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