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The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, an 18th-century British bookseller.
2008
Good Masters, Sweet Ladies : voices from a medieval by Laura Amy Schiltz Good Masters, Sweet Ladies : voices from a medieval
by Laura Amy Schiltz
2007 2006
Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins Criss Cross
by Lynne Rae Perkins
2005 2004
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
2003 2002
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
2001 2000
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
1999 1998
Holes by Louis Sachar Holes
by Louis Sachar
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
1997 1996
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg The View from Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman The Midwife's Apprentice
by Karen Cushman
1995 1994
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
The Giver by Lois Lowry The Giver
by Lois Lowry
1993 1992
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1991 1990
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
1989 1988
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
by Paul Fleischman
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman Lincoln: A Photobiography
by Russell Freedman
1987 1986
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
1985 1984
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
1983 1982
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt Dicey's Song
by Cynthia Voigt
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
by Nancy Willard
1981 1980
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
by Joan W. Blos
1979 1978
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
1977 1976
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
The Grey King by Susan Cooper The Grey King
by Susan Cooper
1975 1974
M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton M. C. Higgins, the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox The Slave Dancer
by Paula Fox
1973 1972
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
1971 1970
Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars Summer of the Swans
by Betsy Byars
Sounder by William H. Armstrong Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
1969 1968
The High King by Lloyd Alexander The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
1967 1966
Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt Up a Road Slowly
by Irene Hunt
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino I, Juan de Pareja
by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
1965 1964
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska Shadow of a Bull
by Maia Wojciechowska
It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville It's Like This, Cat
by Emily Neville
1963 1962
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
1961 1960
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Onion John by Joseph Krumgold Onion John
by Joseph Krumgold
1959 1958
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith Rifles for Watie
by Harold Keith
1957 1956
Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson Miracles on Maple Hill
by Virginia Sorenson
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham
1955 1954
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold ...And Now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold
1953 1952
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark Secret of the Andes
by Ann Nolan Clark
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes Ginger Pye
by Eleanor Estes
1951 1950
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite de Angeli
1949 1948
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry King of the Wind
by Marguerite Henry
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois
1947 1946
Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Miss Hickory
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Strawberry Girl
by Lois Lenski
1945 1944
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson Rabbit Hill
by Robert Lawson
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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1943 1942
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds The Matchlock Gun
by Walter Edmonds
1941 1940
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry Call It Courage
by Armstrong Sperry
Daniel Boone by James Daugherty Daniel Boone
by James Daugherty
1939 1938
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright Thimble Summer
by Elizabeth Enright
The White Stag by Kate Seredy The White Stag
by Kate Seredy
1937 1936
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
1935 1934
Dobry by Monica Shannon Dobry
by Monica Shannon
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
by Cornelia Meigs
1933 1932
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Lewis Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
by Elizabeth Lewis
Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer Waterless Mountain
by Laura Adams Armer
1931 1930
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth The Cat Who Went to Heaven
by Elizabeth Coatsworth
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
1929 1928
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly The Trumpeter of Krakow
by Eric P. Kelly
Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon
by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
1927 1926
Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James Smoky, the Cowhorse
by Will James
Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman Shen of the Sea
by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
1925 1924
Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger Tales from Silver Lands
by Charles Finger
The Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes The Dark Frigate
by Charles Hawes
1923 1922
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik Willem van Loon