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The Newbery Medal recognizes the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Named after John Newbery, the famous 18th century British publisher and bookseller, the award is presented annually by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

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1989
Medalist: Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman
Honor: In the Beginning by Virginia Hamilton
Scorpions by Walter Myers

1988
Medalist: Lincoln Photobiography by R.Freedman
Honor: After the Rain by N. Mazer
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

1987
Medalist: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Honor: A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant
On My Honor: by Marion Dane Bauer
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber

1986
Medalist: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Honor: Commodore Perry in the Land of Shogun by Rhonda Blumberg
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen

1985
Medalist: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Honor: Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes
The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks
One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

1984
Medalist: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Honor: The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voight
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

1983
Medalist: Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight
Honor: Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Dr. DeSoto by William Steig
Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
My Own Story by Jean Fritz
Sweet Whisper, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton

1982
Medalist: A Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard
Honor: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Upon the Head Of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary by Aranka Siegal

1981
Medalist: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Honor: The Fledgling by Jane Langton
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L'Engle

1980
Medalist: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32 by Joan Blos
Honor: The Road From Home: The Story of An Armenian Girl by David Kherdian



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