Teach with Newbery Medal Winners
We've gathered the winners of the Newbery Awards, including this year's titles.
Many of these titles have online teaching plans, author biographies, and author interview transcripts.
| Year | Book Title | Lesson Ideas |
| 2007 | The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron | |
| 2006 | Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins | |
| 2005 | Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata | |
| 2004 | The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo | Author Biography |
| 2003 | Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi | Author Biography Author Interview |
| 2002 | A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park | Author Biography Author Interview |
| 2001 | A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck | |
| 2000 | Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis | |
| 1999 | Holes by Louis Sachar Flashlight Readers Collection A Reading Guide to Holes by Louis Sachar Literature Circle Guide: Holes | |
| 1998 | Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse | |
| 1997 | The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg | |
| 1996 | The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman | |
| 1995 | Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech | |
| 1994 | The Giver by Lois Lowry A Reading Guide to The Giver by Lois Lowry Literature Guide: The Giver | |
| 1993 | Missing May by Cynthia Rylant | |
| 1992 | Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
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| 1991 | Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli | |
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| 1990 | Number the Stars by Lois Lowry | |
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Little Sister, Big Mess!
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Little Sister, Big Mess!
by Jane E. Gerver and Shelley DieterichsSET FEATURES:
- Familiar ideas, objects, actions, and vocabulary
- Simple, short sentences
- Frequent word repetition
- One to four lines of text per spread
- "New word" lists help build reading vocabularies
- Skill-specific series promotes independent reading
- Meets Reading First funding
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