Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished American children’s book, the Newbery Medal is given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Named in honor of 18th-century publisher John Newbery, the medal is one of the most prestigious American children’s book awards. See a complete list of past Newbery Medal winners.
| Subject | Author | Title | Call number | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honor | Behar, Ruth | Across So Many Seas | 2024 | ||
| Winner | Eggers, Dave | The Eyes and the Impossible | 2023 | ||
| Honor | Arango, Andrea Beatriz | Iveliz lo explica todo | |||
| Hopson, Nasůgraq Rainey | Eagle Drums | ||||
| Martin, Pedro | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | ||||
| Nayeri, Daniel | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | ||||
| Anderson, M. T. | Elf Dog & Owl Head | ||||
| Bow, Erin | Simon Sort of Says | ||||
| Winner | Higuera, Donna Barba | The Last Cuentista | 2022 | ||
| Honor | Arango, Andrea Beatriz | Iveliz Explains It All | |||
| Yee, Lisa | Maizy Chen's Last Chance | ||||
| Badger, Darcie Little | A Snake Falls to Earth | ||||
| LaRocca, Rajani | Red, White and Whole | ||||
| Lukoff, Kyle | Too Bright to See | ||||
| Soontornvat, Christina | The Last Mapmaker | ||||
| Luqman-Dawson, Amina | Freewater | ||||
| Winner | Keller, Tae | When You Trap a Tiger | 2021 | ||
| Honor | Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker | Fighting Words | |||
| Kelly, Erin Entrada | We Dream of Space | ||||
| Soontornvat, Christina | A Wish in the Dark | ||||
| Soontornvat, Christina | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescues of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team | ||||
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom | ||||
| Honor | Heidicker, Christian McKay | Scary Stories for Young Foxes | 2020 | ||
| Warga, Jasmine | Other Words for Home | ||||
| Williams, Alicia D. | Genesis Begins Again | ||||
| Winner | Craft, Jerry | New Kid | 2019 | ||
| Honor | Alexander, Kwame | The Undefeated | |||
| Murdock, Catherine Gilbert | The Book of Boy | ||||
| Winner | Kelly, Erin Entrada | Hello, Universe | 2018 | ||
| Medina, Meg | Merci Suarez Changes Gears | ||||
| Honor | Hiranandani, Veera | The Night Diary | |||
| Reynolds, Jason | Long Way Down | ||||
| Watson, Renee | Piecing Me Together | ||||
| Winner | Barnhill, Kelly | The Girl Who Drank The Moon | 2017 | ||
| Honor | Gidwitz, Adam | The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog | |||
| Wolk, Lauren | Wolf Hollow | ||||
| Winner | de la Pena, Matt | Last Stop on Market Street | 2016 | ||
| Honor | Bryan, Ashley | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | |||
| Jamieson, Victoria | Roller Girl | ||||
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | Echo | ||||
| Winner | Alexander, Kwame | The Crossover | 2015 | ||
| Honor | Bell, Cece | El Deafo | |||
| Woodson, Jacqueline | Brown Girl Dreaming | ||||
| Winner | DiCamillo, Kate | Flora & Ulysses : The Illuminated Adventures | 2014 | ||
| Honor | Black, Holly | Doll Bones | |||
| Henkes, Kevin | The Year of Billy Miller | ||||
| Timberlake, Amy | One Came Home | ||||
| Vawter, Vince | Paperboy | ||||
| Winner | Applegate, Katherine | The One and Only Ivan | 2013 | ||
| Honor | Schlitz, Laura | Splendors and Glooms | |||
| Sheinkin, Steve | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | ||||
| Turnage, Sheila | Three Times Lucky | ||||
| Winner | Gantos, Jack | Dead End in Norvelt | 2012 | ||
| Honor | Lai, Thanhha | Inside Out and Back Again | |||
| Yelchin, Eugene | Breaking Stalin's Nose | ||||
| Winner | Stead, Rebecca | When You Reach Me | 2011 | ||
| Vanderpool, Clare | Moon Over Manifest | ||||
| Honor | Holm, Jennifer L. | Turtle in Paradise | |||
| Preus, Margi | Heart of a Samurai | ||||
| Sidman, Joyce | Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night | ||||
| Williams-Garcia, Rita | One Crazy Summer | ||||
| Honor | Hoose, Phillip | Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice | 2010 | ||
| Kelly, Jacqueline | The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | ||||
| Lin, Grace | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | ||||
| Philbrick, Rodman | The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg | ||||
| Winner | Gaiman, Neil | The Graveyard Book | 2009 | ||
| Honor | Appelt, Kathi | The Underneath | |||
| Engle, Margarita | The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom | ||||
| Law, Ingrid | Savvy | ||||
| Woodson, Jacquelin | After Tupac & D Foster | ||||
| Winner | Schlitz, Laura Amy | Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village | 2008 | ||
| Honor | Curtis, Christopher Paul | Elijah of Buxton | |||
| Schmidt, Gary D. | The Wednesday Wars | ||||
| Woodson, Jacqueline | Feathers | ||||
| Winner | Patron, Susan | The Higher Power of Lucky | 2007 | ||
| Honor | Holm, Jennifer L. | Penny from Heaven | |||
| Larson, Kirby | Hattie Big Sky | ||||
| Lord, Cynthia | Rules | ||||
| Winner | Perkins, Lynne Rae | Criss Cross | 2006 | ||
| Honor | Armstrong, Alan | Whittington | |||
| Bartoletti, Susan Campbell | Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | ||||
| Hale, Shannon | Princess Academy | ||||
| Woodson, Jacqueline | Show Way |