Newbery Medal Winners

The Newbery Medal has been recognizing the most distinguished American children's literature since 1922. These are the books that set the standard — the ones teachers assign, librarians recommend, and families pass down.

79 books

Cover of Roller Skates
Roller Skates
Ruth Sawyer
Ages 8–12
Cover of The White Stag
The White Stag
Kate Seredy
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Slave Dancer
The Slave Dancer
Paula Fox
Ages 8–12
Cover of Thimble Summer
Thimble Summer
Elizabeth Enright
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow
Elizabeth George Speare
Ages 12–18
Cover of Sounder
Sounder
William H Armstrong
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate
Charles Boardman Hawes
Ages 12–18
Cover of It's Like This, Cat
It's Like This, Cat
Emily Cheney Neville
Ages 9–14
Cover of M.C. Higgins, the Great
M.C. Higgins, the Great
Virginia Hamilton
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Westing Game
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
Ages 8–12
Cover of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Logan Family #4
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Ages 10–14
Cover of Miracles on Maple Hill
Miracles on Maple Hill
Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill
Ages 10–14
Cover of When You Trap a Tiger
When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller
Ages 10–14
Cover of Flora & Ulysses The Illuminated Adventures
Flora & Ulysses The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo
Ages 4–11
Cover of Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Crispin #1
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Avi
Ages 10–13
Cover of The Higher Power of Lucky
Hard Pan Trilogy #1
The Higher Power of Lucky
Susan Patron
Ages 8–11
Cover of The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Ages 9–14
Cover of Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
Cornelia Meigs
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle #2
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Ages 10–14
Cover of A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
Joan W. Blos
Ages 9–14
Cover of Call It Courage
Newbery Summer #1
Call It Courage
Armstrong Sperry
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Giver
The Giver Quartet #1
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Crossover
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile
Ages 10–14