A list of Newbery Award winners and Honor books
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A Full List of Newbery Winners and Honor Books
Animal Stories | Adventure Stories | Books with Fewer Than 100 Pages | Family Stories | Funny Stories | Historical Fiction | Nonfiction | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Stories about Journeys | Stories Published Before Your Mom Was Born | Stories Set in Other Countries | Stories with Boy Characters | Stories with a Wisconsin Connection
Animal Stories
- Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan.
- Armstrong, William H. Sounder.
- DiCamillo, Kate. Flora & Ulysses:The Illuminated Adventures.
- DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux
- Eggers, Dave. The Eyes and the Impossible
- Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye.
- George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves.
- Henry, Marguerite. King of the Wind.
- James, Will. Smoky the Cowhorse.
- Lofting, Hugh. The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle.
- Naylor, Phillis Reynolds. Shiloh.
Adventure Stories
- Alexander, Lloyd. The High King.
- Avi. Crispin: The Cross of Lead.
- Cooper, Susan. The Grey King.
- Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy.
- George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves.
- Hawes, Charles Boardman. The Dark Frigate.
- Kelly, Erin Entrada. Hello, Universe.
- O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Books with Fewer Than 100 Pages
- Coatsworth, Elizabeth. The Cat Who Went to Heaven.
- de la Peña, Matt. Last Stop on Market Street.
- Edmonds, Walter D. The Matchlock Gun.
- Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise.
- MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall.
- Seredy, Kate. The White Stag.
- Willard, Nancy. A Visit to William Blake's Inn.
Family Stories
- Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans.
- Hamilton, Virginia. M.C. Higgins, the Great.
- Keller, Tae. When You Trap a Tiger.
- Krumgold, Joseph. Onion John.
- MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall.
- Medina, Meg. Merci Suárez Changes Gears.
- Patron, Susan. The Higher Power of Lucky.
- Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved.
- Sorenson, Virginia. Miracles on Maple Hill.
- Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
- Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey's Song.
- Williams, Alicia D. Genesis Begins Again.
Funny Stories
- Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw.
- Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy.
- Gantos, Jack. Dead End in Norvelt.
- Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
- Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill.
- Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game.
- Sachar, Louis. Holes.
Historical Fiction
- Avi. Crispin: The Cross of Lead.
- Blos, Joan. A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1939-1944.
- Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.
- Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice.
- De Angeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall.
- Harold, Keith. Rifles for Watie.
- Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust.
- Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain.
- Gantos, Jack. Dead End in Norvelt.
- Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira.
- Luqman-Dawson, Amina. Freewater
- Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
- Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder.
- Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross.
- Speare, Elizabeth George. The Bronze Bow.
- Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
- Vanderpool, Claire. Moon Over Manifest.
Nonfiction
- Daughterty, James. Daniel Boone.
- Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography.
- Latham, Jean Lee. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch.
- Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa.
- Schlitz, Laura Amy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village.
- Van Loon, Hendrick. The Story of Mankind.
- Yates, Elizabeth. Amos Fortune, Free Man.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Alexander, Lloyd. The High King.
- Barnhill, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon.
- DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux.
- Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book.
- Higuera, Donna Barba. The Last Cuentista.
- L'Engle, Madeline. A Wrinkle in Time.
- Lowry, Lois. The Giver.
- McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown.
- O'Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
- Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me.
Stories about Journeys
- Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons.
- de la Peña, Matt. Last Stop on Market Street.
- DuBois, William Pene. The 21 Balloons.
- Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer.
- Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road.
- Rylant, Cynthia. Missing May.
Stories Published Before Your Mom Was Born
- Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin. Miss Hickory.
- Chrisman, Arthur Bowie. Shen of the Sea.
- Daughterty, James. Daniel Boone.
- Field, Rachel. Hitty: Her First 100 Years.
- Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl.
- Sawyer, Ruth. Roller Skates.
- Shannon, Monica. Dobry.
Stories Set in Other Countries
- Clark, Ann Nolan. Secret of the Andes.
- DeJong, Meindert. The Wheel on the School.
- Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road.
- Kelly, Eric P. The Trumpeter of Krakow.
- Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze.
- Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars.
- Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard.
- Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage.
- Treviño, Elizabeth Borton de. I, Juan de Pareja.
- Wojciechowska, Maia. Shadow of a Bull.
Stories with Boy Characters
- Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover.
- Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw.
- Cooper, Susan. The Grey King.
- Craft, Jerry. New Kid.
- Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.
- Gantos, Jack. Dead End in Norvelt.
- Hamilton, Virginia. M.C. Higgins, the Great.
- Neville, Emily Cheney. It's Like This, Cat.
- Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia.
- Sachar, Louis. Holes.
- Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee.
Stories with a Wisconsin Connection
- Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn.
- Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons.
- Enright, Elizabeth. Thimble Summer.
- Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game.