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.

2012		Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos, JH GANTOS, 341 pages A
2011		Moon Over Manifest  Clare Vanderpool, JH VANDERPOOL, 351 pages E   A   P
2010		When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead, JH Stead, 199 pages E   A   P   Ea
2009		The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, JH GAIMAN, 312 pages E   A   P
2008		Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz, J 812.6 SCH, 85 pages A P
2007		The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron, J PATRON, 134 pages L   A
2006		Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins, JH PERKINS, 337 pages L   A
2005		Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata, JH KADOHATA, 244 pages L   S   A
2004		The Tale of Despereaux:  Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Kate DiCamillo, J DICAMILLO, 267 pages L   S   P   Ea
2003		Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi, JH AVI, 262 pages L   A   P
2002		A Single Shard Linda Sue Park, JH PARK, 152 pages L   A  Ea
2001		A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck, JH PECK, 130 pages L   A  Ea
2000		Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis, J CURTIS, 245 pages L   A  Ea
1999		Holes Louis Sachar, JH SACHAR, 233 pages L A P Ea
1998		Out of the Dust Karen Hesse, JH HESSE, 227 pages L A Ea
1997		The View from Saturday E. L. Konigsburg, JH KONIGSBURG, 163 pages L A Ea
1996		The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, JH CUSHMAN, 122 pages E A
1995		Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech, JH CREECH, 280 pages L S A P
1994		The Giver Lois Lowry, JH LOWRY, 180 pages E L A P
1993		Missing May Cynthia Rylant, J RYLANT, 89 pages A
1992		Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, J NAYLOR, 144 pages L A Ea
1991		Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli, J SPINELLI, 184 pages L   A
1990		Number the Stars Lois Lowry, J LOWRY, 137 pages A    P                                           Ea
1989		Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Paul Fleischman, J 811.54 FLE, 44 pages A
1988		Lincoln: A Photobiography Russell Freedman, JB LINCOLN, 150 pages A
1987		The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman, J FLEISCHMAN,  90 pages L A
1986		Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan, J MACLACHLAN, 58 pages L   S   P
1985		The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley, JH MCKINLEY, 246 pages A
1984		Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary, J CLEARY, 133 pages A   P
1983		Dicey's Song Cynthia Voigt, JH VOIGT, 196 pages L A P
1982		A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers Nancy Willard, J 811.54 WIL, 44 pages
1981		Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson, J PATERSON, 216 pages L A  P
1980		A Gathering of Days Joan W. Blos, J BLOS, 144 pages A
1979		The Westing Game Ellen Raskin, J RASKIN, 182 pages E  L  A P
1978		Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson, J PATERSON, 128 pages L  A  P
1977		Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor, J TAYLOR, 276 pages L   A  Ea
1976		The Grey King Susan Cooper, J COOPER, 208 pages L A
1975		M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton, JH HAMILTON, 278 pages L A
1974		The Slave Dancer Paula Fox, JH FOX, 176 pages L A
1973		Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George, JH GEORGE, 170 pages L   S   A
1972		Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O'Brien, J OBRIEN, 233 pages L   A    P
1971		Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars, JH BYARS, 142 pages L A
1970		Sounder William H. Armstrong, J ARMSTRONG, 116 pages L   A    P
1969		The High King Lloyd Alexander, J ALEXANDER, 222 pages A
1968		From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg, J KONIGSBURG, 253 pages L   A
1967		Up a Road Slowly Irene Hunt, JH HUNT, 183 pages
1966		I, Juan de Pareja Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, JH TREVINO, 180 pages L   S   A
1965		Shadow of a Bull Maia Wojciechowska, JH WOJCIECHOWSKA, 165 pages L   A
1964		It's Like This, Cat Emily Neville, J NEVILLE, 180 pages L
1963		A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, J LENGLE, 203 pages L   A   P   Ea
1962		The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare, JH SPEARE, 254 pages A
1961		Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell, J ODELL, 181 pages E   A    P   Ea
1960		Onion John Joseph Krumgold, J KRUMGOLD, 248 pages
1959		The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare, JH SPEARE, 249 pages E   L A  Ea
1958		Rifles for Watie Harold Keith, JH KEITH, 332 pages L   A
1957		Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Sorensen, J SORENSEN, 232 pages A   P
1956		Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham, J LATHAM, 251 pages A
1955		The Wheel on the School Meindert DeJong, J DEJONG, 298 pages A
1954		...And Now Miguel Joseph Krumgold, J KRUMGOLD, 245 pages
1953		Secret of the Andes Ann Nolan Clark, J CLARK, 120 pages
1952		Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes, J ESTES, 306 pages L   A
1951		Amos Fortune, Free Man Elizabeth Yates, JB FORTUNE, 181 pages A
1950		The Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli, J DEANGELI, 120 pages A
1949		King of the Wind Marguerite Henry, J HENRY, 172 pages L   A
1948		The Twenty-One Balloons William Pene du Bois, J DUBOIS, 179 pages A
1947		Miss Hickory Carolyn Bailey, J BAILEY, 120 pages
1946		Strawberry Girl Lois Lenski, J LENSKI, 193 pages
1945		Rabbit Hill Robert Lawson, J LAWSON, 127 pages A
1944		Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes, J FORBES, 256 pages L   A
1943		Adam of the Road Elizabeth Gray, JH GRAY, 317 pages
1942		The Matchlock Gun Walter Edmonds, J EDMONDS, 50 pages
1941		Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry, J 398.20996 SPE, 95 pages L   A
1940		Daniel Boone James Daugherty, JB BOONE, 94 pages
1939		Thimble Summer Elizabeth Enright, J ENRIGHT, 124 pages A
1938		The White Stag Kate Seredy, J SEREDY, 94 pages
1937		Roller Skates Ruth Sawyer, J SAWYER, 186 pages A
1936		Caddie Woodlawn Carol Brink, J BRINK, 275 pages A
1935		Dobry Monica Shannon, J SHANNON, 176 pages
1934		Invincible Louisa : the Story of the Author of Little Women Carnelia Meigs, JB ALCOTT, 210 pages
1933		Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Elizabeth Lewis, J LEWIS, 267 pages
1932		Waterless Mountain Laura Armer, J ARMER, 212 pages
1931		The Cat Who Went to Heaven Elizabeth Coatsworth, J COATSWORTH, 62 pages
1930		Hitty, Her First Hundred Years Rachel Field, J FIELD, 207 pages
1929		The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric P. Kelly, J KELLY, 208 pages A
1928		Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon Dhan Mukerji, J MUKERJI, 191 pages
1927		Smoky, the Cowhorse Will James, J JAMES, 310 pages
1926		Shen of the Sea Arthur Chrisman, J 398.20951 CHR, 221 pages
1925		Tales from Silver Lands Charles Finger, J 398.2098 FIN, 207 pages
1924		The Dark Frigate Charles Hawes, J HAWES, 246 pages A
1923		The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting, J LOFTING, 276 pages A
1922		The Story of Mankind Henrik Van Loon, J 909 VAN, 579 pages A

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