Newbery Medal Winners 2021-2002Age 8-14

When You Trap a Tigerby Tae KellerMoving with her parents into the home ofher sick grandmother, young Lily forges acomplicated pact with a magical tiger, in astory inspired by Korean folktales.

New Kidby Jerry CraftEnrolled in a prestigious private schoolwhere he is one of only a few students ofcolor, talented seventh grade artist Jordanfinds himself torn between the worlds of hisWashington Heights apartment home andthe upscale circles of Riverdale Academy.

Merci Suárez Changes Gearsby Meg MedinaAlienated from her more privilegedclassmates at a Florida private school, sixth-grade scholarship student Merci Suarez istargeted by a competitive rival at the sametime her beloved grandfather begins todevelop memory problems.

Hello, Universeby Erin Entrada KellyThe lives of four misfits are intertwinedwhen a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at thebottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, andGen band together in an epic quest to findand rescue him.

The Girl Who Drank the Moonby Kelly Regan BarnhillLuna, whose magical abilities are emerging,was raised in the forest by a witch, a swampmonster, and a dragon, but when a youngman from the Protectorate is determined tokill the witch, Luna must use her magic toprotect her family.

Last Stop on Market Streetby Matt de la PeñaA young boy rides the bus across town withhis grandmother and learns to appreciatethe beauty in everyday things.

The Crossoverby Kwame AlexanderFourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Joshand Jordan wrestle with highs and lows onand off the court as their father ignores hisdeclining health.

Flora & Ulysses : the illuminatedadventuresby Kate DiCamilloRescuing a squirrel after an accidentinvolving a vacuum cleaner, comic-readingcynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonishedwhen the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstratesastonishing powers of strength and flightafter being revived.

Newbery Medal Winners 2021-2002Age 8-14

The One and Only Ivanby Katherine ApplegateWhen Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in adown-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby,a baby elephant that has been added to themall, he decides that he must find her a betterlife.

Dead End in Norveltby Jack GantosIn the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania,Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962grounded for various offenses until he isassigned to help an elderly neighbor with amost unusual chore.

Moon Over Manifestby Clare VanderpoolTwelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughterof a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sendsher to stay with an old friend in Manifest,Kansas, where he grew up, and where shehopes to find out some things about his past.

When You Reach Meby Rebecca SteadA twelve-year-old New York City girl tries tomake sense of a series of mysterious notesreceived from an anonymous source thatseems to defy the laws of time and space.

The Graveyard Bookby P. Craig RussellAfter the grisly murder of his entire family, atoddler wanders into a graveyard where theghosts and other supernatural residents agreeto raise him as one of their own.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! :Voices from a Medieval Villageby Laura Amy SchlitzA collection of short one-person playsfeaturing characters, between ten and fifteenyears old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.

The Higher Power of Luckyby Susan PatronFearing that her legal guardian plans toabandon her to return to France, ten-year-oldaspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines torun away.

Criss Crossby Lynne Rae PerkinsA young girl struggles with the hardships ofbecoming a woman, dealing with family dramasand living in a new town--all while trying to finda meaningful relationship with a caring boy.

Kira-Kiraby Cynthia KadohataChronicles the close friendship between twoJapanese-American sisters growing up in ruralGeorgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s,and the despair when one sister becomesterminally ill.

The Tale of Despereauxby Kate DiCamilloThe adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a smallmouse of unusual talents, the princess that heloves, the servant girl who longs to be aprincess, and a devious rat determined tobring them all to ruin.

Crispin : the cross of leadby AviFalsely accused of theft and murder, anorphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-centuryEngland flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

A Single Shardby Linda Sue ParkTree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan inmedieval Korea, lives under a bridge in apotters' village and longs to learn how tocreate the delicate ceramics himself after hewatches master potter Min.