Newbery Medal Books

I was in Powells Books today, and they have a section with all the Newbery Medal award winners from the past 85 years. The Newbery Medal was created to encourage quality children's book writing, and the medal winners are selected by children's librarians. The books must be for children, and written by American authors. They are judged to be distinguished work based on "Interpretation of the theme or concept; Presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization; Development of a plot; Delineation of characters; Delineation of setting; and Appropriateness of style. I read and loved a lot of these.

I have read: 1936 Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 1944 These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1953 Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, 1957 Old Yeller by Fred Gipson, 1961 Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, 1963 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 1966 I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, 1970 Sounder by William H. Armstrong, 1972 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien, 1973 Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, 1975 My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier, 1977 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, 1978 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1979 The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson, 1981 Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, 1982 Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary, 1984 Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, 1986 Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 1988 Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 1990 Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples, 1990 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry; 1991 Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, 1992 Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1994 The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1995 Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, 1996 The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman.

So, it looks like I pretty well nailed the books that came out in the early nineties when I was about 8-12. It would be nice to read the newer medal winners I've missed, or have a kid to read them with.