The Newbery Medal
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association.
John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.
Since 1922
| 1922 | The Story of Mankind, by Hendrick Willem Van Loon |
| 1923 | The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh A. Lofting |
| 1924 | The Dark Frigate, by Charles Boardman Hawes |
| 1925 | Tales from Silver Lands, by Charles Joseph Finger |
| 1926 | Shen of the Sea, by Arthur Bowie Chrisman |
| 1927 | Smoky, the Cow Horse, by Will James |
| 1928 | Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, by Dhan Gopal Mukerji |
| 1929 | The Trumpeter of Krakow, by Eric P. Kelly |
| 1930 | Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, by Rachel Field |
| 1931 | The Cat Who Went to Heaven, by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth |
| 1932 | Waterless Mountain, by Laura Adams Armer |
| 1933 | Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis |
| 1934 | Invincible Louisa, by Cornelia Meigs |
| 1935 | Dobry, by Monica Shannon |
| 1936 | Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink |
| 1937 | Roller Skates, by Ruth Sawyer |
| 1938 | The White Stag, by Kate Seredy |
| 1939 | Thimble Summer, by Elizabeth Enright |
| 1940 | Daniel Boone, by James Henry Daugherty |
| 1941 | Call It Courage, by Armstrong Sperry |
| 1942 | The Matchlock Gun, by Walter Dumax Edmonds |
| 1943 | Adam of the Road, by Elizabeth Janet Gray |
| 1944 | Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes |
| 1945 | Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson |
| 1946 | Strawberry Girl, by Lois Lenski |
| 1947 | Miss Hickory, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey |
| 1948 | The Twenty-One Ballons, by William Pène du Bois |
| 1949 | King of the Wind, by Marguerite Henry |
| 1950 | The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli |
| 1951 | Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates |
| 1952 | Ginger Pye, by Eleanor Estes |
| 1953 | Secret of the Andes, by Ann Nolan Clark |
| 1954 | …And Now Miguel, by Joseph Krumgold |
| 1955 | The Wheel on the School, by Meindert DeJong |
| 1956 | Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham |
| 1957 | Miracles on Maple Hill, by Virginia Eggersten Sorensen |
| 1958 | Rifles for Waitie, by Harold Keith |
| 1959 | The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare |
| 1960 | Onion John, by Joseph Krumgold |
| 1961 | Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell |
| 1962 | The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare |
| 1963 | A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle |
| 1964 | It's Like This, Cat, by Emily Cheney Neville |
| 1965 | Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska |
| 1966 | I, Juan de Pareja, by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño |
| 1967 | Up a Road Slowly, by Irene Hunt |
| 1968 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg |
| 1969 | The High King, by Lloyd Alexander |
| 1970 | Sounder, by William H. Armstrong |
| 1971 | Summer of the Swans, by Betsy Byars |
| 1972 | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by Robert C. O'Brien |
| 1973 | Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George |
| 1974 | The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox |
| 1975 | M. C. Higgins, the Great, by Virginia Hamilton |
| 1976 | The Grey King, by Susan Cooper |
| 1977 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor |
| 1978 | Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson |
| 1979 | The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin |
| 1980 | A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32, by Joan W. Blos |
| 1981 | Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson |
| 1982 | A Visit to William Blake's Inn, by Nancy Willard |
| 1983 | Dicey's Song, by Cynthia Voigt |
| 1984 | Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary |
| 1985 | The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley |
| 1986 | Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan |
| 1987 | The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman |
| 1988 | Lincoln: A Photobiography, by Russell Freedman |
| 1989 | Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, by Paul Fleischman |
| 1990 | Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry |
| 1991 | Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli |
| 1992 | Shiloh, by Phyllis Naylor |
| 1993 | Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant |
| 1994 | The Giver, by Lois Lowry |
| 1995 | Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech |
| 1996 | The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman |
| 1997 | The View from Saturday, by E.L. Konigsburg |
| 1998 | Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse |
| 1999 | Holes, by Louis Sachar |
| 2000 | Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis |
| 2001 | A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck |
| 2002 | A Single Shard, Linda Sue Park |
| 2003 | Crispin: The Cross of Lead, Avi |
| 2004 | The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo |
| 2005 | Kira-Kira, Cynthia Kadohata |
| 2006 | Criss Cross, Lynne Rae Perkins |
| 2007 | The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron |
| 2008 | Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, Laura Amy Schlitz |
| 2009 | The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman |
| 2010 | When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead |
| 2011 | Moon over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool |
| 2012 | Dead End in Norvelt, Jack Gantos |
| 2013 | The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate |
| 2014 | Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, Kate DiCamillo |
| 2015 | The Crossover, Kwame Alexander |
| 2016 | Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña |
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