Newbery Medal Winners

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Winners

	The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 10,138 ratings Newbery Medal (2013)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 7,618 ratings Newbery Medal (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 10,502 ratings Newbery Medal (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 26,089 ratings Newbery Medal (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 128,172 ratings Newbery Medal (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 3,294 ratings Newbery Medal (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Higher Power of Lucky (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #1) by Susan Patron 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 5,898 ratings Newbery Medal (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 4,090 ratings Newbery Medal (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 8,946 ratings Newbery Medal (2005)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 53,348 ratings Newbery Medal (2004)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1) by Avi 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 9,676 ratings Newbery Medal (2003)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13,716 ratings Newbery Medal (2002)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2) by Richard Peck 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 12,437 ratings Newbery Medal (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 34,751 ratings Newbery Medal (2000)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 275,204 ratings Newbery Medal (1999)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 29,316 ratings Newbery Medal (1998)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 20,399 ratings Newbery Medal (1997)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 20,354 ratings Newbery Medal (1996)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 68,674 ratings Newbery Medal (1995)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 530,444 ratings Newbery Medal (1994)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing May by Cynthia Rylant 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 5,388 ratings Newbery Medal (1993)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 28,217 ratings Newbery Medal (1992)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 55,167 ratings Newbery Medal (1991)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 182,307 ratings Newbery Medal (1990)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,391 ratings Newbery Medal (1989)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,658 ratings Newbery Medal (1988)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 9,332 ratings Newbery Medal (1987)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall #1) by Patricia MacLachlan 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 32,513 ratings Newbery Medal (1986)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 22,930 ratings Newbery Medal (1985)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) by Beverly Cleary 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 14,505 ratings Newbery Medal (1984)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars