The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year. The following is a list of book titles and the author.
Year Title Author
2017 The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill
2016 Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena
2015 The Crossover Kwame Alexander
2014 Flora & Ulyssess:
The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo
2013 The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate
2012 Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos
2011 Moon over Manifest Clare Vaanderpool
2010 When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
2009 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
2008 Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Voices from a Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz
2007 The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron
2006 Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins
2005 Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata
2004 The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo
2003 Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi
2002 A Single Shard Linda Sue Park
2001 A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck
2000 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
1999 Holes Louis Sachar
1998 Out of the Dusk Karen Hesse
1997 The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
1996 The Midwife’s Apprentice Karen Cushman
1995 Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
1994 The Giver Lois Lowry
1993 Missing May Cynthia Rylant
1992 Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1991 Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli
1990 Number the Stars Lois Lowry
2017 The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill
2016 Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena
2015 The Crossover Kwame Alexander
2014 Flora & Ulyssess:
The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo
2013 The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate
2012 Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos
2011 Moon over Manifest Clare Vaanderpool
2010 When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
2009 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
2008 Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Voices from a Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz
2007 The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron
2006 Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins
2005 Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata
2004 The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo
2003 Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi
2002 A Single Shard Linda Sue Park
2001 A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck
2000 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
1999 Holes Louis Sachar
1998 Out of the Dusk Karen Hesse
1997 The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
1996 The Midwife’s Apprentice Karen Cushman
1995 Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
1994 The Giver Lois Lowry
1993 Missing May Cynthia Rylant
1992 Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1991 Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli
1990 Number the Stars Lois Lowry