Treasury · Merit

Newbery Award

The American Library Association's annual medal for the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature, awarded since 1922.

103 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

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41 of these books cover age 9. The 2 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray, 1943 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1030L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson, 2025 · ages 8–13 · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold, 1954 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard, 1982 · ages 8–10 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, 1962 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, 2000 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, 2006 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 820L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Daniel Boone by James Daugherty, 1940 · ages 9–14 · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, 1984 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 910L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Dobry by Monica Shannon, 1935 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, 2014 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 520L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson, 2022 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 690L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, 1967 · ages 9–10 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes, 1952 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 990L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, 1930 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1100L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton, 1975 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 560L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, 2018 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, 1947 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien, 1971 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• New Kid by Jerry Craft, 2019 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 320L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson, 1944 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1050L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, 1937 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 1985 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark, 1953 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska, 1965 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 740L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman, 1926 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, 1946 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 650L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger, 1925 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1320L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, 1931 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1000L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, 2015 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli, 1949 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers, 2023 · ages 6–11 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, 2007 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, 1941 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon, 1921 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1260L
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• The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo, 2004 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois, 1947 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids
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• The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright, 1938 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller, 2020 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 590L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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