The Most Deserving Newbery (90 books)

The Most Deserving Newbery

Here are all the Newbery winners from 1922 on. Vote for those that you think are most deserving!

1	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 530,312 ratings score: 62,214, and 629 people voted	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
2	Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 275,135 ratings score: 45,286, and 461 people voted	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
3	A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 315,153 ratings score: 42,165, and 431 people voted	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
4	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 163,869 ratings score: 35,866, and 367 people voted	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
5	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 182,271 ratings score: 35,434, and 364 people voted	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
6	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 71,673 ratings score: 31,040, and 318 people voted	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
7	The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 57,201 ratings score: 22,361, and 231 people voted	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
8	The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 59,217 ratings score: 21,246, and 219 people voted	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
9	Island of the Blue Dolphins (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #1) by Scott O'Dell 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 129,518 ratings score: 20,824, and 217 people voted	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
10	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 53,339 ratings score: 18,447, and 190 people voted	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
11	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 77,533 ratings score: 18,335, and 190 people voted	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
12	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 68,646 ratings score: 18,013, and 187 people voted	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
13	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 55,150 ratings score: 15,059, and 156 people voted	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
14	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 128,147 ratings score: 14,047, and 146 people voted	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
15	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) by Mildred D. Taylor 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 56,069 ratings score: 13,029, and 136 people voted	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
16	Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall #1) by Patricia MacLachlan 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 32,510 ratings score: 11,800, and 124 people voted	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
17	Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 34,741 ratings score: 10,081, and 106 people voted	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
18	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 29,314 ratings score: 9,101, and 95 people voted	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
19	When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 26,085 ratings score: 8,073, and 86 people voted	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
20	Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 14,924 ratings score: 8,057, and 85 people voted	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
21	The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 20,393 ratings score: 7,849, and 83 people voted	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
22	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17,818 ratings score: 7,557, and 80 people voted	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
23	Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) by Beverly Cleary 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 14,502 ratings score: 6,759, and 73 people voted	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
24	A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2) by Richard Peck 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 12,435 ratings score: 6,493, and 70 people voted	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
25	The Twenty-one Balloons by William Pène du Bois 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 9,233 ratings score: 6,446, and 68 people voted	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
26	The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 20,350 ratings score: 6,397, and 69 people voted	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
27	Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 28,210 ratings score: 6,247, and 67 people voted	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
28	Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) by Jean Craighead George 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 24,165 ratings score: 6,114, and 65 people voted	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
29	Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 21,583 ratings score: 5,815, and 62 people voted	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
30	A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13,713 ratings score: 5,792, and 61 people voted	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
31	The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 7,972 ratings score: 5,752, and 61 people voted	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
32	The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5) by Lloyd Alexander 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 22,208 ratings score: 5,674, and 60 people voted	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
33	The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 22,923 ratings score: 5,550, and 58 people voted	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
34	The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 15,878 ratings score: 5,017, and 53 people voted	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
35	The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 9,332 ratings score: 4,945, and 54 people voted	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
36	Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 8,945 ratings score: 4,808, and 52 people voted	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
37	Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2) by Cynthia Voigt 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8,572 ratings score: 4,599, and 49 people voted	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
38	Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1) by Avi 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 9,676 ratings score: 4,512, and 49 people voted	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
39	King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 10,903 ratings score: 4,387, and 47 people voted	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
40	Sounder by William H. Armstrong 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 11,999 ratings score: 3,793, and 41 people voted	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
41	The Higher Power of Lucky (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #1) by Susan Patron 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 5,897 ratings score: 3,207, and 35 people voted	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
42	The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2) by Hugh Lofting 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 5,939 ratings score: 2,883, and 32 people voted	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
43	The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 5,503 ratings score: 2,677, and 30 people voted	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
44	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 5,379 ratings score: 2,526, and 27 people voted	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
45	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,658 ratings score: 2,466, and 27 people voted	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
46	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,391 ratings score: 2,420, and 26 people voted	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
47	Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 10,498 ratings score: 2,409, and 26 people voted	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
48	Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 2,674 ratings score: 2,326, and 26 people voted	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
49	Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 4,294 ratings score: 2,244, and 25 people voted	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
50	Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,614 ratings score: 2,233, and 24 people voted	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
51	The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 4,988 ratings score: 2,114, and 23 people voted	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
52	Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 2,396 ratings score: 2,065, and 23 people voted	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
53	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 score: 2,043, and 22 people voted	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
54	Missing May by Cynthia Rylant 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 5,387 ratings score: 1,821, and 20 people voted	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
55	The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 4,168 ratings score: 1,729, and 19 people voted	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
56	The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 4,336 ratings score: 1,711, and 19 people voted	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
57	Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 4,991 ratings score: 1,616, and 18 people voted	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
58	Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 3,856 ratings score: 1,384, and 15 people voted	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
59	I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 2,580 ratings score: 1,367, and 16 people voted	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
60	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 2,276 ratings score: 1,274, and 14 people voted	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
61	The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 2,388 ratings score: 1,271, and 14 people voted	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
62	Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 1,736 ratings score: 958, and 11 people voted	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
63	The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,506 ratings score: 939, and 11 people voted	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
64	Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,318 ratings score: 924, and 11 people voted	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
65	Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 7,616 ratings score: 922, and 10 people voted	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
66	Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 4,537 ratings score: 864, and 10 people voted	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
67	Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Vining 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,983 ratings score: 824, and 10 people voted	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
68	...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 1,138 ratings score: 789, and 9 people voted	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
69	Shadow Of A Bull by Maia Wojciechowska 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 1,631 ratings score: 741, and 9 people voted	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
70	The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 652 ratings score: 689, and 8 people voted	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
71	Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 2,098 ratings score: 678, and 8 people voted	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
72	A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 2,733 ratings score: 676, and 8 people voted	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
73	Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 3,451 ratings score: 622, and 7 people voted	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
74	Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 1,152 ratings score: 604, and 7 people voted	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
75	The White Stag by Kate Seredy 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,014 ratings score: 603, and 7 people voted	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
76	It's Like This, Cat by Emily Cheney Neville 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 2,021 ratings score: 588, and 7 people voted	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
77	M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 1,441 ratings score: 547, and 7 people voted	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
78	Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 315 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	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
79	The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 2,249 ratings score: 408, and 5 people voted	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
80	A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 983 ratings score: 403, and 5 people voted	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
81	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,200 ratings score: 396, and 5 people voted	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
82	Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,532 ratings score: 394, and 5 people voted	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
83	The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 369, and 5 people voted	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
84	Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,560 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	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
85	Onion John by Joseph Krumgold 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,501 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	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
86	Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji 3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 620 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	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
87	Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 536 ratings score: 214, and 3 people voted	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
88	The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 10,132 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	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
89	Tales From Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 124, and 2 people voted	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
90	Dobry by Monica Shannon 3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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

90 books · 1,576 voters · list created August 1st, 2008 by Roxanne Hsu Feldman (votes) .

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message 1: by Roxanne Hsu (new)

Aug 01, 2008 08:15am

Argh... there was a problem saving all the titles. Now I have to go back and add those that weren't entered properly. I added the whole entire list of the Newbery past winners but now only 48 is on the list. Oh, well.

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message 2: by Colleen (new)

Aug 01, 2008 01:33pm

HOLES wins my "best book" vote from the list, but in truth my personal #1 will always be THE WESTING GAME. I know its not as well written, but darn if it doesn't make me so happy every time I read it.

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message 3: by Ivy (new)

Aug 15, 2008 11:51am

I like the idea of this list allot. I love sooo many of these books. I have to say though. I don't love the book Holes. I think that the giver is much better.

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message 4: by Livvie (new)

Sep 14, 2008 11:30am

I love almost all of these books. A couple I've never heard of but many are definately on my favorite book list. The Giver is probably my personal favorite though

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message 5: by Michelle (new)

Feb 14, 2009 07:55am

Picking a favorite book is like picking a favorite color of M&M--they are all good. Although not every Newbery Award winner deserves the honor in my opinion, there are many really good books in their lists.

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message 6: by Robin (last edited Feb 20, 2009 06:21am) (new)

Feb 20, 2009 06:20am

I have a hard time choosing my favorite since each are different in genre and each had messages or strengths that I appreciated while reading!

Sill love the big discussion about which is our favorite!!!

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message 7: by Jim (new)

Apr 23, 2009 12:09am

this is fun, i've read about 40% of the Medal books since feb. and about twenty of the Honor books. currently reading Graveyard Book (wonderful) and the book that beat Charlotte's Web (gentle and slow). so far my favourites are Mixed up Files, Young Masters/Young Ladies and Dark Frigate.

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message 8: by DaNae (new)

Jul 08, 2009 01:51pm

Um, if the Goodreads Gods are listening. There are quite a few books on the list that have not won Newberys. Unless it is a list of books that should have won, but that didn't seem to be the parameters.

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message 9: by Lorie (new)

Jul 18, 2009 12:47am

Idon't think they had Newberry's 50 years ago when I read my favorite young adult book. I still love it and read it every few years -- as have my daughters and my daughter's daughters -- and LOVED it: Mara, Daughter of the Nile, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. So many generations have loved it, it's still in print.

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message 10: by Lorie (new)

Jul 18, 2009 12:54am

For sheer excitement, not to mention painless vocabulary building, nobody can beat Edgar Rice Burroughs! His books have inspired some of the greatest sci-fi writers and filmmakers in history. Tarzan! John Carter of Mars 1,2,& 3. In 60 years of reading several books every week (and being a published novelist and English teacher)I attest that NO author I've ever read had Burrough's huge vocabulary! Yet the context is so clear, you can tell what the words mean, even though you have never heard them before. And in today's lax society, you probably never WILL hear them spoken!
He wrote 65 books, all of which I have read numerous times. As each of my kids turned 12 or so, I read them PRINCESS OF MARS as a bedtime story, knowing that after the 3rd chapter, the kid would turn on the light after our goodnights and read all night. How to hook a kid on reading! A Princess of Mars

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message 11: by Jim (new)

Jul 18, 2009 01:04am

Lorie, the first Newbery was 1921 or 1922. Story of Mankind was the first winner, ERB, in addition to being a pulp novelist was writing for a slightly older reader. try the Dark Frigate from the mid 20s and Smokey the Cowhorse for early 30s to see what erb would have been up against.

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message 12: by Lorie (new)

Jul 20, 2009 10:27pm

Jim wrote: "Lorie, the first Newbery was 1921 or 1922. Story of Mankind was the first winner, ERB, in addition to being a pulp novelist was writing for a slightly older reader. try the Dark Frigate from the ..."

OK THANKS FOR THE TIP.

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message 13: by Tyler (new)

Sep 25, 2009 11:51am

cool

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message 14: by Jman (new)

Dec 18, 2009 05:26pm

KOOL!!!

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message 15: by Karen (new)

Feb 21, 2010 02:18pm

Is this list supposed to include all the Honor books, or just the Medalists?

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message 16: by Karen (new)

Feb 26, 2010 02:40pm

Neither of the Penderwicks books were Newbery winners -- the first Penderwicks won the National Book award, but that's different.

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message 17: by Hayes (new)

Apr 15, 2010 09:28am

There are several non-winners here.

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message 18: by Susanna (new)

Apr 15, 2010 11:06am

Removed for not being a Newberry Medal winner:

The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer (Honor)
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall
Rules, by Cynthia Lord (Honor)
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, by Jeanne Birdsall
Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt (Honor)
The White Giraffe, by Lauren St. John
The Adventures of Monk the Monkey, by John Edgerton Stone IV
Malia and Teacup: Awesome African Adventure, by Molly Barrow
The Sword in the Tree, by Clyde Robert Bulla
The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner (Honor)
Somewhere in the Darkness, by Walter Dean Myers (Honor)

Karen, I believe there is a list for the Honor winners. (And I think Charlotte's Web was winning it the last time I saw it.)

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message 19: by Susanna (new)

Apr 15, 2010 01:27pm

Yep, I found the Honor list: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18...

Currently Ella Enchanted is in a narrow lead over Charlotte's Web.

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message 20: by Terri (new)

May 04, 2010 10:47am

This is a great idea...I'm always surprised when I see some on the list and I think others should have been there.

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message 21: by Sophie (new)

Aug 08, 2010 09:52am

Deleted a bunch of miscategorized books (Sadly, Roald Dahl has never won the Newbery. Neither has Kate Gosselin). There have only been 88 Newbery winners, so if the list is longer than that, some of those books don't belong here.

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message 22: by Jim (new)

Aug 09, 2010 12:36am

dahl, being a brit that never lived in the states wasn't eligible. he may have won britian's carnegie medal though. isn't kate gosselin the "reality" tv person?

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message 23: by Sophie (new)

Aug 09, 2010 09:29am

Yeah, she is. I was being snarky with that comment--someone had added one of her books to this list, which is ridiculous, because she doesn't even write for children.

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message 24: by Susanna (new)

Aug 09, 2010 11:45am

I know Dahl won several Edgar awards for his adult fiction. As far as I know, he never won the Carnegie.

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message 25: by Yahya (new)

Mar 31, 2011 03:28pm

waht the fuck

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message 26: by Yahya (new)

Mar 31, 2011 03:29pm

my name is yusuf

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message 27: by Susanna (new)

Mar 31, 2011 10:01pm

Uh, that's a nice way to break the margins.

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message 28: by Lithia (new)

Jul 26, 2011 07:02pm

Lorie wrote: "Idon't think they had Newberry's 50 years ago when I read my favorite young adult book. I still love it and read it every few years -- as have my daughters and my daughter's daughters -- and LOVED..."

My mother and I both love that book :)

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message 29: by Susanna (new)

Jul 27, 2011 12:22pm

Did The Thief Lord win a Newbery? I can't see it on the list I'm looking at.

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message 30: by Susanna (last edited Jul 27, 2011 12:44pm) (new)

Jul 27, 2011 12:31pm

Removed for not being on the list:

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Newbery Honor)
Malia & Teacup Awesome African Adventure
Malia and Teacup: Out on a Limb
A Song in My Heart
The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963 (Newbery Honor)
My Brother Sam is Dead (Newbery Honor)

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message 31: by Lisa (new)

Aug 30, 2011 05:23pm

Colleen wrote: "HOLES wins my "best book" vote from the list, but in truth my personal #1 will always be THE WESTING GAME. I know its not as well written, but darn if it doesn't make me so happy every time I read ..."

Thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of 'The Westing Game' for weeks! And to just stumble across it in your comments - you made my day. Off to see if they have the ebook at the library, I hope so!

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message 32: by Jim (last edited Aug 30, 2011 11:41pm) (new)

Aug 30, 2011 11:40pm

westing game trivia. prior to winning the Newbery for westing game, what Newbery winner was she closely associated with?
raskin did the famous intersecting rings cover for Wrinkle in Time (look at older editions, pre 1980)

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message 33: by Susanna (new)

Aug 31, 2011 09:49am

I had that edition - didn't know that about Raskin, though.

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message 34: by Susanna (new)

Aug 31, 2011 10:03am

Removed:

My Brother Sam is Dead (Newbery Honor)

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message 35: by Sandy (new)

Sep 06, 2011 10:04am

"The Thief Lord" isn't a winner, either (may be Honor book).

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message 36: by Susanna (last edited Sep 06, 2011 10:56am) (new)

Sep 06, 2011 10:51am

I believe it's neither, as I don't think it was eligible for a Newbery in the first place. Cornelia Funke is German.

ETA: Removed The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke.

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message 37: by Micah (new)

Nov 15, 2011 10:12am

Thank you for making this list! I love Newbery books and have tried to read as many as I can- even now that I'm an adult. Well, ESPECIALLY now that I'm an adult :)

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message 38: by Susanna (new)

Nov 15, 2011 11:47am

Removed for not being a Newbery winner:

The Lost Queen, by Mark Miller

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message 39: by Kerri (new)

Feb 20, 2012 08:55pm

The Book thief didn't get a Newbery did it? It needs to be removed.

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message 40: by Sophie (new)

Feb 20, 2012 10:24pm

Kerri wrote: "The Book thief didn't get a Newbery did it? It needs to be removed."

You're right. I removed that one as well as another non-Newbery book.

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message 41: by Susanna (last edited Nov 27, 2012 02:48pm) (new)

Nov 27, 2012 02:36pm

Removed, for not being a winner of the Newbery:

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham
Enclave, by Ann Aguirre
The Kill Order, by James Dashner
The Death Cure, by James Dashner
The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner
The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen (Newbery Honor)

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message 42: by Susanna (new)

Feb 08, 2013 12:23pm

Removed, for not being a winner of the Newbery Medal:

The Golden Goblet (Newbery Honor)
Parvana's Journey
Mud City
Foster Fox
I am a Taxi
The Breadwinner
Hoot (Newbery Honor)

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message 43: by Susanna (new)

Feb 28, 2013 04:22pm

Removed for not being a Newbery Winner:

Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam

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