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Click here for a complete list of Newbery Medalists, organized by year with ratings, FLAWS, and links to book reviews.

Once upon a time there was a bookseller. His name was Frederic G. Melcher, and he knew in his heart that books for children were just as important as books for adults, if not more so. Why, he wondered, are they so often ignored? He thought and thought, and decided in the end that it didn't matter why; what mattered was that he did something to change all that.

He did. In 1921, he proposed the Newbery Award to the American Library Association, a prize named for 18th-century English bookseller John Newbery to be given to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The Association's Executive Board approved the idea, much to the joy of children's librarians everywhere, and the first Newbery Award was given in 1922.

The express purpose of the medal was "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."

Melcher's brainchild was the first children's book award in the world, and remains the measure of all the others. He went on to initiate the Caldecott Award for best illustrated children's book, and together the Newbery and the Caldecott provide an important standard for evaluating children's books in the United States and beyond.

Between 2012-2014, our friend Caleb undertook the project of reviewing ALL the medalists, which he completed (he wrote a sad summary of his journey here). While that is essentially done (we haven't managed to keep it up), we're now gathering information to compile reviews for the honor books! If you'd like to be a part of that process, we invite you to join us at the Facebook group "The Newbery Books Discussion Group."

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	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson First Ed from HarperCollins Fantasy for 5th-9th grade 1978 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrave II from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1956 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White from HarperCollins for 2nd-6th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $4.80 (2 in stock)
	Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin from Scholastic Press for 5th-8th grade 2003 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary from William Morrow & Company Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1984 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Elijah Of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis from Scholastic Inc. Nursery Rhymes for 4th-6th grade 2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2008 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.20 (2 in stock)
	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg 35th Anniversary Edition from Atheneum Mystery/Suspense for 4th-7th grade 1968 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Garram the Hunter A Boy of the Hill Tribes Travel and Adventure Library for Young Folks by Herbert Best, illustrated by Erick Berry 1939 Edition from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 3rd-6th grade 1931 Newbery Honor Book, Junior Literary Guild in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $40.00 (1 in stock)
	Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji from Dutton Juvenile for 4th-9th grade 1928 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $11.20 (2 in stock)
	Graven Images by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Andrew Glass 1^st edition from Harper & Row for 4th-8th grade 1983 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Grey King Dark Is Rising Sequence #4 by Susan Cooper from Aladdin Paperbacks Fantasy for 4th-7th grade 1976 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron from Atheneum for 4th-8th grade 2007 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Holes with Bonus Material Holes Series #1 by Louis Sachar 10th Anniversary Edition from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 4th-6th grade 1999 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	In the Beginning Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton, Illustrated by Barry Moser from Harcourt Brace Jovanich for 3rd-8th grade 1989 Newbery Honor Book in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $11.20 (1 in stock)
	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Fictio for 5th-8th grade 1961 Newbery Medal Winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman 1^st edition from HarperCollins for 4th-6th grade in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George from HarperCollins Adventure for 4th-8th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George, illustrated by John Schoenherr from HarperCollins Adventure for 4th-8th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-8th grade 1971 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1988 Newbery Medal winner in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.40 (2 in stock)
	Magic Maize by Mary & Conrad Buff 1968 First Cadmus Edition from E.M. Hale and Company for 3rd-6th grade 1952 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $17.60 (1 in stock)
	Moccasin Trail Puffin Newbery Library by Eloise J. McGraw 9th impression from Coward McCann Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	My Brother Sam Is Dead by James & Christopher Collier from Four Winds Press Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1975 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Nothing But the Truth A Documentary Novel by Avi from Orchard Books for 3rd-6th grade 1992 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $5.60 (1 in stock)
	On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer from Clarion Books Realistic Fiction for 4th-7th grade 1987 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Pancakes-Paris by Claire Huchet Bishop, illustrated by Georges Schreiber from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 4th-6th grade 1948 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $22.40 (1 in stock)
	Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, illustrated by Valenti Angelo from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 1937 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $13.60 (1 in stock)
	Rules by Cynthia Lord from Scholastic Press for 4th-7th grade 2007 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Runaway Papoose by Grace Moon, illustrated by Carl Moon 1^st edition from Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. for 4th-6th grade 1929 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $43.20 (1 in stock)
	Shen of the Sea Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman, illustrated by Else Hasselriis from E.P. Dutton & Co. for 3rd-5th grade 1926 Newbery Medal in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James 1930 printing from Charles Scribner's Sons for 4th-7th grade 1927 Newbery Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Sounder by William H. Armstrong from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1970 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Black & Gold Updated Edition from LiveRight for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars 1^st edition from Viking Press for 5th-8th grade 1971 Newbery Medal Winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.20 (4 in stock)
	Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 1971 printing from Doubleday & Company for 4th-8th grade 1925 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	When You Reach Me 1^st edition from Wendy Lamb Books Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.20 (2 in stock)
	Wish Giver Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain, illustrated by Andrew Glass from HarperCollins for 3rd-6th grade Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, illustrated by Alton Raible Second Printing from Atheneum for 4th-7th grade 1973 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck 1^st edition from Sun Dial Press for 4th-9th grade 2001 Newbery Award Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.60 (2 in stock)
	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze 75th Anniversary Edition by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by William Lowe from Henry Holt and Company for 5th-7th grade 1933 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Kurt Wiese 1^st edition from John C. Winston for 5th-7th grade 1933 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (2 in stock)
	Young Mac of Fort Vancouver by Mary Jane Carr, illustrated by Richard Holberg from Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. for 5th-8th grade 1941 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)

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