The Most Deserving Newbery (115 books)

Here are all the Newbery winners from 1922 on. Vote for those that you think are most deserving!
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

Newbery Contenders by Year:
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022

ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners

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1	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,787,989 ratings score: 116,281, and 1,174 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,356,427 ratings score: 83,558, and 850 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,278,709 ratings score: 75,353, and 769 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 617,432 ratings score: 69,058, and 707 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 4.06 avg rating — 587,692 ratings score: 63,263, and 649 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.16 avg rating — 218,740 ratings score: 52,355, and 539 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.99 avg rating — 233,925 ratings score: 41,224, and 425 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 3.88 avg rating — 349,034 ratings score: 40,596, and 422 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 4.03 avg rating — 159,972 ratings score: 37,216, and 386 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 213,029 ratings score: 35,230, and 364 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 173,305 ratings score: 32,613, and 338 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4.17 avg rating — 184,986 ratings score: 31,735, and 330 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 565,351 ratings score: 29,547, and 307 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) by Mildred D. Taylor 3.90 avg rating — 129,820 ratings score: 24,630, and 258 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 3.90 avg rating — 128,322 ratings score: 24,294, and 253 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.84 avg rating — 90,310 ratings score: 22,343, and 235 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 4.08 avg rating — 116,428 ratings score: 22,141, and 231 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 3.97 avg rating — 114,920 ratings score: 16,591, and 175 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 3.77 avg rating — 79,317 ratings score: 15,038, and 159 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 51,130 ratings score: 13,795, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink 4.03 avg rating — 53,839 ratings score: 13,702, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 3.76 avg rating — 46,594 ratings score: 13,220, and 140 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) by Jean Craighead George 3.84 avg rating — 61,374 ratings score: 13,119, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 43,425 ratings score: 13,090, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1) by Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 209,004 ratings score: 12,784, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3.96 avg rating — 89,566 ratings score: 12,596, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson 3.69 avg rating — 35,995 ratings score: 12,231, and 130 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare 4.02 avg rating — 27,928 ratings score: 12,019, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 3.95 avg rating — 42,463 ratings score: 12,012, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) by Beverly Cleary 3.79 avg rating — 41,887 ratings score: 11,453, and 123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2) by Richard Peck 4.13 avg rating — 30,945 ratings score: 11,108, and 119 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.25 avg rating — 56,291 ratings score: 10,434, and 111 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois 3.95 avg rating — 25,984 ratings score: 9,600, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman 3.60 avg rating — 28,532 ratings score: 9,298, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata 3.97 avg rating — 28,119 ratings score: 9,121, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley 4.21 avg rating — 55,008 ratings score: 8,651, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry 4.22 avg rating — 27,854 ratings score: 8,488, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool 4.04 avg rating — 35,977 ratings score: 8,161, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2) by Cynthia Voigt (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,668 ratings score: 8,046, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 40,191 ratings score: 7,974, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1) by Avi 3.65 avg rating — 28,189 ratings score: 7,053, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Sounder by William H. Armstrong 3.97 avg rating — 31,401 ratings score: 6,842, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.78 avg rating — 20,637 ratings score: 5,329, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Higher Power of Lucky (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #1) by Susan Patron 3.58 avg rating — 13,767 ratings score: 5,302, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman 3.99 avg rating — 10,844 ratings score: 5,276, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham 4.14 avg rating — 20,431 ratings score: 5,245, and 56 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt 4.01 avg rating — 7,347 ratings score: 4,801, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong 3.97 avg rating — 13,243 ratings score: 4,779, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 4.22 avg rating — 69,497 ratings score: 4,484, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry 3.76 avg rating — 14,584 ratings score: 4,463, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman 3.91 avg rating — 10,939 ratings score: 4,221, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 114,388 ratings score: 4,138, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 53,055 ratings score: 4,073, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2) by Hugh Lofting 3.98 avg rating — 17,600 ratings score: 3,894, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski 3.88 avg rating — 13,983 ratings score: 3,857, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz 3.67 avg rating — 8,821 ratings score: 3,795, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson 3.80 avg rating — 8,336 ratings score: 3,536, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño 3.77 avg rating — 8,790 ratings score: 3,482, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field 3.85 avg rating — 8,038 ratings score: 3,466, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt, #1) by Jack Gantos (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 22,185 ratings score: 3,411, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars 3.60 avg rating — 10,972 ratings score: 3,367, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith 3.94 avg rating — 10,997 ratings score: 3,154, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Missing May by Cynthia Rylant 3.80 avg rating — 13,283 ratings score: 3,122, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox 3.70 avg rating — 10,562 ratings score: 3,027, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly 3.75 avg rating — 7,851 ratings score: 2,626, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray 3.77 avg rating — 10,171 ratings score: 2,607, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth 3.74 avg rating — 6,603 ratings score: 2,402, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen 3.87 avg rating — 11,736 ratings score: 2,256, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	It's Like This, Cat by Emily Cheney Neville 3.66 avg rating — 7,214 ratings score: 2,110, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos 3.53 avg rating — 8,845 ratings score: 2,039, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Ginger Pye (The Pyes, #1) by Eleanor Estes 3.69 avg rating — 13,635 ratings score: 1,865, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James 3.93 avg rating — 7,017 ratings score: 1,859, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The White Stag by Kate Seredy 3.59 avg rating — 3,866 ratings score: 1,764, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 18,553 ratings score: 1,713, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs 3.75 avg rating — 6,424 ratings score: 1,664, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright 3.76 avg rating — 8,219 ratings score: 1,661, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska 3.58 avg rating — 5,233 ratings score: 1,543, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 3.65 avg rating — 4,141 ratings score: 1,532, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis 3.77 avg rating — 4,848 ratings score: 1,449, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds 3.66 avg rating — 8,504 ratings score: 1,394, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold 3.49 avg rating — 3,534 ratings score: 1,329, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.89 avg rating — 11,613 ratings score: 1,311, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard 3.64 avg rating — 3,701 ratings score: 1,301, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer 3.65 avg rating — 4,343 ratings score: 1,260, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes 3.34 avg rating — 2,514 ratings score: 1,196, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon 3.33 avg rating — 2,956 ratings score: 1,169, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins 3.36 avg rating — 9,102 ratings score: 1,071, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book) by Ann Nolan Clark 3.54 avg rating — 5,669 ratings score: 1,038, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	New Kid (New Kid #1) by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 61,206 ratings score: 997, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 25,318 ratings score: 900, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
91	Shen of The Sea : Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman 3.34 avg rating — 2,082 ratings score: 810, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
92	Onion John by Joseph Krumgold 3.46 avg rating — 4,002 ratings score: 740, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
93	Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji 3.30 avg rating — 2,357 ratings score: 732, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
94	Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer 3.40 avg rating — 1,485 ratings score: 702, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
95	M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton 3.43 avg rating — 4,398 ratings score: 661, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
96	Daniel Boone by James Daugherty 3.51 avg rating — 2,147 ratings score: 557, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
97	Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 3.26 avg rating — 1,733 ratings score: 541, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
98	Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Merci Suárez, #1) by Meg Medina (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 8,503 ratings score: 455, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
99	When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 20,119 ratings score: 413, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
100	Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson 4.16 avg rating — 5,415 ratings score: 335, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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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 AF (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 [deleted user] (new)

Apr 15, 2010 09:28AM

There are several non-winners here.

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 - Censored by GoodReads (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 - Censored by GoodReads (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 03:29PM

my name is yusuf

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 31, 2011 10:01PM

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

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message 27: 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 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 30: 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 31: 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 32: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 31, 2011 09:49AM

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

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message 33: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 31, 2011 10:03AM

Removed:

My Brother Sam is Dead (Newbery Honor)

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message 34: 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 35: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 36: 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 37: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 15, 2011 11:47AM

Removed for not being a Newbery winner:

The Lost Queen, by Mark Miller

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message 38: 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 39: 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 40: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 41: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (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 42: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Feb 28, 2013 04:22PM

Removed for not being a Newbery Winner:

Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam

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message 43: by Ellinor (new)

Jul 10, 2013 12:16AM

Removed for not being a Newbery Winner:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

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message 44: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 15, 2013 02:09AM

Removed Charlotte's Web (again), removed Watership Down. Neither won the Newbery.

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message 45: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 19, 2013 09:35AM

Old Yeller is an Honor Book not a winner - deleted.

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message 46: by Joe (new)

Jan 03, 2014 10:21AM

Someone added three books by O.L. Ramos - none of which are Newbery winners. How does this happen?!

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message 47: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 04, 2014 12:39PM

Joe wrote: "Someone added three books by O.L. Ramos - none of which are Newbery winners. How does this happen?!"

This list, like most goodreads lists, are not locked. When anyone wants to, they can add any book to any list. And then a librarian removes it - like I'm removing those O. L. Ramos books.

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message 48: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 04, 2014 12:43PM

The first of those Ramos books has been put on 200+ lists.

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message 49: by Olga (new)

Feb 06, 2014 05:08PM

Michelle wrote: "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 the..."

I agree to that and m&m's are just as delicious as reading a good book.

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message 50: by Blake (new)

May 24, 2014 09:31PM