John Newbery Medal

 

The John Newbery Medal is awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American Literature for Children. Established 1922.

See the Newbery Medal homepage for more information.

2011

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Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Honor Books
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Dark Emperor and other poems of the night by Joyce Sidman
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

2010

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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

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Graveyard bookThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean
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The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by David Small 
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Savvy by Ingrid Law
After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

2008

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Good mastersGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz
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Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt
FeathersJacqueline Woodson

2007

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The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron,illustrated by Matt Phelan
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Penny from Heaven Jennifer L. Holm
Hattie Big Sky Kirby Larson
Rules Cynthia Lord

2006

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Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins
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Whittington Alan Armstrong, illustrated by S.D. Schindler
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s ShadowSusan Campbell Bartoletti
Princess Academy Shannon Hale
Show Way Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Hudson Talbott

2005

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Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata
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Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko
The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights Russell Freedman
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Gary D. Schmidt

2004

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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Honors
Olive’s Ocean Kevin Henkes
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Jim Murphy

2003

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Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi
Honors
The House of the scorpion Nancy Farmer
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff
Hoot Carl Hiaasen
A Corner of the universe Anne M. Martin
Surviving the Applewhites Stephanie S. Tolan

2002

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A Single shard Linda Sue Park
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Everything on a waffle Polly Horvath
Carver: A Life in poems Marilyn Nelson

2001

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A Year down yonder Richard Peck
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Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
Hope was here Joan Bauer
Joey Pigza loses control Jack Gantos
The Wanderer Sharon Creech

2000

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Bud, not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
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Getting near to Baby Audrey Couloumbis
Our only May Amelia Jennifer L Holm
26 Fairmount Avenue Tomie de Paola

1999

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Holes Louis Sachar
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A Long way from Chicago Richard Peck

1998

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Out of the dust Karen Hesse
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Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine
Lily’s Crossing Patricia Reilly Giff
Wringer Jerry Spinelli

1997

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The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
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A Girl named Disaster Nancy Farmer
Moorchild Eloise McGraw
The Thief Megan Whalen Turner
Belle Prater’s boy Ruth White

1996

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The Midwife’s apprentice Karen Cushman
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What Jamie saw Carolyn Coman
The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis
Yolanda’s genius Carol Fenner
The Great Fire Jim Murphy

1995

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Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
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Catherine, called Birdy Karen Cushman
The Ear, the eye and the arm Nancy Farmer

1994

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The Giver Lois Lowry
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Crazy Lady J. Conly
Dragon’s Gate L. Yep
Eleanor Roosevelt R. Freedman

1993

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Missing May Cynthia Rylant
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What Hearts Bruce Brooks
Dark Thirty Patricia McKissack
Somewhere in darkness Walter Dean Myers

1992

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Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Nothing but the truth Avi
Wright Brothers R. Freeman

1991

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Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli
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True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi

1990

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Number the stars Lois Lowry
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Afternoon of Elves Janet Lisle
Shabanu, Daughter of the wind Suzanne Staples
Winter room Gary Paulsen

1989

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Joyful Noise Paul Fleischman
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In the beginning Virginia Hamilton
Scorpions Walter Myers

1988

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Lincoln Photobiography R. Freedman
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After the rain N. Mazer
Hatchet Gary Paulsen

1987

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The Whipping boy Sid Fleischman
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A Fine white dust Cynthia Rylant
On my honor Marion Dane Bauer
Volcano: The Eruption and healing of Mount St. Helens Patricia Lauber

1986

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Sarah, plain and tall Patricia MacLachlan
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Commodore Perry in the land of Shogun Rhonda Blumberg
Dogsong Gary Paulsen

1985

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The Hero and the crown Robin McKinley
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Like Jake and me Mavis Jukes
The Moves make the man Bruce Brooks
One-Eyed cat Paula Fox

1984

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Dear Mr Henshaw Beverly Cleary
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The Sign of the beaver Elizabeth George Speare
A Solitary glue Cynthia Voight
The Wish Giver Bill Brittain

1983

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Dicey’s Song Cynthia Voight
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Blue Sword Robin McKinley
Dr DeSoto William Steig
Graven images Paul Fleischman
My own story Jean Fritz
Sweet Whisper, Brother Rush Virginia Hamilton

1982

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A Visit to William Blake’s inn Nancy Willard
Honors
Ramona Quimby, age 8 Beverly Cleary
Upon the head of the goat: A Childhood in Hungary Aranka Siegal

1981

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Jacob have I loved Katherine Paterson
Honors
The Fledgling Jane Langton
A Ring of endless light Madeline L’Engle

1980

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A Gathering of days: A New England girl’s journal 1830-32 Joan Blos
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The Road from home: The Story of an Armenian girl David Kherdian

1979

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The Westing Game Ellen Raskin
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The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson

1978

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Bridge To Terabithia Katherine Paterson
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Ramona and her father Beverly Cleary
Anpao: An American Indian odyssey Jamake Highwater

1977

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Roll of thunder, hear my cry Mildred Taylor
Honors
Abel’s Island William Steig
A String in the harp Nancy Bond

1976

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The Grey King Susan Cooper
Honors
The Hundred penny box Sharon Bell Mathis
Dragonwings Lawrence Yep

1975

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M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton
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Figgs and phantoms Ellen Raskin
My Brother Sam is dead James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Perilous Gard Elizabeth Marie Pope
Philip Hall likes me, I reckon maybe Bette Green

1974

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The Slave Dancer Paula Fox
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The Dark is rising Susan Cooper

1973

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Julie of the wolves Jean Craighead George
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Frog and Toad together Arnold Lobel
The Upstairs room Johanna Weiss
The Witches of Worm Zilpha Keatley Snyder

1972

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Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH Robert C. O’Brien
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Incident at Hawk’s Hill Allan W. Eckert
The Planet of Junior Brown Virginia Hamilton
The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin
Annie and the old one Miska Miles
The Headless Cupid Zilpha Keatley Snyder

1971

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Summer of the swans Betsy Byars
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Kneeknock Rise Natalie Babbitt
Enchantress from the stars Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Sing down the moon Scott O’Dell

1970

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Sounder William H. Armstrong
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Our Eddie Sulamith Ish-Kishor
The Many ways of seeing: An Introduction to the pleasures of art Janet Moore
Journey outside Mary Q. Steele

1969

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The High King Lloyd Alexander
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To be a slave Julius Lester
When Shlemiel went to Warsaw and other stories Isaac Bashevis Singer

1968

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From the mixed-up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg
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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and me, Elizabeth E. L. Konigsburg
The Black pearl Scott O’Dell
The Fearsome Inn Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder

1967

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Up a road slowly Irene Hunt
Honors
The King’s Fifth Scott O’Dell
Zlateh the Goat Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Jazz Man Mary H. Weik

1966

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I, Juan de Pareja Elizabeth Borten de Trevino
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The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander
The Animal family Randall Jarrell
The Noonday friends Mary Stolz

1965

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Shadow of a bull Maia Wojciechowska
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Across five Aprils Irene Hunt

1964

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It’s like this, cat Emily Cheney Neville
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Rascal Sterling North
The Loner Ester Weir

1963

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A Wrinkle in time Madeline L’Engle
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Thistle and thyme Sorche Nic Leodhas
Men of Athens Olivia Coolidge

1962

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The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare
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Frontier living Edwin Tunis
The Golden goblet Eloise McGraw
Belling the tiger Mary Stolz

1961

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Island of the blue dolphins Scott O’Dell
Honors
America moves forward Gerald W. Johnson
Old Ramon Jack Schaefer
The Cricket in Times Square George Selden

1960

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Onion John Joseph Krumgold
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My Side of the mountain Jean George
America is born Gerald W. Johnson
The Gammage Cup Carol Kendall

1959

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare
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The Family under the bridge Natalie Savage Carlson
Along came a dog Meindert Dejong
Chucaro: Wild pony of the Pampa Francis Kalnay
The Perilous Road William O. Steele

1958

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Rifles for Watie Harold Keith
Honors
The Horsecatcher Mari Sandoz
Goneaway Lake Elizabeth Enright
The Great wheel Robert Lawson
Tom Paine, Freedom’s apostle Leo Gurko

1957

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Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Sorenson
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Old Yeller Fred Gipson
The House of Sixty Fathers Meindert Dejong
Mr Justice Holmes Clara Ingram Judson
The Corn grows ripe Dorothy Rhoads
Black Fox of Lorne Marguerite de Angeli

1956

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Carry on, Mr Bowditch Jean Lee Latham
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The Secret river Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Golden name day Jennie Linquist
Men, microscopes, and living things Katherine Shippen

1955

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The Wheel on the school Meindert Dejong
Honors
The Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgliesh
Banner in the sky James Ullman

1954

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And now Miguel Joseph Krumgold
Honors
All alone Claire Hutchet Bishop
Shadrach Meindert Dejong
Hurry home Candy Meindert Dejong
Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting patriot Clara Ingram Judson
Magic Maize Mary and Conrad Buff

1953

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Secret of the Andes Ann Nolan Clark
Honors
Charlotte’s Web E. B. White
Moccasin Trail Eloise McGraw
Red sails to Capri Ann Weil
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain Alice Dalgliesh
Birthdays of freedom Vol. 1 Genevieve Foster

1952

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Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes
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Americans before Columbus Elizabeth Baity
Minn of the Mississippi Holling C Holling
The Defender Nicholas Kalashnikoff
The Light at Tern Rock Julia Sauer
The Apple and the arrow Mary and Conrad Buff

1951

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Amos Fortune, free man Elizabeth Yates
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Better known as Johnny Appleseed Mabel Leigh Hunt
Gandhi, Fighter without a sword Jeanette Eaton
Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the people Clara Ingram Judson
Appleby Capple Anne Parrish

1950

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The Door in the wall Marguerite de Angeli
Honors
Tree of Freedom Rebecca Caudill
The Blue cat of Castle Town Catherine Coblentz
Kildee House Rutherford Montgomery
George Washington Genevieve Foster
Song of the pines Walter and Marion Havighurst

1949

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King of the wind Marguerite Henry
Honors
Seabird Holling C. Holling
Daughter of the mountains Louise Rankin
My Father’s dragon Ruth S. Gannett
Story of the Negro Arna Bontemps

1948

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The Twenty-One balloons William Pene du Bois
Honors
Pancakes-Paris Claire Hutchet Bishop
Le Lun, Lad of courage Carolyn Treffinger
The Quaint and curious quest of Johnny Longfoot Catherine Besterman
The Cow-Tail Switch Harold Courlander
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerit Henry

1947

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Miss Hickory Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
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Wonderful year Nancy Barnes
Big Tree Mary and Conrad Buff
The Heavenly tenants William Maxwell
The Avion my uncle flew Cyrus Fisher
The Hidden treasure of Glaston Eleanor Jewett

1946

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Strawberry Girl Lois Lensky
Honors
Justin Morgan had a horse Marguerite Henry
The Moved-Outers Florence Crannell Means
Bhimsa, The dancing bear Christine Weston
New found world Katherine Shippen

1945

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Rabbit Hill Robert Lawson
Honors
The Hundred dresses Eleanor Estes
The Silver pencil Alice Dalgliesh
Abraham Lincoln’s world Genevieve Foster
Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams Jeanetter Eaton

1944

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Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes
Honors
The Happy golden years Laura Ingalls Wilder
Fog Magic Julia Sauer
Rufus M. Eleanor Estes
Mountain born Elizabeth Yeates

1943

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Adam of the road Elizabeth Janet Gray
Honors
The Middle Moffat Eleanore Estes
Have you seen Tom Thumb? Mabel Leigh Hunt

1942

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The Matchlock gun Walter D. Edmonds
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Little Town on the prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder
George Washington’s world Genevieve Foster
Indian captive Lois Lenski
Down Ryton Water Eva Roe Gaggin

1941

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Call it courage Armstrong Sperry
Honors
Blue Willow Doris Gates
Young Mac of Fort Vancouver Mary Jane Carr
The Long winter Laura Ingalls Wilder
Nansen Anna Gertrude Hall

1940

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Daniel Boone James Daugherty
Honors
The Singing tree Kate Seredy
Runner of the mountain tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz Mabel Robinson
By the shores of Silver Lake Laura Ingalls Wilder
Boy with a pack Stephen W. Meader

1939

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Thimble summer Elizabeth Enright
Honors
Nino Valenti Angelo
Mr Popper’s penguins Richard and Florence Atwater
Hello the boat Phyllis Crawford
Leader by destiny: George Washington Jeanette Eaton
Penn Elizabeth Janet Gray

1938

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The White stag Kate Seredy
Honors
Pecos Bill James Cloyd Bowman
Bright Island Mabel Robinson
On the banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder

1937

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Roller skates Ruth Sawyer
Honors
Phoebe Fairchild: Her book Lois Lenski
Stokes: Whistler’s van Idwal Jones
Golden basket Ludwig Bemelmans
Winterbound Margery Bianco
The Codfish musket Agnes Hewes

1936

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Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink
Honors
Honk, the moose Phil Strong
The Good master Kate Seresy
Young Walter Scott Elizabeth Janet Gray
All sail set Armstrong Sperry

1935

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Dobry Monica Shannon
Honors
Pageant of Chinese history Elizabeth Seeger
Davy Crockett Constance Rourke
Day on skates Hilda Von Stockum

1934

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Invincible Louisa Cornelia Meigs
Honors
The Forgotten daughter Caroline Snedeker
Swords of steel Elsie Singmaster
ABC Bunny Wanda Gag
Winged girl of Knossos Erik Berry
New Land Sarah Schmidt
Big Tree of Bunlahy Padraic Colum
Glory of the seas Agnes Hewes
Apprentice of Florence Ann Kyle

1933

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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Honors
Swift rivers Cornelia Meigs
The Railroad to freedom Hildegarde Swift
Children of the soil Nora Burglon

1932

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Waterless Mountain Laura Adams Armer
Honors
The Fairy Circus Dorothy P. Lathrop
Calico Bush Rachel Field
Boy of the South Seas Eunice Tietjens
Out of the flame Eloise Lownsbery
Jane’s Island Marjorie Allee
Truce of the wolf Mary Gould Davis

1931

Medalist
The Cat who went to heaven Elizabeth Coatswirth
Honors
Floating Island Anne Parrish
The Dark Star of Itza: the Story of a pagan princess Alida Malkus
Queer person Ralph Hubbard
Mountains are free Julie Davis Adams
Spice and the Devil’s Cave Agnes Hewes
Meggy Macintosh Elizabeth Janet Gray
Garram the Hunter Herbert Best
Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer Alice Lide and Margaret Johansen

1930

Medalist
Hitty, Her first hundred years Rachel Field
Honors
Daughter of the Seine: the Life of Madame Roland Jeanette Eaton
Pran of Albania Elizabeth Miller
Jumping-off place Marion Hurd McNeely
Tangle-Coated Horse and other tales Ella Young
Vaino: A Boy of New England Julia Davis Adams
Little Blacknose Hildegarde Swift

1929

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The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric P. Kelly
Honors
Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo John Bennett
Millions of cats Wanda Gag
The Boy who was Grace Hallock
Clearing Weather Cornelia Meigs
Runaway Papoose Grace Moon
Tod of the Fens Elinor Whitney

1928

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Gayneck, the Story of a pigeon Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Honors
The Wonder Smith and his son Ella Young
Downright Dencey Caroline Snedeker

1927

Medalist
Smoky, the Cow Horse Will James
Honors
No Record

1926

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Shen of the Sea Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Honors
Voyagers Padraic Colum

1925

Medalist
Tales from the silver lands Charles Finger
Honors
Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas story Anne Carroll Moore
Dream Coach Anne Parrish

1924

Medalist
The Dark Frigate Charles Hawes
Honors
No Record

1923

Medalist
The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle Hugh Lofting
Honors
No Record

1922

Medalist
The Story of mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Honors
The Great Quest Charles Hawes
Cedric the forester Bernard Marshall
The Old Tobacco shop William Bowen
The Golden Fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles Padraic Colum
Windy Hill Cornelia Meigs