M. C. Higgins, the Great.
Virginia Hamilton was the first African American author to win the Newbery Medal. She won in 1975 for her book "M.C. Higgins, the Great."
Katherine Paterson has won the Newbery Award for two books: Bridge to Terabithia (1978)and Jacob Have I Loved(1981). She also won the Newbery Honor in 1979 for her book The Great Gilly Hopkins.
Yes it won the Newbery Medal in 1999.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery Medal.
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo was the 2004 Newbery Medal winner.
It didn't actually win the Newbery Medal. It won a Newbery Honour (runner-up) award in 2007.
Yes, the book "Old Yeller" received a Newbery Honor in 1957, but did not win the Newbery Medal.
No, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain has not won the Newbery Medal. The Newbery Medal is awarded to the most distinguished children's book of the year by the American Library Association.
No, "Warriors: The New Prophecy" series is not a Newbery Medal-winning book. The Newbery Medal is awarded to outstanding children's literature, and the Warriors series has not received this award.
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright won the 1939 Newbery Medal.
Shiloh was the Newbery Medal winner in 1992.
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata won the 2005 Newbery Medal.