# Newbery Medal reading list

**99** books referenced by Newbery Medal, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Established in 1922, it is the oldest and most prestigious children's book award in the world and a cornerstone of school and library reading lists for children up to age 14.

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## Newbery Medal reading list

- [A Gathering of Days](https://readinglist.school/book/a-gathering-of-days) by Joan W. Blos _(Grades 3–7)_
- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Wrinkle in Time](https://readinglist.school/book/a-wrinkle-in-time) by Madeleine L'Engle _(740L · Grades 5–7)_
- [A Year Down Yonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-year-down-yonder) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/lincoln-a-photobiography) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Adam of the Road Novel Units Student Packet](https://readinglist.school/book/adam-of-the-road) by Elizabeth Gray Vining _(Grades 3–7)_
- [All the Blues in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-blues-in-the-sky) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Amos Fortune, Free Man](https://readinglist.school/book/amos-fortune-free-man) by Elizabeth Yates _(Grades 3–7)_
- [And Now Miguel](https://readinglist.school/book/and-now-miguel) by Joseph Krumgold _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Caddie Woodlawn's Family](https://readinglist.school/book/caddie-woodlawn) by Carol Ryrie Brink _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Call It Courage Teacher Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/call-it-courage) by Armstrong Sperry _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Carry On, Mr. Bowditch](https://readinglist.school/book/carry-on-mr-bowditch) by Jean Lee Latham _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Crispin: The Cross of Lead](https://readinglist.school/book/crispin-the-cross-of-lead) by Avi _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Criss Cross](https://readinglist.school/book/criss-cross) by Lynne Rae Perkins _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Dead End in Norvelt](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-end-in-norvelt) by Jack Gantos _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Dicey's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/diceys-song) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Flora and Ulysses](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-and-ulysses) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Freewater](https://readinglist.school/book/freewater) by Amina Luqman-Dawson _(Grades 4–7)_
- [From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler](https://readinglist.school/book/from-the-mixed-up-files-of-mrs-basil-e-frankweiler) by E.L. Konigsburg _(700L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter](https://readinglist.school/book/gay-neck-the-story-of-a-pigeon) by Dhan Gopal Mukerji _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Ginger Pye](https://readinglist.school/book/ginger-pye) by Eleanor Estes _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Good Masters Sweet Ladies](https://readinglist.school/book/good-masters-sweet-ladies) by Laura Amy Schlitz _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Hello, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-universe) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(690L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Hitty Her First Hundred Years](https://readinglist.school/book/hitty-her-first-hundred-years) by Rachel Field _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_
- [I, Juan de Pareja](https://readinglist.school/book/i-juan-de-pareja) by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_
- [It's Like This Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/its-like-this-cat) by Emily Neville _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Jacob Have I Loved](https://readinglist.school/book/jacob-have-i-loved) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Johnny Tremain](https://readinglist.school/book/johnny-tremain) by Esther Hoskins Forbes _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Joyful Noise](https://readinglist.school/book/joyful-noise) by Paul Fleischman _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Julie of the Wolves](https://readinglist.school/book/julie-of-the-wolves) by Jean Craighead George _(Grades 3–7)_
- [King of the Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-the-wind) by Marguerite Henry _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Kira-Kira](https://readinglist.school/book/kira-kira) by Cynthia Kadohata _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Last Stop on Market Street](https://readinglist.school/book/last-stop-on-market-street) by Matt de la Peña _(610L · Grades K–3)_
- [M.C. Higgins, the Great](https://readinglist.school/book/m-c-higgins-the-great) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Merci Suárez Changes Gears](https://readinglist.school/book/merci-suarez-changes-gears) by Meg Medina _(700L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Miracles on Maple Hill](https://readinglist.school/book/miracles-on-maple-hill) by Virginia Sorensen _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Miss Hickory](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-hickory) by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Missing May](https://readinglist.school/book/missing-may) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Moon Over Manifest](https://readinglist.school/book/moon-over-manifest) by Clare Vanderpool _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Onion John](https://readinglist.school/book/onion-john) by Joseph Krumgold _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Rabbit Hill](https://readinglist.school/book/rabbit-hill) by Robert Lawson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-of-thunder-hear-my-cry) by Mildred D. Taylor _(920L · Grades 6–8)_
- [Sarah, Plain and Tall](https://readinglist.school/book/sarah-plain-and-tall) by Patricia MacLachlan _(660L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Secret of the Andes](https://readinglist.school/book/secret-of-the-andes) by Ann Nolan Clark _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Shadow of a Bull](https://readinglist.school/book/shadow-of-a-bull) by Maia Wojciechowska _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Shen of the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/shen-of-the-sea) by Arthur Bowie Chrisman _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Smoky the Cowhorse](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-the-cowhorse) by Will James _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Sounder](https://readinglist.school/book/sounder) by William H. Armstrong _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Strawberry Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/strawberry-girl) by Lois Lenski _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Tales from Silver Lands](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-silver-lands) by Charles J. Finger _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Bronze Bow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bronze-bow) by Elizabeth George Speare _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Cat Who Went to Heaven](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-who-went-to-heaven) by Elizabeth Coatsworth _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Dark Frigate](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-frigate) by Hawes C. _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Door in the Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-door-in-the-wall) by Marguerite de Angeli _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Eyes and the Impossible](https://readinglist.school/book/the-eyes-and-the-impossible) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Girl Who Drank the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-drank-the-moon) by Kelly Barnhill _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) by Neil Gaiman _(820L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Grey King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grey-king) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Hero and the Crown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hero-and-the-crown) by Robin McKinley _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The High King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-high-king) by Lloyd Alexander _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Higher Power of Lucky](https://readinglist.school/book/the-higher-power-of-lucky) by Susan Patron _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Last Cuentista](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-cuentista) by Donna Barba Higuera _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Matchlock Gun](https://readinglist.school/book/the-matchlock-gun) by Walter Dumaux Edmonds _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Midwife's Apprentice](https://readinglist.school/book/the-midwifes-apprentice) by Karen Cushman _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) by Katherine Applegate _(570L · Grades 3–7)_
- [The Slave Dancer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-slave-dancer) by Paula Fox _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Story of Mankind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-story-of-mankind) by Hendrik Willem van Loon _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Summer of the Swans Novel Units Teacher Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-swans) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Tale of Despereaux](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo _(670L · Grades 3–6)_
- [The Trumpeter of Krakow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trumpeter-of-krakow) by Eric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Twenty-One Balloons](https://readinglist.school/book/the-twenty-one-balloons) by William Pene du Bois _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The View from Saturday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-view-from-saturday) by E. L. Konigsburg _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-voyages-of-doctor-dolittle) by Hugh Lofting _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7)_
- [The Wheel on the School](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wheel-on-the-school) by Meindert De Jong _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Whipping Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-whipping-boy) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Witch of Blackbird Pond](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond) by Elizabeth George Speare _(850L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Thimble Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/thimble-summer) by Elizabeth Enright _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Up a Road Slowly](https://readinglist.school/book/up-a-road-slowly) by Irene Hunt _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_
- [Waterless Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/waterless-mountain) by Laura Adams Armer _(Grades 3–7)_
- [When You Reach Me](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-reach-me) by Rebecca Stead _(750L · Grades 4–8)_
- [When You Trap a Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-trap-a-tiger) by Tae Keller _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze](https://readinglist.school/book/young-fu-of-the-upper-yangtze) by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis _(Grades 3–7)_

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