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The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA). The Newbery Honor is given to worthy runners-up for the Newbery Medal, a higher honor. Though the Newbery Honor was initiated in 1971, specially cited runners-up for the Newbery Medal from previous years were retroactively named Newbery Honor books. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association. ... ALA Logo The American Library Association (ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... The following is a list of Newbery Honor books, in reverse chronological order: Contents 1 The 2000s 2 The 1990s 3 The 1980s 4 The 1970s 5 The 1960s 6 The 1950s 7 The 1940s 8 The 1930s 9 The 1920s 10 External links [edit] The 2000s 2008 Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic) The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion) Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam) 2007 Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American childrens author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote the The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 and the critically acclaimed Bud, Not Buddy. ... Gary D. Schmidt, born in 1957, is an American childrens writer of nonfiction books as well as some novels, the most notable being Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, winner of the 2005 Newbery Honor citation. ... Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ... Jacqueline Woodson (born February 12, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American author who writes books targeted at children and adolescents. ... Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (Random House) Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (Delacorte Press) Rules by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic) 2006 Penny from Heaven (2006) is a childrens novel that was named a Newbery Honor book in 2007. ... Jennifer L. Holm is a Newbery Honor-winning author. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Rules is the debut novel by author Cynthia Lord. ... Cynthia Lord is a childrens author. ... Whittington by Alan Armstrong (Random House) Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Scholastic Nonfiction, an imprint of Scholastic) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury Children's Books) Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 2005 Susan Campbell Bartoletti is an American writer of childrens literature. ... Princess Academy is a fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. ... Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction. ... Jacqueline Woodson (born February 12, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American author who writes books targeted at children and adolescents. ... Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (G.P. Putnam's Sons/a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin) Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin) 2004 Al Capone Does My Shirts is a childrens book by Gennifer Choldenko. ... Gennifer Choldenko (born 1957) is a popular American writer of childrens books. ... Russell Freedman (born 1929 in San Francisco) is a biographer and author of nearly 50 books for young people. ... Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, published by Clarion Books, is a 2004 historical fiction book by Gary D. Schmidt. ... Gary D. Schmidt, born in 1957, is an American childrens writer of nonfiction books as well as some novels, the most notable being Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, winner of the 2005 Newbery Honor citation. ... Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books) An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy (Clarion Books) 2003 Olives Ocean is a 2003 book by Kevin Henkes that won the 2004 Newbery Honor. ... Kevin Henkes (1960-) is a noted childrens book author and illustrator, most famous for his book, Kittens First Full Moon, which won the Caldecott Medal. ... Jim Murphy is an American author of history books for children. ... The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Atheneum) Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Random House/Wendy Lamb Books) Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf) A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic) Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan (HarperCollins) 2002 The House of the Scorpion is a science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer published in 2002. ... Nancy Farmer (born July 9, 1941) is an acclaimed childrens author from the United States. ... Pictures of Hollis Woods is a 2002 novel by Patricia Reilly Giff. ... Patricia Reilly Giff (born April 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an author and teacher. ... Hoot is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen. ... Carl Hiaasen (IPA pronunciation: ) (born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. ... A Corner of the Universe is a book by Ann M. Martin, published in 2002. ... Ann Matthews Martin (born August 12, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American author of childrens and young adult books, most notably the The Baby-sitters Club series. ... Surviving the Applewhites is a 2002 book by Stephanie S. Tolan. ... Stephanie S. Tolan is an American author. ... Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath (Farrar Straus Giroux) Carver: A Life In Poems by Marilyn Nelson (Front Street) 2001 Polly Horvath is an American author. ... Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press) Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) The Wanderer by Sharon Creech (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins) 2000 Hope Was Here is a 2000 novel by Joan Bauer about a 16 year old teenage girl, Hope Yancey, helping out in a political campaign in Mulhoney, Wisconsin (while at the same time, being a waitress). ... Joan Bauer, born July 12, 1951 in Illinois, is an award-winning author of young adult literature currently living in Brooklyn. ... For the 2005 film adaptation of the novel, see Because of Winn-Dixie (film). ... Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American childrens author. ... Jack Gantos (born July 2, 1951) (real name: ) is an American author of childrens books renowned for his portrayal of fictional Joey Pigza, a boy with ADHD. Gantos has won a number of awards, including the Newbery Honor, the Printz Honor, and the Sibert Honor from the American Library... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis (Putnam) Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm (HarperCollins) 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola (Putnam) Jennifer L. Holm is a Newbery Honor-winning author. ... 26 Fairmount Avenue (ISBN 0-399-23246-X) is a 1999 childrens novel by Tomie dePaola that won a Newbery Honor. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... [edit] The 1990s 1999 A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck (Dial) 1998 A Long Way from Chicago is a childrens novel in stories by Richard Peck. ... Richard Peck (b. ... Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins) Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff (Delacorte) Wringer by Jerry Spinelli (HarperCollins) 1997 Ella Enchanted is an Newbery Honor book written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. ... Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y.) is an American author of young adult books. ... Patricia Reilly Giff (born April 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an author and teacher. ... Wringer is a Newbery Honor-winning 1998 novel by Jerry Spinelli. ... Jerry Spinelli (b. ... A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books) The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw (Margaret McElderry/Simon & Schuster) The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow/Morrow) Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Farrar Straus Giroux) 1996 A Girl Named Disaster is a 1996 novel by Nancy Farmer. ... Nancy Farmer (born July 9, 1941) is an acclaimed childrens author from the United States. ... The Moorchild is a novel by Eloise McGraw, centering on the life of a changeling girl in Ireland and drawing heavily from Irish and European folklore about changelings, leprechauns and fairies. ... Eloise Jarvis McGraw (December 9, 1915 - November 30, 2000) was an author of childrens books. ... The Thief is a novel by Megan Whalen Turner, first published by HarperCollins on October 1, 1996. ... Megan Whalen Turner (born 1965) is an American author of fantasy fiction for children. ... American author and Baháí who challenged and then left the movement, based on her claim that the will of `Abdul-Bahá was a forgery. ... What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman (Front Street) The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Delacorte) Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner (Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster) The Great Fire by Jim Murphy (Scholastic) Crash by Jerry Spinelli 1995 What Jamie Saw is a 1995 novel by Carolyn Coman. ... Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American childrens author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote the The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 and the critically acclaimed Bud, Not Buddy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Great Fire of Portland, Maine occurred on the first Independance Day after the end of the American Civil War on July 4, 1866. ... Jim Murphy is an American author of history books for children. ... Crash is a 1996 novel by Jerry Spinelli. ... Jerry Spinelli (b. ... Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman (Clarion) The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer (Jackson/Orchard) 1994 Catherine, Called Birdy is the first childrens novel written by Karen Cushman, published in 1994. ... Karen Cushman (born October 4, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer of historical fiction. ... The Ear, the Eye and the Arm is a Newbery Honor book written by Nancy Farmer. ... Nancy Farmer (born July 9, 1941) is an acclaimed childrens author from the United States. ... Crazy Lady by Jane Leslie Conly (HarperCollins) Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep (HarperCollins) Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery by Russell Freedman (Clarion Books) 1993 Jane Lesly Conly (1948-) is an American author, the daughter of the more famous Robert C. OBrien. ... Laurence Yep Laurence Yep (葉祥添, born June 14, 1948) is an award-winning Chinese American modern author. ... Russell Freedman (born 1929 in San Francisco) is a biographer and author of nearly 50 books for young people. ... What Hearts by Bruce Brooks (A Laura Geringer Book, a HarperCollins imprint) The Dark-thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia McKissack (Knopf) ''Somewhere in the Darkness by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Hardcover) 1992 Bruce Brooks (born September 23, 1950) is an American author of young adult and childrens literature. ... Patricia McKissack is the author of three Dear America books: A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North, and Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl. ... Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Myers August 12, 1937, Martinsburg, West Virginia, raised in Harlem) is an African American author of young adult literature. ... Nothing But The Truth: a Documentary Novel by Avi (Jackson/Orchard) The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman (Holiday House) 1991 Nothing But the Truth (ISBN 0-380-71907-X) is a book written in 1991 by Avi. ... Edward Irving Wortis (born December 23, 1937), better known by the pen name Avi,[1][2] is a prominent American author of young adult and childrens literature. ... Russell Freedman (born 1929 in San Francisco) is a biographer and author of nearly 50 books for young people. ... The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi (Jackson/Orchard) 1990 The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a historical novel set in 1832 written by Avi and published by Scholastic Press in 1990. ... Edward Irving Wortis (born December 23, 1937), better known by the pen name Avi,[1][2] is a prominent American author of young adult and childrens literature. ... Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle (Jackson/Orchard) Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples (Knopf) The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen (Jackson/Orchard) Suzanne Fisher Staples is the author of six book addressed to children and adolescents. ... The Winter Room is a short novel by Newbery Honor award winning author Gary Paulsen, intended for children from ages 9 to 12. ... Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... [edit] The 1980s 1989 In The Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton (Harcourt) Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers (Harper) 1988 Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was a prolific childrens author. ... A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida. ... Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Myers August 12, 1937, Martinsburg, West Virginia, raised in Harlem) is an African American author of young adult literature. ... After The Rain (novel) by Norma Fox Mazer (Morrow) Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (Bradbury) 1987 Norma Fox Mazer is an American author who is best known for her books for children and young adults. ... Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor award-winning wilderness survival novel written by Gary Paulsen. ... Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury) On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer (Clarion) Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber (Bradbury) 1986 Cynthia Rylant (born June 6, 1954) is the author of over 60 childrens books in English and Spanish, including works in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. ... On My Honor is a short novel about two boys (Joel and Tony) who go swimming in a forbidden river, with tragic results. ... Commodore Perry In the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda Blumberg (Lothrop) Dogsong by Gary Paulsen (Bradbury) 1985 Dogsong is a novel by Gary Paulsen about an Eskimo teen, Russel Susskit, who is searching for answers about his life that he cannot find. ... Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes (Knopf) The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks (Harper) One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox (Bradbury) 1984 This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bruce Brooks (born September 23, 1950) is an American author of young adult and childrens literature. ... Paula Fox (born April 22, 1923) is an American author of several childrens books and adult memoirs. ... The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare (Houghton) A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt (Atheneum) Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky (Macmillan) The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain (Harper) 1983 The Sign of the Beaver is a historical fiction childrens novel by author Elizabeth George Speare, which won numerous awards for its strong literary merit (list below). ... Elizabeth George Speare (November 21, 1908 – November 15, 1994) was an American childrens author who won many awards for her historical fiction novels, including two Newbery Medals. ... A Solitary Blue is a novel by Cynthia Voigt. ... Cynthia Voigt (1942 - ) is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as fantasy, mystery, racism and child abuse. ... Kathryn Lasky is the American author of many critically acclaimed books, including several Dear America books, several Royal Diaries books, 1984 Newbery Honor winning Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, and the Guardians of Gahoole series. ... The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree is a 1983 book by Bill Brittain. ... William E. Bill Brittain (born 1930 in Rochester, New York) is an American author most famous for his writings of the fictional New England village of Coven Tree, including The Wish Giver, a Newbery Honor Book. ... Doctor De Soto by William Steig (Farrar) Graven Images (book) by Paul Fleischman (Harper) Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz (Putnam) Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton (Philomel) 1982 William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular childrens literature. ... Paul Fleischman is an American childrens author, and is the son of Newbery Medal winner Sid Fleischman. ... Jean Fritz, born November 16, 1915, is an American childrens author and biographer. ... Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was a prolific childrens author. ... Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary (Morrow) Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 by Aranka Siegal (Farrar) The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley 1981 Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is a juvenile fiction novel written by Beverly Cleary. ... Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. ... The Blue Sword is a fantasy novel written by Robin MCkinley and published by the Berkley Publishing Group in 1982. ... Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952 as Jennifer Carolyn Robin Turrell McKinley) is a fantasy author especially known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel The Hero and the Crown. ... The Fledgling by Jane Langton (Harper) A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle (Farrar) 1980 Jane Gillson Langton (b. ... A Ring of Endless Light is a 1980 novel by Madeleine LEngle. ... Madeleine LEngle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007)[1] was an American writer best known for her childrens books, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet and Many Waters. ... The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl by David Kherdian (Greenwillow) [edit] The 1970s 1979 The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (Crowell) 1978 The Great Gilly Hopkins (ISBN 0064402010) is a 1978 novel by Katherine Paterson that won the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor. ... Katherine Paterson Katherine Paterson is an award-winning American author of books for children. ... Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary (Morrow) Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey by Jamake Highwater (Lippincott) 1977 Ramona and Her Father is a juvenile fiction novel written by Beverly Cleary. ... Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. ... Jamake Highwater (b c. ... J. B. Lippincott Company was a publishing house in the United States of America. ... Abel's Island by William Steig (Farrar) A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond (Atheneum) 1976 Abels Island is a childrens novel written and illustrated by William Steig. ... William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular childrens literature. ... Nancy Bond (1945 - ) is an American author of Childrens literature. ... The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis (Viking) Dragonwings by Laurence Yep (Harper) 1975 Laurence Yep Laurence Yep (葉祥添, born June 14, 1948) is an award-winning Chinese American modern author. ... Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin (Dutton) My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier (Four Winds) The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope (Houghton) Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe by Bette Greene (Dial) 1974 This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American writer, illustrator, and designer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Christopher Collier (born 29 January 1930 in New York City) is an American historian and author. ... The Perilous Gard is a novel written in 1971 by Elizabeth Marie Pope. ... Elizabeth Marie Pope (1917-1992) was an author specializing in Elizabethan England and the works of Milton and Shakespeare. ... Bette Greene is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Summer of My German Soldier and the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. ... The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (McElderry/Atheneum) 1973 The Dark is Rising is a childrens novel by Susan Cooper. ... Susan Mary Cooper (born May 23, 1935) in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England is a British author. ... Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel (Harper) The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss (Crowell) The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum) 1972 Arnold Lobel Arnold Lobel (born May 22, 1933, died December 4, 1987) was a popular author of childrens books. ... The Witches of Worm is a 1972 young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. ... Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927 –) is an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults. ... Incident At Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert (Little, Brown) The Planet of Junior Brown by Virginia Hamilton (Macmillan) The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin (Atheneum) Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles (Little, Brown) The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum) 1971 Allan W. Eckert (born January 30, American historian, naturalist and author Allan W. Eckert was born on January 30, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area but has been a long-time resident of Ohio where he attended university. ... Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was a prolific childrens author. ... The Tombs of Atuan is the second of a series of books written by Ursula K. Le Guin and set in her fantasy archipelago of Earthsea. ... Ursula Kroeber Le Guin [ˌɜɹsÉ™lÉ™ ËŒkɹobɜɹ ləˈgWɪn] (born October 21, 1929) is an American author. ... The Headless Cupid is a young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. ... Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927 –) is an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults. ... Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt (Farrar) Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl (Atheneum) Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell (Houghton) 1970 Natalie Babbitt is a US author and illustrator of childrens books. ... Sylvia Louise Engdahl (born 1933) is an American science-fiction writer. ... Scott ODell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American childrens author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels and four nonfiction books. ... Our Eddie by Sulamith Ish-Kishor (Pantheon) The Many Ways of Seeing: An Introduction to the Pleasures of Art by Janet Gaylord Moore (World) Journey Outside by Mary Q. Steele (Viking) Sulamith Ish-kishor (1896 - 1977) was a US writer. ... Mary Q. Govan Steele (born May 8, 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Gilbert and Christine Govan --- died July 6, 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) was a noted American author and naturalist. ... [edit] The 1960s 1969 To Be a Slave by Julius Lester (Dial) When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Farrar) 1968 Julius Lester (born January 27, 1939), also known as Julius Bernard Lester or by his Hebrew name Yaakov Daniel, is an award winning American author of books for children and adults, and was an occasionally controversial professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum) The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell (Houghton) The Fearsome Inn by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Scribner) The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum) 1967 Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (born on February 10, 1930) is an American author of childrens books, and two time winner of the Newbery Medal for childrens literature. ... Ramón holding the great Pearl of Heaven while being threatened by the giant manta The Black Pearl is a young adult novel by Scott ODell first published in 1967 about the coming of age of the son of a pearl dealer living in the Lower California peninsula. ... Scott ODell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American childrens author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels and four nonfiction books. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Egypt Game (1967) is a Newbery Honor-winning novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. ... Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927 –) is an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults. ... The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell (Houghton) Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Harper) The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik (Atheneum) 1966 The Kings Fifth is a book by Scott ODell, and is written in a style that will easily be followed by children. ... Scott ODell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American childrens author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels and four nonfiction books. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander (Holt) The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell (Pantheon) The Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz (Harper) 1965 The Black Cauldron is the second book in Lloyd Alexanders five-part novel series The Chronicles of Prydain (first published in 1964). ... Book cover of The High King Lloyd Chudley Alexander (born January 30, 1924) is the author of a number of fantasy books for children and adolescents, as well as several adult novels. ... Photograph of Jarrell in 1956 Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 15, 1965), was a United States author, writer and poet. ... Mary Slattery Stolz (b. ... Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (Follett) 1964 This article is about the novel. ... For the American actress, see Irene Hunt (actor). ... Rascal by Sterling North (Dutton) The Loner (novel) by Ester Wier (McKay) 1963 Rascal is a beloved 1963 childrens book by Sterling North about his childhood in Wisconsin. ... Thomas Sterling North was an internationally known author of books for youngsters and adults, including 1963s famous bestselling Rascal. ... Ester Wier (born 1910) is an American writer. ... Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland by Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. (Leclaire Alger) (Holt) Men of Athens by Olivia Coolidge (Houghton) 1962 LeClaire Gowans Alger (1898-1969) was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. ... Frontier Living by Edwin Tunis (World) The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Coward) Belling The Tiger by Mary Stolz (Harper) 1961 The Golden Goblet is a childrens book by Eloise McGraw (December 9, 1915 - November 30, 2000). ... Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915 - November 30, 2000) was an author of childrens books. ... Mary Slattery Stolz (b. ... America Moves Forward: A History for Peter by Gerald W. Johnson (Morrow) Old Ramon (novel) by Jack Schaefer (Houghton) The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, pseud. (George Thompson) (Farrar) 1960 Jack Schaefer was a 20th century American author, known for his Westerns. ... The Cricket in Times Square is a 1960 novel by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. ... George Selden (May 14, 1929 - December 1989) was the pseudonym of the American writer George Selden Thompson. ... My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (Dutton) America Is Born: A History for Peter by Gerald W. Johnson (Morrow) The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall (Harcourt) My Side of the Mountain is a 1959 book by Jean Craighead George about a boy who learns about nature and himself. ... Jean Craighead George (b. ... The Gammage Cup is a childrens book by Carol Kendall about a group of Minnipins from the town of Slipper on the Water. ... Carol Kendall is a childrens author who has written books including: The Gammage Cup (1959) The Whisper of Glocken (1965) The Firelings (1981) Other Side of the Tunnel (1973) The Wedding of the Rat Family (1988) She was born in 1917. ... [edit] The 1950s 1959 The Family Under The Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson (Harper) Along Came A Dog by Meindert DeJong (Harper) Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa by Francis Kalnay (Harcourt) The Perilous Road by William O. Steele (Harcourt) 1958 Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of childrens books. ... The Perilous Road is a novel, published in 1958 by William O. Steele. ... William O. Steele (1917-1979) was an award winning American author. ... The Horsecatcher by Mari Sandoz (Westminster) Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright (Harcourt) The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson (Viking) Tom Paine, Freedom's Apostle by Leo Gurko (Crowell) 1957 Mari Sandoz (1896 — 1966) was a Nebraska author, historian and teacher of creative writing. ... Gone-Away Lake is a 1957 book by Elizabeth Enright, set in the 1940s. ... Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was an American childrens author and illustrator. ... This is a disambiguation page for: Robert Lawson (architect) Robert Lawson (author) Robert Lawson (cricketer) Robert Lawson (politician) Robert Lawson (artiste) ... Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (Harper) The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong (Harper) Mr. Justice Holmes by Clara Ingram Judson (Follett) The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads (Viking) Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday) 1956 For the 1957 film based on the book, see Old Yeller (1957 film). ... Frederick Benjamin Gipson (February 7, 1908-August 14, 1973) was an American author. ... The House of Sixty Fathers is a childrens novel by Meindert DeJong first published in 1956. ... Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of childrens books. ... Clara Ingram Judson (1879-1960) was an American author who wrote over 70 books for children. ... Black Fox of Lorne is a 1956 childrens story book written and illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli. ... Marguerite de Angeli (March 14, 1889 - June 16, 1987) was a bestselling author and illustrator of childrens books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall. ... The Secret River by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Scribner) The Golden Name Day by Jennie Lindquist (Harper) Men, Microscopes, and Living Things by Katherine Shippen (Viking) 1955 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1953 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American author who lived in remote rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. ... Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner) Banner In The Sky by James Ullman (Lippincott) 1954 Alice Dalgliesh (born October 7, 1893 in Trinidad; died June 11, 1979 in Woodbury, Connecticut) was an American author and book editor who wrote over 40 books for children, most illustrated by Katherine Milhous. ... All Alone (novel) by Claire Huchet Bishop (Viking) Shadrach (novel) by Meindert DeJong (Harper) Hurry Home, Candy by Meindert DeJong (Harper) Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot by Clara Ingram Judson (Follett) Magic Maize by Mary & Conrad Buff (Houghton) 1953 Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of childrens books. ... Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of childrens books. ... Clara Ingram Judson (1879-1960) was an American author who wrote over 70 books for children. ... Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (Harper) Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Coward) Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil (Viking) The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner) Birthdays of Freedom, Vol. 1 by Genevieve Foster (Scribner) 1952 This article is about the book. ... Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York – October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine) was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist. ... Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915 - November 30, 2000) was an author of childrens books. ... Alice Dalgliesh (born October 7, 1893 in Trinidad; died June 11, 1979 in Woodbury, Connecticut) was an American author and book editor who wrote over 40 books for children, most illustrated by Katherine Milhous. ... Americans Before Columbus by Elizabeth Baity (Viking) Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling (Houghton) The Defender (novel) by Nicholas Kalashnikoff (Scribner) The Light at Tern Rock by Julia Sauer (Viking) The Apple and the Arrow by Mary & Conrad Buff (Houghton) 1951 Holling Clancy Holling (born 1900 in Jackson County, Michigan) was an American author and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle to the Sea. ... Better Known as Johnny Appleseed by Mabel Leigh Hunt (Lippincott) Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword by Jeanette Eaton (Morrow) Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People by Clara Ingram Judson (Follett) The Story of Appleby Capple by Anne Parrish (Harper) 1950 Clara Ingram Judson (1879-1960) was an American author who wrote over 70 books for children. ... Anne Parrish (November 12, 1888 - September 5, 1957) was an American novelist and author of childrens literature. ... Tree of Freedom by Rebecca Caudill (Viking) The Blue Cat of Castle Town by Catherine Coblentz (Longmans) Kildee House by Rutherford Montgomery (Doubleday) George Washington (novel) by Genevieve Foster (Scribner) Song of The Pines: A Story of Norwegian Lumbering in Wisconsin by Walter & Marion Havighurst (Winston) Catherine Cate Coblentz Catherine Cate Coblentz (June 5, 1897 – May 30, 1951) was the wife of William Coblentz (1873 – 1962), an American scientist who was a pioneer in the field of infrared spectroscopy. ... [edit] The 1940s 1949 Seabird (novel) by Holling C. Holling (Houghton) Daughter of the Mountain by Louise Rankin (Viking) My Father's Dragon by Ruth S. Gannett (Random House) Story of the Negro by Arna Bontemps (Knopf) 1948 Holling Clancy Holling (born 1900 in Jackson County, Michigan) was an American author and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle to the Sea. ... My Fathers Dragon is a childrens novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a nine-year-old boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a dragon. ... Ruth Stiles Gannett is the author of the My Fathers Dragon series as well as other short childrens novels. ... Arna Bontemps, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Arna Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Pancakes-Paris by Claire Huchet Bishop (Viking) Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger (Abingdon) The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot by Catherine Besterman (Bobbs-Merrill) The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander (Holt) Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (Rand McNally) 1947 Harold Courlander (September 18, 1908- March 15, 1996) As a child who was a product of a highly diverse Detroit neighborhood, Harold Courlander was interested in other cultures throughout his life. ... Misty of Chincoteague is the title of a 1947 book by Marguerite Henry, based on the life of a real pony named Misty, native to Virginias coastal island of Chincoteague off of the Delmarva Peninsula. ... Misty of Chicoteague was a book written by Marguerite Henry in 1947 Marguerite Henry (April 13, 1902-November 26, 1997) was an American writer. ... Wonderful Year by Nancy Barnes (Messner) Big Tree (novel) by Mary & Conrad Buff (Viking) The Heavenly Tenants by William Maxwell (Harper) The Avion My Uncle Flew by Cyrus Fisher, pseud. (Darwin L. Teilhet) (Appleton) The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanor Jewett (Viking) 1946 William Keepers Maxwell, Jr (1908-2000) was an American novelist and editor. ... Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (Rand McNally) The Moved-Outers by Florence Crannell Means (Houghton) Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear by Christine Weston (Scribner) New Found World by Katherine Shippen (Viking) 1945 Misty of Chicoteague was a book written by Marguerite Henry in 1947 Marguerite Henry (April 13, 1902-November 26, 1997) was an American writer. ... The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Harcourt) The Silver Pencil by Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner) Abraham Lincoln's World by Genevieve Foster (Scribner) Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams by Jeanetter Eaton (Harcourt) 1944 This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Cover of Ginger Pye, written and illustrated by Eleanor Estes Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 - July 15, 1988) was an American childrens author. ... Alice Dalgliesh (born October 7, 1893 in Trinidad; died June 11, 1979 in Woodbury, Connecticut) was an American author and book editor who wrote over 40 books for children, most illustrated by Katherine Milhous. ... These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Harper) Fog Magic by Julia Sauer (Viking) Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes (Harcourt) Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates (Coward) 1943 These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, was published in 1943 and is the eighth out of nine books written in her Little House series, also known as The Laura Years. This book is based on Lauras teenhood spent near De Smet, South Dakota, in late 19th Century... Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American author. ... Cover of Ginger Pye, written and illustrated by Eleanor Estes Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 - July 15, 1988) was an American childrens author. ... Elizabeth Yates (December 6, 1905 - July 29, 2001) was a prolific American author. ... The Middle Moffat by Eleanor Estes (Harcourt) Have You Seen Tom Thumb? by Mabel Leigh Hunt (Lippincott) 1942 Cover of Ginger Pye, written and illustrated by Eleanor Estes Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 - July 15, 1988) was an American childrens author. ... Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Harper) George Washington's World by Genevieve Foster (Scribner) Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski (Lippincott) Down Ryton Water by