Newbery Medal Winners: 2001-2006 Media Reviews Families.com

In 2001, special effects really rocked the movies in films such as “Shrek” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Amazon.com became a popular place to purchase movies and such in 2002, and continues its popularity today. 2003 was a big year for literature as the “Harry Potter” series was accused of being satanic, yet defended by its fans. Also, it was estimated that approximately one-third of all books purchased in the U.S. was romance novels. Interesting, I think. In 2004, it was estimated that 95% of U.S. public libraries offered Internet access. I wonder where that number is today.

2001 Medal Winner: “A Year Down Yonder” by by Richard Peck

Honor Books

“Hope Was Here” by Joan Bauer
“Because of Winn-Dixie” by Kate DiCamillo
“Joey Pigza Loses Control” by Jack Gantos
“The Wanderer” by Sharon Creech

2002 Medal Winner: “A Single Shard” by Linda Sue Park

Honor Books

“Everything on a Waffle” by Polly Horvath
“Carver: A Life In Poems” by Marilyn Nelson

2003 Medal Winner: “Crispin: The Cross of Lead” by Avi

Honor Books

“The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer
“Pictures of Hollis Woods” by Patricia Reilly Giff
“Hoot” by Carl Hiaasen
“A Corner of The Universe” by Ann M. Martin
“Surviving the Applewhites” by Stephanie S. Tolan

2004 Medal Winner: “The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread” by Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering

Honor Books

“Olive’s Ocean” by Kevin Henkes
“An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793” by Jim Murphy

2005 Medal Winner: “Kira-Kira” by Cynthia Kadohata

Honor Books

“Al Capone Does My Shirts” by Gennifer Choldenko
“The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights” by Russell Freedman
“Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy” by Gary D. Schmidt

2006 Medal Winner: “Criss Cross” by Lynne Rae Perkins

Honor Books