Newbery Medal
Newberry Medal
This annual award honors the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
For more information about the Newbery Medal, please see the ALA Newbery Medal Home Page.
2020 Newberry Medal Winner and Honor Books
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New Kid
Jerry CraftRead More.Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, fro
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Flora & Ulysses
Kate DiCamilloRead More.Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and f
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The Graveyard Book
Neil GaimanRead More.Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Laura Amy SchlitzRead More.Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all.
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When You Reach Me
Rebecca SteadRead More.In the 1980s, as her mother prepares to be a contestant on a television game show, Miranda tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy t
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Moon Over Manifest
Clare VanderpoolRead More.Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out s
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Dead End in Norvelt
Jack GantosRead More.Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year's best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction!
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The One and Only Ivan
Katherine ApplegateRead More.Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller!
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The Crossover
Kwame AlexanderRead More.A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health.
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Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la PenaRead More.A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.