The Newbery Medal
This has been awarded annually by the American Library Association since 1922 "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." There is a medal winner and usually from one to five honor books. The Newbery is the oldest and most prestigious children's book award given in the United States.
Newbery Medal winners:
- 2010: When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead.
- 2009: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
- Neil Gaiman blogs about his reaction to winning
- Neil Gaiman interview on The Colbert Report
- 2008: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz.
- 2007: The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron.
- 2006: Criss Cross, by Lynne Rae Perkins.
- 2005: Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata.
- 2004: The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo.
- 2003: Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi.
- 2002: A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park.
Newbery Honor books:
- 2010:
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose (also a Sibert Honor book).
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly.
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin.
- The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, by Rodman Philbrick.
- 2009:
- The Underneath, by Kathi Appelt.
- The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom, by Margarita Engle (also a Belpré Author Award winner).
- Savvy, by Ingrid Law.
- After Tupac & D Foster, by Jacqueline Woodson.
- 2008:
- Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
- The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt.
- Feathers, by Jacqueline Woodson.
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2007:
- Penny from Heaven, by Jennifer L. Holm.
- Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson.
- Rules, by Cynthia Lord.
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2006:
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Whittington written by Alan Armstrong, illustrated by S. D. Schindler.
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Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
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Princess Academy by Shannon Hale.
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Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson with illustrations by Hudson Talbott.
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2005:
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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko.
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The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson... by Russell Freedman.
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt.
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2004:
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Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
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2003:
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The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer: also the National Book Award winner.
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Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
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A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
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Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
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2002:
More information:
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To buy: Newbery winners and Honor Books: this link leads to a list of those available for purchase at Amazon.com.
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To buy: Newbery books available at BookCloseouts.com: these are discontinued or otherwise discounted titles (50% or more off list price).
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More information about the Newbery Medal: this link leads to the official site for the Newbery, which includes a complete list of past winners.
- The Newbery Awards, by Elizabeth Cosgriff: A good background article.
- Has the Newbery Lost Its Way? by Anita Silvey: A controversial article by a respected critic.
- Washington Post coverage of the debate kicked off by Silvey.
Children's Book Awards Index page
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Medal | Coretta Scott King Award
| Lifetime Achievement Awards
| Young Adult Awards
Sibert Informational Book Award | Pura
Belpré Award | Scott O'Dell Award