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2009
The Graveyard Book
by Gaiman, Neil
Synopsis: Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2008
After Tupac & D Foster
by Woodson, JacquelinePending Title [?]
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: N/A
The Surrender Tree: Poems Of Cuba's Struggle For Freedom
by Engle, Margarita
Synopsis: It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in re-concentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she dares not go to the camps.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2008
The Underneath
by Appelt, Kathi
Synopsis: A pregnant abandoned cat befriends a chained up old hound dog. Together these unusual friends try to protect each other from the cruelty of nature and humans.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2008
2008
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From A Medieval Village
by Schlitz, Laura Ann
Synopsis: Portraits of people, all 10 to 15 years old, who live in or near a 13th-century English manor. Their collective voices tell what it took to survive in the Middle Ages.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2007
Elijah Of Buxton
by Curtis, Christopher Paul
Synopsis: 11-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2007
The Wednesday Wars
by Schmidt, Gary D.
Synopsis: During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons, Holling stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom, where they read the plays of William Shakespeare.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2007
Feathers
by Woodson, Jacqueline
Synopsis: When a new, white student nicknamed "Jesus Boy" joins her 6th grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2007
2007
The Higher Power Of Lucky
by Patron, Susan
Synopsis: Fearing that her legal guardian plans to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky determines to run away while also continuing to seek Power that will bring stability to her life.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2006
Penny From Heaven
by Holm, Jennifer L.
Synopsis: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2006
Hattie Big Sky
by Larson, Kirby
Synopsis: "After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917. ..."
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2006
Rules
by Lord, Cynthia
Synopsis: 12-year-old Catherine has spent years trying to teach her autistic brother, David, the rules. But when she meets Jason and Kristi over the summer, it is her own behavior that turns everything upside down. A Newbery Honor Book.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2006
2006
Criss Cross
by Perkins, Lynne Rae
Synopsis: Teenagers in a small town experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect and disconnect with others. Newbery winner.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2005
Whittington
by Armstrong, Alan
Synopsis: This is the story of Bernie's barn, of Bernie's grandson, Ben, who struggles with dyslexia, and of the exotic tale the cat, Whittington, tells as balm for Ben after his grueling lessons. A Newbery Honor Book.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2005
Hitler Youth: Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow
by Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Synopsis: This book is about the generation of young people who devoted their energy and passion to the Hitler Youth organization and left an indelible mark on world history.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2005
Princess Academy
by Hale, Shannon
Synopsis: Word comes that Miri's village is the home of the future princess. All eligible girls must attend a makeshift academy to prepare for royal life. But when danger approaches, Miri must find a way to save her village. A Newbery Honor Book.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2005
Show Way
by Woodson, Jacqueline
Synopsis: Soonie's family makes SHOW WAYS, quilts with secret meanings that are maps to freedoms. Her family tells stories of bravery that inspire courage. There is a road to a better place.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2005
2005
Kira-Kira
by Kadohata, Cynthia
Synopsis: 2005 Newbery Award winning book about two sisters, Katie and Lynn. When Lynn is diagnosed with cancer, Katie's life transformed. Touching and beautifully written.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2004
Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Choldenko, Gennifer
Synopsis: A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 and has to live in his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2004
The Voice That Challenged A Nation: Marian Anderson And The Struggle For Equal Rights
by Freedman, Russell
Synopsis: A story of one black woman's success as a performer in the days of segregation.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2004
Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy
by Schmidt, Gary D.
Synopsis: In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor nearby island community.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2004
2004
The Tale Of Despereaux: Being The Story Of A Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup, And A Spool Of Thread
by Dicamillo, Kate
Synopsis: A tale about a mouse in love with music, stories and a princess named Pea; a rat who lives in the dark and covets a world of light; and a slow-witted serving girl with an impossible wish.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2003
Olive's Ocean
by Henkes, Kevin
Synopsis: Martha and Olive could have been friends. But Olive was hit by a car on Monroe Street weeks ago. During the family vacation, Martha bonds with her grandmother, thinks about the Manning boys, and wonders about Olive. A Newbery Honor Book.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2003
An American Plague: The True And Terrifying Story Of The Yellow Fever Epidemic Of 1793
by Murphy, Jim
Synopsis: It's 1793 and there's an invisible killer on the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. It's called yellow fever, but everything about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown, and there is no cure. A Newbery Honor Book.
Award: Honors Book
Copyright Date: 2003
2003
Crispin: The Cross Of Lead
by Avi
Synopsis: Set in the 14th century, this is the story of a 13-year-old boy's flight across England. A Newbery Award Winner.
Award: Medal Winner
Copyright Date: 2002