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The John Newbery Medal

The Newbery Medal is presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the prededing year.

Adam of the Road (1943) by Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Illus. Lawson, Robert. Puffin Books.
Amos Fortune, Free Man (1951) by Yates, Elizabeth. Illus. Unvin, Nora S. Puffin Books.
Bridge To Terabithia (1978) by Paterson, Katherine. HarperCollins.
The Bronze Bow (1962) by Speare, Elizabeth George. Houghton Mifflin.
Bud, Not Buddy (2000) by Curtis, Christopher Paul. Delacorte.
Caddie Woodlawn (1936) by Brink, Carol Ryrie. Illus. Seredy, Kate. Macmillan.
Call it Courage. (1941) by Sperry, Armstrong. Macmillan.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (1956) by Latham, Jean Lee. Illus. Cosgrave II, John O' Hara. Houghton Mifflin.
The Cat Who Went to Heaven. (1931) by Coatsworth, Elizabeth. Illus. Ward, Lynd. Macmillan.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (2003) by Avi. Hyperion Books for Children.
Criss Cross (2005) by Perkins, Lynne Rae. Greenwillow.
The Dark Frigate (1924) by Hawes, Charles B. Illus. Fischer, Anton O. Little, Brown & Co.
Dear Mr Henshaw (1984) by Cleary, Beverly. Illus. Zelinsky, Paul O. Dell.
Dicey's Song (1983) by Voigt, Cynthia. Illus Shefeik, James. Ballantine Books.
Dobry (1935) by Shannon, Monica. Illus. Katchamakoff, Atanas. Puffin Books.
The Door in the Wall (1950) by de Angeli, Marguerite. Dell.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1968) by Konigsburg, E. L. Macmillan
A Gathering of Days (1980) by Blos, Joan. Atheneum.
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon (1928) by Mukerji, Dhan Gopal. Illus. Arizybasheff, Boris. Dutton.
Ginger Pye (1952) by Estes, Elanor. Harcourt Brace.
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village (2007) by Schlitz, Laura Amy. Candlewick.
The Giver (1994) by Lowry, Lois. Houghton Mifflin.
The Grey King (1976) by Cooper, Susan. Macmillan.
Hero and the Crown (1985) by McKinley, Robin. Ace Books.
The High King (1969) by Alexander, Lloyd. Illus. Ness, Evaline. Dell.
The Higher Power of Lucky (2007) by Susan Patron. Illus. Phelan, Matt. Simon & Schuster/Richard Jackson.
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years (1930) by Field, Rachel. Illus. Lathrop, Dorothy P. Dell.
Holes (1999) by Louis Sachar. Farrar Straus Giroux.
I, Juan de Pareja (1966) by Trevino, Elizabeth Borton de. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Invincible Louisa (1934) by Meigs, Cornelia. Scholastic.
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1961) by O'Dell, Scott. Dell.
It's Like This Cat (1964) by Neville, Emily. Illus. Weiss, Emil. Harper Collins.
Jacob Have I Loved (1981) by Paterson, Katherine. Harper Collins.
Johnny Tremain (1944) by Forbes, Esther. Illus. Ward, Lynd. Dell.
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices (1989) by Fleischman, Paul. Illus. Beddows, Eric. Harper Collins.
Julie of the Wolves (1973) by George, Jean Craighead. Illus. Schoenherr, John. HarperCollins.
King of the Wind (1949) by Henry, Marguerite. Illus. Dennis, Wesley. Checkerboard Press.
Kira-Kira (2005) by Kadohata, Cynthia. Athenum Books for Young Readers.
Lincoln: A Photobiography (1988) by Freedman, Russell. Pub. Houghton Mifflin.
Maniac Magee (1991) by Spinelli, Jerri. Harper Collins.
The Matchlock Gun (1942) by Edmonds, Walter. Illus. Lantz, Paul. Dell.
MC Higgins, The Great (1975) by Hamilton, Virginia. Pub. Macmillan.
Midwife's Apprentice (1996) by Crushman, Karen. Clarion.
Miracles on Maple Hill (1957) by Sorenson, Virginia. Illus. Krush, Beth, & Joe. Harcourt Brace.
Miss Hickory (1947) by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin. Illus. Gannett, Ruth. Puffin Books.
Missing May (1993) by Rylant, Cynthia. Dell.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1972) by O'Brien, Robert C. Illus. Bernstein, Zena. Macmillan.
And Now Miguel (1954) by Krumgold, Joseph. Illus. Charlot, Jean. HarperCollins.
Number the Stars (1990) by Lowry, Lois. Dell.
Onion John (1960) by Krumgold, Joseph. Illus. Shimin, Symeon. HarperCollins.
Out of the Dust (1998) by Hesse, Karen. Scholastic Press.
Rabbit Hill (1945) by Lawson, Robert. Puffin Books.
Rifles for Watie (1958) by Keith, Harold. HarperCollins.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1977) by Taylor, Mildred D. Puffin Books.
Roller Skates (1937) by Sawyer, Ruth. Illus. Angelo, Valenti. Puffin Books.
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1986) by MacLachlan, Patricia. Illus. Sewall, Marcia. HarperCollins.
Secret of the Andes (1953) by Clark, Ann Nolan. Illus. Charlot, Jean. Puffin Books.
Shadow of a Bull (1965) by Wojciechowska, Maia. Illus. Smith, Alvin. Macmillan.
Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children (1926) by Chrisman, Arthur Bowie. Illus. Hasselriss, Else. Dutton.
Shiloh (1992) by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Dell.
A Single Shard (2002) by Park, Linda Sue. Clarion Books
The Slave Dancer (1974) by Park, Linda Sue. Clarion Books. The Slave Dancer (1974) by Fox, Paula. Illus. Keith, Eros. Dell.
Smoky, the Cow Horse (1927) by James, Will. Chas Scribner's Sons.
Sounder (1970) by Armstrong, William H. Illus. Barkley, James. HarperCollins.
The Story of Mankind (1922) by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. W.W. Norton.
Strawberry Girl (1946) by Lenski, Lois. Dell.
The Summer of the Swans (1971) by Byars, Betsy. Illus. CoConis, Ted. Pub Puffin Books.
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (2004) by DiCamillo, Kate. Candlewick Press.
Tales From Silver Lands (1925) by Finger, Charles J. Illus. Honore, Paul. Scholastic.
Thimble Summer (1939) by Enright, Elizabeth. Dell.
The Trumpeter of Krakow (1929) by Kelly, Eric. Illus. Prusynska, Angela. Macmillan.
Twenty-One Balloons (1948) by Du Bois, William Pene. Pub. Puffin Books.
Up a Road Slowly (1967) by Hunt, Irene. Pub Berkley Books.
The View from Saturday (1997) by Konigsburg, E.L. Pub. Jean Karl/Atheneum.
A Visit to William Blake's Inn (1982)by Willard, Nancy. Illus. Provensen, Alice & Martin. Harcourt Brace.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1923) by Lofting, Hugh. Dell.
Walk Two Moons (1995) by Creech, Sharon. Harper Collins.
Waterless Mountain (1932) by Armer, Laura Adams. Illus. Armer, Sidney, & Laura. Random House.
The Westing Game (1979) by Raskin, Ellen. Puffin Books.
The Wheel on the School (1955) by De Jong, Meindert. Illus. Sendak, Maurice. Harper Collins.
Whipping Boy (1987) by Fleischman, Sid. Illus. Sis, Peter. Troll Associates.
The White Stag (1938) by Seredy, Kate. Puffin Books.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1959) by Speare, Elizabeth George. Dell.
A Wrinkle in Time (1963) by L'Engle, Madeleine. Dell.
A Year Down Yonder (2001) by Peck, Richard. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (1933) by Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman. Illus. Wiese, Kurt. Dell.