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Newbery
Medal
Winners,
1922-2008
The Newbery Medal
was first offered in 1921 by Frederic G. Melcher (1879-1963) as an incentive
for better quality in children's books. Named after John Newbery, the famous
18th century publisher and seller of children's books, it is now donated
annually by Daniel Melcher, son of the original donor, to the author of
the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
published during the preceding year.
For a list of honor winners, go to Newbery Honor Books.
Click on the linked titles for call number, location and availability in Western Libraries.
| YEAR |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
| 2008 |
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village |
Laura Amy Schlitz |
| 2007 |
The Higher Power of Lucky |
Susan Patron |
| 2006 |
Criss Cross |
Lynne Rae Perkins |
| 2005 |
kira-kira |
Cynthia Kadohata |
| 2004 |
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse,
a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread |
Kate DiCamillo |
| 2003 |
Crispin: The Cross of Lead |
Avi |
| 2002 |
A Single Shard |
Linda Sue Park |
| 2001 |
A Year Down Yonder |
Richard Peck |
| 2000 |
Bud, Not
Buddy |
Christopher Paul Curtis |
| 1999 |
Holes |
Louis Sacher |
| 1998 |
Out of
the Dust |
Karen Hesse |
| 1997 |
View
From Saturday |
E.L. Konigsburg |
| 1996 |
Midwife's
Apprentice |
Karen Cushman |
| 1995 |
Walk Two
Moons |
Sharon Creech |
| 1994 |
The
Giver |
Lois Lowry |
| 1993 |
Missing May |
Cynthia Rylant |
| 1992 |
Shiloh |
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| 1991 |
Maniac Magee |
Jerry Spinelli |
| 1990 |
Number
the Stars |
Lois Lowry |
| 1989 |
Joyful
Noise: Poems for Two Voices |
Paul Fleischman |
| 1988 |
Lincoln:
A Photobiography |
Russell Freedman |
| 1987 |
The Whipping
Boy |
Sid Fleischman |
| 1986 |
Sarah
Plain and Tall |
Patricia MacLachlan |
| 1985 |
The
Hero and the Crown |
Robin McKinley |
| 1984 |
Dear
Mr. Henshaw |
Beverly Cleary |
| 1983 |
Dicey's
Song |
Cynthia Voigt |
| 1982 |
A
Visit to William Blake's Inn |
Nancy Willard |
| 1981 |
Jacob
Have I Loved |
Katherine Paterson |
| 1980 |
Gathering
of Days |
Joan Blos |
| 1979 |
The Westing
Game |
Ellen Raskin |
| 1978 |
Bridge
to Terabithia |
Katherine Paterson |
| 1977 |
Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
Mildred Taylor |
| 1976 |
The Grey King |
Susan Cooper |
| 1975 |
M.C.
Higgins, the Great |
Virginia Hamilton |
| 1974 |
The Slave
Dancer |
Paula Fox |
| 1973 |
Julie
of the Wolves |
Jean George |
| 1972 |
Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of NIMH |
Robert O'Brien |
| 1971 |
The
Summer of the Swans |
Betsy Byars |
| 1970 |
Sounder |
William Armstrong |
| 1969 |
The High King |
Lloyd Alexander |
| 1968 |
From
the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
E.L. Konigsburg |
| 1967 |
Up a
Road Slowly |
Irene Hunt |
| 1966 |
I,
Juan de Pareja |
Elizabeth Trevino |
| 1965 |
Shadow
of a Bull |
Maia Wojciechowska |
| 1964 |
It's
Like This, Cat |
Emily Neville |
| 1963 |
A
Wrinkle in Time |
Madeline L'Engle |
| 1962 |
The Bronze
Bow |
Elizabeth Speare |
| 1961 |
Island
of the Blue Dolphins |
Scott O'Dell |
| 1960 |
Onion John |
Joseph Krumgol |
| 1959 |
The
Witch of Blackbird Pond |
Elizabeth George Speare |
| 1958 |
Rifles
for Watie |
Harold Keith |
| 1957 |
Miracles
on Maple Hill |
Virginia Sorensen |
| 1956 |
Carry
on, Mr. Bowditch |
Jean Lee Lathan |
| 1955 |
The
Wheel on the School |
Meindert DeJong |
| 1954 |
And Now
Miguel |
Joseph Krumgold |
| 1953 |
Secret
of the Andes |
Ann Clark |
| 1952 |
Ginger Pye |
Eleanor Estes |
| 1951 |
Amos
Fortune, Free Man |
Elizabeth Yates |
| 1950 |
The Door
in the Wall |
Marguerite De Angeli |
| 1949 |
King
of the Wind |
Marguerite Henry |
| 1948 |
The
Twenty-One Balloons |
William Du Bois |
| 1947 |
Miss Hickory |
Carolyn Bailey |
| 1946 |
Strawberry
Girl |
Lois Lenski |
| 1945 |
Rabbit Hill |
Robert Lawson |
| 1944 |
Johnny
Tremain |
Esther Forbes |
| 1943 |
Adam
of the Road |
Elizabeth Gray |
| 1942 |
The Matchlock
Gun |
Walter Edmonds |
| 1941 |
Call It Courage |
Armstrong Sperry |
| 1940 |
Daniel
Boone |
James Daugherty |
| 1939 |
Thimble
Summer |
Elizabeth Enright |
| 1938 |
The White Stag |
Kate Seredy |
| 1937 |
Roller Skates |
Ruth Sawyer |
| 1936 |
Caddie
Woodlawn |
Carol Brink |
| 1935 |
Dobry |
Monica Shannon |
| 1934 |
Invincible
Louisa |
Cornelia Meigs |
| 1933 |
Young
Fu of the Upper Yangtze |
Elizabeth Lewis |
| 1932 |
Waterless
Mountain (1959 edition) |
Laura Armer |
| 1931 |
The
Cat Who Went to Heaven |
Elizabeth Coatsworth |
| 1930 |
Hitty,
Her First Hundred Years |
Rachel Field |
| 1929 |
The
Trumpeter of Krakow |
Eric Kelly |
| 1928 |
Gay-Neck |
Dhan Mukerji |
| 1927 |
Smoky,
the Cowhorse |
Will James |
| 1926 |
Shen of
the Sea (1968 edition) |
Arthur Chrisman |
| 1925 |
Tales
from Silver Lands |
Charles Finger |
| 1924 |
The Dark
Frigate (1934 edition) |
Hawes, Charles |
| 1923 |
The
Voyages of Dr. Dolittle |
Hugh Lofting |
| 1922 |
The
Story of Mankind |
Hendrik Van Loon |
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Martha Mautino
June 2008
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