It is a committee appointed by the American Library Association. There are teachers and librarians that take a lot of time reading a lot of books to select the award!
The winner in 1978 was Bridge to Terabithia. It was written by Katherine Paterson.
The 2014 Newbery Medal winner was Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo.
The Newbery Medal winner in 1961 was "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell.
The children's novel "The Higher Power of Lucky" won the Newbery Medal in 2007.
The 2012 Newbery Medal was awarded to "Dead End in Norvelt" written by Jack Gantos.
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The Giver by Lois Lowry won the 1994 Newbery Medal.
novels that begin with g: * The Great Gatsby * The Grapes of Wrath * The Great Santini * A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain - Robert Butler, Caldecott Medal Winner 1993 * The Grey King, Susan Cooper, 1976 Newberry Award Winner * The Giver, Lois Lowry * Girl Interrupted, Suzanna Kaysen * God:A Biography by Jack Miles Pulitzer Prize Winner * Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winner * The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1932 Pulitzer Prize Winner * A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32 , Joan Blos, 1980 Newberry Award Winner * Ginger Pie Eleanor Estes, 1952 Newberry Award Winner * Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon , Dhan Mukerji, 1928 Newberry Award WInner
Yes, "Because of Winn-Dixie" won the Newberry Honor Book Award in 2001.