Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2013
Medal Winner
- The One and Only Ivan – by Katherine Applegate
Honor Books
- Splendors and glooms – by Laura Amy Schlitz
- Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon – by Steve Sheinkin
- Three Times Lucky – by JSheila Turnage
2012
Medal Winner
- Dead End in Norvelt – by Jack Gantos
Honor Books
- Inside Out & Back Again – by Thanhha Lai
- Breaking Stalin's Nose – Written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
2011
Medal Winner
- Moon over Manifest – by Clare Vanderpool
Honor Books
- Turtle in Paradise – by Jennifer L. Holm
- Heart of a Samurai – by Margi Preus
- Dark Emperor – by Joyce Sidman
- One Crazy Summer – by Rita Williams-Garcia
2010
Medal Winner
- When You Reach Me – by Rebecca Stead
Honor Books
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice – by Phillip Hoose
- 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
Medal Winner
- The underneath – by Kathi Appelt
- The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom – by Margarita Engle
- Savvy – Ingrid Law
- After Tupac & D Foster – Jacqueline Woodson
2008
Medal Winner
- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village – by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd
Honor Books
- The Wednesday Wars – by Gary D. Schmidt
- Feathers – Jacqueline Woodson
2007
Medal Winner
- The Higher Power of Lucky – by Susan Patron, illustrated by Mat Phelan
Honor Books
- Penny from Heaven – by Jennifer L. Holm
- Hattie Big Sky – by Kirby Larson
- Rules – Cynthia Lord
2006
Medal Winner
- Perkins, Lynne Rae – Criss cross
Honor Books
- Armstrong, Alan W. – Whittington
- Hale, Shannon – Princess Academy
- Woodson, Jacqueline – Show way