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Following is a list of Newbery Medal Winners with short annotations.

They are not in chronological order because this is a copy of a document
set up like a booklet.

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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNERS

1922 – 2005



Awarded by the American Library Association, Newbery Medal and Honor books
are awarded based on literary merit and their contribution to children’s
literature.  These books have rich themes, subjects, language and characterizations.

The list herein contains only Newbery Medal Winners.  A list of Notable Newbery
Honor books is forthcoming.

See what other people have to say about these tiles at www.amazon.co.jp or
www.amazon.com .  Your search may lead you to find other titles you may like.


Not all the books mentioned within are available in the school library.


2005: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
A Japanese family survives hardship and tragedy.

2004: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
A young mouse resues a princess.

2003: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
14th Century England.  A young boy is wrongly accused of a crime.

2002: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Korea 12th Century.  A young boy apprentices for a master potter.

2001: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
A city girl goes to live with her country grandmother.

2000: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Searching for his father, Bud, Not Buddy finds a home.

1999: Holes by Louis Sachar
Wrongly accused of theft, Stanley is sent to a detention center to dig holes.

1998: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
1920’s Rural America.  There’s no place like home.  Surviving dust storms.

1997: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Four 6th grade Quiz Bowl champions.

1996: The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Apprentice to a midwife, a homeless girl finds a home.

1995: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
A young girl comes to understand why her mother disappeared.

1994: The Giver by Lois Lowry
A pain-free society is a society without color nor memory.

1993: Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
May’s death enables the family to discover life.

1992: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
”Doing the right thing” may not mean the same thing to your parents.



1936: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
American Civil War Historical Fiction.   Frontier life.

1935: Dobry by Monica Shannon
Bulgaria 1920’s.  A different culture.  Same dreams (amazon.com).

1934: Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia
Meigs

1933: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Lewis
1920’s China.

1932: Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer
A young Navajo boy in 1920’s America.

1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
1930’s Japan.  Buddhism. A cat has a profound effect on an artist’s life.


1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
1800’s.  A toy story.   The adventures of a world traveler.

1929: The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
Medieval Poland.

1928: Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
A carrier pigeon raised in India is used during World War I.

1927: Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James
A horse story full of rodeos, thieving and adventure.

1926: Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
A collection of short stories.  China.

1925: Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger
A collection of tales from Central and South America.

1924: The Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes
17th Century England.

1923: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Wild adventures with animals that can talk.

1922: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon
A well written account of prehistory.  Not for Creationists

1950: The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
Medieval England in old English.  Appropriate Christian overtones.

1949: King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
An International Seabiscuit-type story.

1948: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
Travel in a Hot Air Balloon to an imaginary island.
75 Amazon.com reviewers give this book Five Stars !!!

1947: Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
A Toy Story.  A doll is left behind and must fend for herself.

1946: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
American Farm Life.  The backwoods of Florida, early 1900’s.

1945: Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
The animals living on the hill anticipate the arrival of a new family.
A Wind in the Willows type of story.

1944: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Historical Fiction.  American Revolution.

1943: Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
’A story of perseverance in the face of discouragement (amazon.com)’

1942: The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds
Bravery.  French-Indian War America.

1941: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
A survival/advenuture story.

1940: Daniel Boone by James Daugherty
America. Frontier and Pioneer life during the Western movement.

1939: Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
Life on a farm is hard work but full of simple pleasures.

1938: The White Stag by Kate Seredy
European Historical Fiction.  Attila the Hun.

1937: Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
1890’s New York City.  A young girl defies propriety.

1991: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
A playful examination of  racial tension.  A young legendary character lives
and plays on both sides of town, the black side and the white side.

1990: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
AnneMarie’s bravery demonstrates just how Denmark was able to rescue nearly
all it’s Jewish population from the Nazis.

1989: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
Insect Poetry.  Poems of insects.

1987: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
A Prince and the Pauper story.

1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
A Little House on the Prairie type of story.

1985: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
A Princess battles a dragon and invents a recipe for fire repellant.

1984: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
A young boy writes letters to his favorite childhood author.

1983: Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
A thoughtful novel about real people.

1982: A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced
Travelers by Nancy Willard
A book of poems with rich concepts and rich vocabulary.

1981: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Living in her sister’s shadow, a young girl defines her self-worth.

1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan
W. Blos.  19th Century American Historical Fiction.  Rich in verse.

1979: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
A suspenseful murder mystery with a surprise ending.

1978: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A poignant (moving) story about friendship.

1977: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
 The ugliness of slavery and prejudice in the deep south of America.
A family’s ability to endure.  May be a difficult read for non-native speakers.


1976: The Grey King by Susan Cooper
A Welsh Fantasy tinged with Arthurian Legend (amazon.com).

1975: M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
Historical Fiction.  America.  Flashbacks may be confusing.

1974: The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
American Historical Fiction.  Full of suspense and survival.

1973: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Julie depends on wolves for survival.

1972: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Packed with fun and adventure.  Highly recommended.  Grade 4.

1971: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
A young girl learns from her mentally disabled brother.

1970: Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Strong spirited individuals battle the evils of prejudice.

1969: The High King by Lloyd Alexander
A fantasy-filled adventure.  For Tolkein fans.

1968: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg.
 Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art after closing time.
Highly recommended for Grade 4 !!!

1967: Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt
A young girl dreams of becoming a writer.

1966: I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
17th century Spain.  A slave boy apprentices for Master Painter Valezquez.

1965: Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
Bullfighting in Spain.

1964: It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
A stray cat has a profound effect on people’s lives.

1963: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Children journey through space and time in search of their lost father.

1962: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Galilee 31 A.D.  Combination Historical and Biblical Fiction.

1961: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
A survival story with a young female protagonist.

1960: Onion John by Joseph Krumgold
A feel-good story of friendship.  A homeless man is cared for by the people
of Serenity.  A successful read-aloud.

1959: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Highly recommended.  The one friend Kit makes is suspected of witchcraft.

1958: Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
American Civil War Historical Fiction.

1957: Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson
A feel-good Little House of Prairie type of story.  Maple sugaring.

1956: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
High Seas Adventure.  A fictionalized biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, the
famous navigator.  “If you liked Holes, you’ll like this (amazon.com).”

1955: The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
With perseverance and persistence, young school children are determined to
change their world,  A good read-aloud for Earth Day.

1954: ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
Sheepherders in Mexico.  With appropriate religious overtones.

1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
An Incan boy searches for his family and his llama.  Knowledge of the Spanish
Conquest useful.

1952: Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
The family dog is mysteriously missing.

1951: Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
An African Prince is subjected to the cruelty of American slavery.


Ann Marie Grumm
School Library Media Specialist
Aoba Japan International School
2-10-7 Miyama, Suginami-ku
Tokyo, Japan 168-0071

grumm@a-jis.com

Tel:  03-3335-6620
Fax:  03-3332-6967

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