Current and historical winners of the John Newbery Medal, with links to further information at BookBrowse.

John Newbery Medal

The Newbery Medal is awarded in January each year by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.

Current and Previous Award Winners:

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002

• 2024

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Eyes and the Impossible  by  Dave Eggers

• 2023

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Freewater  by  Amina Luqman-Dawson

• 2022

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Last Cuentista  by  Donna Barba Higuera

• 2021

  
  Newbery Medal:
  When You Trap a Tiger  by  Tae Keller

• 2020

  
  Newbery Medal:
  New Kid  by  Jerry Craft

• 2019

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Merci Suarez Changes Gears  by  Meg Medina

• 2018

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Hello, Universe  by  Erin Entrada Kelly

• 2017

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Girl Who Drank the Moon  by  Kelly Barnhill

• 2016

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Last Stop on Market Street  by  Matt de la Peña

• 2015

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Crossover  by  Kwame Alexander

• 2014

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Flora and Ulysses  by  Kate DiCamillo

• 2013

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The One and Only Ivan  by  Katherine Applegate

• 2012

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Dead End in Norvelt  by  Jack Gantos

• 2011

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Moon Over Manifest  by  Clare Vanderpool

• 2010

  
  Newbery Medal:
  When You Reach Me  by  Rebecca Stead

• 2009

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Graveyard Book  by  Neil Gaiman

• 2008

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!  by  Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd

• 2007

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Higher Power of Lucky  by  Susan Patron

• 2006

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Criss Cross  by  Lynne Rae Perkins

• 2005

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Kira-Kira  by  Cynthia Kadohata

• 2004

  
  Newbery Medal:
  The Tale of Despereaux  by  Kate DiCamillo

• 2003

  
  Newbery Medal:
  Crispin: The Cross of Lead  by  Avi

• 2002

  
  Newbery Medal:
  A Single Shard  by  Linda Sue Park