, J 398.20951 CHR
1925		Tales from Silver Lands Charles Finger, J 398.2098 FIN
1924		The Dark Frigate Charles Hawes, J HAWES A
1923		The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting, J LOFTING A
1922		The Story of Mankind Henrik Van Loon, J 909 VAN A

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