The committee voted for the book to win as they felt it was the best piece of children's literature that year.
Hatchet is a best seller and got a million copies. It was published in 1987.
Newbery Medal was created in 1922.
The runners-up to the Newbery Medal are called Newbery Honor recipients.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.
The Newbery Award is named after John Newbery.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
The first Newbery Medal was awarded in 1922.
The Giver, by Lois Lowry won the 1994 Newbery Medal.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.
Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Newbery Medal in 1921.
The Whipping Boy won the Newbery Medal in 1987.
The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922.