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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19 of these books cover age 14. The 2 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Daniel Boone by James Daugherty, 1940 · ages 9–14 · AR 7.7 · 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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• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson, 2022 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 690L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs, 1934 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata, 2005 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, 1991 · ages 11–17 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.7 · 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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• Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, 2011 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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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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• Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, 1957 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids
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• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, 1976 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, 2017 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1993 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, 2008 · ages 12–15 · Lexile 820L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley, 1985 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1050L · AR 7.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera, 2021 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 730L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon, 1921 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1260L
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• Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt, 1967 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1060L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer, 1932 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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