Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal, one of many awards given out by the American Library Association annually for children's literature. John Newbery was an 18th century bookseller; the award has been given out since 1921 and is the oldest award for children literature currently existing and is probably the most prestigious children's lit award in the US.

Given in two levels: The bronze Newbery Medal is given to the winner out of all the year's nominees while the silver "Newbery Honor" seal is given to the runners-up. Both tend to get prominently displayed on book covers.

There's an observed trend for Newbery Medal books to be Tear Jerkers; see Death by Newbery Medal.

Newbery Medal Official Website


 * The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1923 Medal)
 * On the Banks of Plum Creek (1938 Honor)
 * By the Shores of Silver Lake (1940 Honor)
 * The Long Winter (1941 Honor)
 * Little Town on the Prairie (1942 Honor)
 * These Happy Golden Years (1944 Honor)
 * Charlotte's Web (1953 Honor)
 * My Side of the Mountain (1960 Honor)
 * Island of the Blue Dolphins (1961 Medal)
 * A Wrinkle in Time (1963 Medal)
 * The Black Cauldron (1966 Honor)
 * The High King (1969 Medal)
 * The Tombs of Atuan (1972 Honor)
 * Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1972 Medal)
 * Julie of the Wolves (1973 Medal)
 * Frog and Toad Together (1973 Honor)
 * The Dark Is Rising (1974 Honor)
 * The Grey King (1976 Medal)
 * Bridge to Terabithia (1978 Medal)
 * The Westing Game (1979 Medal)
 * The Whipping Boy (1987 Medal)
 * On My Honor (1987 Honor)
 * Hatchet (1988 Honor)
 * The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990 Honor)
 * Maniac Magee (1991 Medal)
 * Shiloh (1992 Medal)
 * The Giver (1994 Medal)
 * Catherine, Called Birdy (1995 Honor)
 * The Ear the Eye And The Arm (1995 Honor)
 * Ella Enchanted (1998 Honor)
 * Holes (1999 Medal)
 * Hoot (2003 Honor)
 * House of the Scorpion (2003 Honor)
 * The Tale of Despereaux (2004 Medal)
 * The Graveyard Book (2009 Medal)
 * The Underneath (2008 Honor)
 * When You Reach Me (2010 Medal)