The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

View the 2011 Newbery Award Winners and Honor Books.

Here's the list of the winning titles:



2010: The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
2009: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
2008: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2007: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
2005: Wing Nut by M.J. Auch

The Mock Newbery Club meets in the Storytime Room, 3rd floor Main Library (downtown), Children's Services from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.:

Thursday, September 8
Thursday, October 13
Thursday, November 10
Thursday, December 8

Voting Dates:
Thursday, January 19, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 20, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Members are encouraged to read at least 3 of these 5 titles for our
October meeting:

Amelia Lost by Fleming
Between Shades of Gray by Sepetys
The Emerald Atlas by Stephens
Inside Out and Back Again by Lai
Okay for Now by Schmidt

Members are encouraged to read at least 3 of these 5 titles for our November meeting:

City of Orphans by Avi (Juvenile)
Freedom Stone by Jeffrey Kluger (Juvenile)
Hidden by Helen Frost (Teen)
Sidekicks by Jack Ferraiolo (Teen)
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm (Juvenile)

Members are encouraged to read at least 3 of these 5 titles for our December meeting:

The Mostly True Story of Jack by Barnhill
Jefferson's Sons by Bradley (Juvenile)
Junonia by Henkes (Juvenile)
Icefall by Kirby (Juvenile)
Wonderstruck by Selznick (Juvenile)

Bonus List 1: 15 titles

Aronson, Marc. Trapped: How the world rescued 33 miners from 2,000 feet below the Chilean desert. J 363.1 Ar67t

Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette. J FIC BIR

Blumenthal, Karen. Bootleg: Murder, moonshine, and the lawless years of prohibition. J 363 .41 B627b

Hannigan, Katherine. True (...Sort of) J FIC HAN

Howe, James. Addie on the Inside. Teen HOW

Mass, Wendy. 13 Gifts. J FIC MAS

Pinkney, Andrea. Bird in a Box. J HIST FIC PIN

Riordan, Rick. The Son of Neptune. Teen RIO

Say, Allen. Drawing from Memory. J BIOGRAPHY SAY

Shang, Wendy Wan Long. The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. J FIC SHA

Springstubb, Tricia. Mo Wren, Lost and Found. J FIC SPR

Urban, Linda. Hound Dog True. J FIC URB

Ursu, Anne. Breadcrumbs. Teen URS

Whelan, Gloria. Small Acts of Amazing Courage. J HIST FIC WHE

Yelchin, Eugene. Breaking Stalin’s Nose. J HIST FIC YEL

Bonus list two coming at November meeting!

The bonus list (25 titles) plus our five November titles will be posted by the end of September.

Our December list will be posted after our October meeting.

To see even more titles that are eligible for the 2012 John Newbery Medal and what readers are saying about them, please visit http://sjcplmocknewbery11.blogspot.com.