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Newbery 2013

131 books — This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members.

What should win the next Newbery Award?

IMPORTANT: Only add books if they meet the Newbery criteria. Among other criteria, the books MUST have been published in 2012. See the criteria here: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/...

Newbery Contenders by Year:
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022

ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024

ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and Honors

1.

Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
4.36 1,192,736 ratings 79,614 reviews

2.

The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1)
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1)
4.27 209,710 ratings 19,457 reviews

3.

The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
4.12 5,711,175 ratings 187,724 reviews

4.

Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy
3.81 26,847 ratings 2,745 reviews

5.

The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock
4.25 20,708 ratings 2,386 reviews

6.

The Mighty Miss Malone
The Mighty Miss Malone
4.13 16,229 ratings 1,517 reviews

7.

One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys
4.33 33,814 ratings 3,454 reviews

8.

Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
3.96 1,620,637 ratings 66,176 reviews

9.

The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
4.24 109,395 ratings 12,719 reviews

10.

Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
4.02 25,996 ratings 3,108 reviews