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In 1999, Louis Sachar won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _.'
In 1972, Robert C. O'Brien won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Mrs. _ _ _ _ _ _ and the Rats of NIMH.'
The 1977 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Roll of _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Hear My Cry.'
The 1950 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Door in the _ _ _ _.'
In 1927, Will James won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ the Cowhorse.'
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The 2019 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ Suarez Changes Gears.'
MERCIIn 2014, Kate DiCamillo won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Flora & _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
ULYSSESThe 1995 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Walk Two _ _ _ _ _.'
MOONSThe 1971 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Summer of the _ _ _ _ _.'
SWANSIn 1957, Virginia Sorensen won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Miracles on _ _ _ _ _ Hill.'
MAPLEIn 1933, Elizabeth Foreman Lewis won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Young Fu of the Upper _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
YANGTZEIn 1948, William Pene du Bois won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The Twenty-One _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
BALLOONSThe 2001 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'A Year Down _ _ _ _ _ _.'
YONDERIn 2017, Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The Girl Who _ _ _ _ _ the Moon.'
DRANKIn 1975, Virginia Hamilton won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'M. C. _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the Great.'
HIGGINSThe 1968 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. _ _ _ _ _ E. Frankweiler.'
BASILThe 1929 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Trumpeter of _ _ _ _ _ _.'
KRAKOWThe 1932 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Waterless _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
MOUNTAINThe 2013 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The One and Only _ _ _ _.'
IVANAvi's 2003 Newbery Medal winner is titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _: The Cross of Lead.'
CRISPINThe 2004 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ of Despereaux.'
TALECharles Finger's 1925 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Tales from _ _ _ _ _ _ Lands.'
SILVERThe 1962 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ Bow.'
BRONZERobin McKinley's 1985 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The Hero and the _ _ _ _ _.'
CROWNIn 1990, Lois Lowry won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Number the _ _ _ _ _.'
STARSNancy Willard's 1982 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'A Visit to William _ _ _ _ _'s Inn.'
BLAKEThe 1947 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Miss _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
HICKORYIn 1966, Elizabeth Borton de Trevino won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'I, Juan de _ _ _ _ _ _.'
PAREJAElizabeth Coatsworth's 1931 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The Cat Who Went to _ _ _ _ _ _.'
HEAVENChristopher Paul Curtis's 2000 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Bud, Not _ _ _ _ _.'
BUDDYRussell Freedman's 1988 Newbery Medal winner is titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _: A Photobiography.'
LINCOLNThe 1986 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _, Plain and Tall.'
SARAHThe 1938 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The White _ _ _ _.'
STAGThe 2007 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Higher Power of _ _ _ _ _.'
LUCKYThe 1983 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _'s Song.'
DICEYThe 1941 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Call It _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
COURAGELynne Rae Perkins's 2006 Newbery Medal winner is titled '_ _ _ _ _ Cross.'
CRISSThe 1998 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Out of the _ _ _ _.'
DUSTIn 1981, Katherine Paterson won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ Have I Loved.'
JACOBMeindert De Jong's 1955 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ on the School.'
WHEELElizabeth Gray Vining's 1943 Newbery Medal winner is titled '_ _ _ _ of the Road.'
ADAMIn 1996, Karen Cushman won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s Apprentice.'
MIDWIFELois Lenski's 1946 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Strawberry _ _ _ _.'
GIRLIn 1930, Rachel Field won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _, Her First Hundred Years.'
HITTYCynthia Kadohata's 2005 Newbery winner repeats a Japanese word meaning 'glittering' twice in its title.
KIRAIn 1969, Lloyd Alexander won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ King.'
HIGHThe 1989 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ Noise: Poems for Two Voices.'
JOYFULNeil Gaiman's 2009 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book.'
GRAVEYARDHarold Keith's 1958 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Rifles for _ _ _ _ _.'
WATIEIn 2008, Laura Amy Schlitz won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Good _ _ _ _ _ _ _! Sweet Ladies!.'
MASTERSWilliam H. Armstrong's 1970 Newbery Medal winner is titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
SOUNDERScott O'Dell's 1961 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Island of the Blue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
DOLPHINSE. L. Konigsburg's 1997 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The View from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
SATURDAYEllen Raskin's 1979 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Game.'
WESTINGDhan Gopal Mukerji's 1928 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Gay Neck, the Story of a _ _ _ _ _ _.'
PIGEONThe 1965 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ of a Bull.'
SHADOWIn 1945, Robert Lawson won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ Hill.'
RABBITIn 1954, Joseph Krumgold won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '...And Now _ _ _ _ _ _.'
MIGUELIn 2026, Renee Watson won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'All the _ _ _ _ _ in the Sky.'
BLUESIn 2023, Amina Luqman-Dawson won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
FREEWATERIn 1978, Katherine Paterson won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ to Terabithia.'
BRIDGEIn 1951, Elizabeth Yates won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Amos _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Free Man.'
FORTUNEThe 1935 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _.'
DOBRYJames Daugherty's 1940 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Daniel _ _ _ _ _.'
BOONEIn 2011, Clare Vanderpool won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Moon Over _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
MANIFESTJack Gantos's 2012 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Dead End in _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
NORVELTJerry Craft's 2020 Newbery winner, the first graphic novel to win the medal, follows a boy starting at a new private school.
NEWKIDThe 1974 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Slave _ _ _ _ _ _.'
DANCERIn 1987, Sid Fleischman won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Boy.'
WHIPPINGIn 1984, Beverly Cleary won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Dear Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
HENSHAWIn 1942, Walter D. Edmonds won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gun.'
MATCHLOCKDave Eggers's 2024 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ and the Impossible.'
EYESHendrik Willem van Loon's 1922 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The Story of _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
MANKINDIn 1963, Madeleine L'Engle won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Time.'
WRINKLEIn 1924, Charles Boardman Hawes won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'The Dark _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
FRIGATEEleanor Estes's 1952 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Ginger _ _ _.'
PYEThe 2025 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The First State of _ _ _ _ _.'
BEINGThe 1944 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Johnny _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
TREMAINEmily Cheney Neville's 1964 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'It's Like This, _ _ _.'
CATThe 1953 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Secret of the _ _ _ _ _.'
ANDESThe 1923 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Voyages of Doctor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
DOLITTLEThe 1980 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Days.'
GATHERINGTae Keller's 2021 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'When You Trap a _ _ _ _ _.'
TIGERThe 2010 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'When You _ _ _ _ _ Me.'
REACHIrene Hunt's 1967 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Up a Road _ _ _ _ _ _.'
SLOWLYRuth Sawyer's 1937 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Roller _ _ _ _ _ _.'
SKATESKwame Alexander's 2015 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
CROSSOVERThe 1959 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Witch of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pond.'
BLACKBIRDIn 1939, Elizabeth Enright won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Summer.'
THIMBLEMarguerite Henry's 1949 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'King of the _ _ _ _.'
WINDSusan Cooper's 1976 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ King.'
GREYErin Entrada Kelly's 2018 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Hello, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
UNIVERSEIn 1936, Carol Ryrie Brink won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'Caddie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
WOODLAWNIn 2002, Linda Sue Park won the Newbery Medal for a book titled 'A Single _ _ _ _ _.'
SHARDJerry Spinelli's 1991 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Maniac _ _ _ _ _.'
MAGEEThe 2016 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Last Stop on _ _ _ _ _ _ Street.'
MARKETThe 1926 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ of the Sea.'
SHENJean Craighead George's 1973 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Julie of the _ _ _ _ _ _.'
WOLVESThe 2022 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'The Last _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
CUENTISTAThe 1992 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
SHILOHCornelia Meigs's 1934 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'Invincible _ _ _ _ _ _.'
LOUISAIn 1993, Cynthia Rylant won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ May.'
MISSINGThe 1956 Newbery Medal was awarded to a book titled 'Carry On, Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
BOWDITCHLois Lowry's 1994 Newbery Medal winner is titled 'The _ _ _ _ _.'
GIVERIn 1960, Joseph Krumgold won the Newbery Medal for a book titled '_ _ _ _ _ John.'
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