The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
Shiloh was the Newbery Medal winner in 1992.
The 1961 Newbery Medal winner was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.
The 2009 Newbery Award winner was The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
The 2011 Newbery Medal winner is Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.
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The 2007 Newbery Medal winner was Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins.
It means your book has won the Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The 1977 Newbery Award winner was Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
The 1970 Newbery Medal winner was Sounder by William H. Armstrong.
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo was the 2004 Newbery Medal winner.
The first Newbery Award winner was The Story of Mankindby Hendrik Willen van Loon.
The 1999 Newbery Medal winner was Holes by Louis Sachar.