Newbery Medal Winners, 1950-1959
Not to say there aren't some fine "simplistic" books in this list. Some of my favorites were honor books rather than Newbery Medal winners.
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1959 Newbery Medal Winner
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Illustrated American Classics)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009) 
A Guide for Using The Witch of Blackbird Pond in the Classroom
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1959 Newbery Honor Books
Along Came a Dog (Harper Trophy Books)
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa (Newbery Honor Roll)
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The Family Under the Bridge
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Perilous Road (Odyssey Classics (Odyssey Classics))
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
1958 Newbery Medal Winner
Rifles for Watie
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1958 Newbery Honor Books
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake Books)
Amazon Price: $6.00 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Great Wheel
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Horsecatcher (Bison Book)
Amazon Price: $13.45 (as of 07/05/2009)
Tom Paine, Freedom's Apostle
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1957 Newbery Medal Winner
Miracles on Maple Hill
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
1957 Newbery Honor Books
Old Yeller (HarperClassics)
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The House of Sixty Fathers
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
Mr Justice Holmes
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Black Fox of Lorne
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1956 Newbery Medal Winner
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
1956 Newbery Honor Books
1955 Newbery Medal Winner
The Wheel on the School
Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
1955 Newbery Honor Books
Banner in the Sky
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1954 Newbery Medal Winner
...And Now Miguel
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1954 Newbery Honor Books
Hurry Home, Candy (Harper Trophy Books)
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
Magic Maize
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Shadrach (Harper Trophy Books)
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
All Alone: 2
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Theodore Roosevelt: Fighting Patriot
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1953 Newbery Medal Winner
Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book)
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1953 Newbery Honor Books
Charlotte's Web
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library)
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newbery library)
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Birthdays of freedom
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1952 Newbery Medal Winner
Ginger Pye (Young Classic)
Amazon Price: $6.00 (as of 07/05/2009)
1952 Newbery Honor Books
Minn of the Mississippi
Amazon Price: $9.56 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Apple and the Arrow
Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Light at Tern Rock (Puffin Newbery Library)
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
AMERICANS BEFORE COLUMBUS
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The Defender
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1951 Newbery Medal Winner
Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/05/2009)
1951 Newbery Honor Books
Sterling Point Books: Abraham Lincoln: Friend of the People
Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
Better known as Johnny Appleseed 1st Ed. 1950
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Gandhi Fighter Without a Sword
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The Story of Appleby Capple
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1950 Newbery Medal Winner
The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers)
Amazon Price: $5.50 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Door in the Wall Study Guide
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1950 Newbery Honor Books
Kildee House (The Newbery Honor Roll)
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 07/05/2009)
George Washington's World
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 07/05/2009)
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
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Song of the Pines - A Story of Norwegian Lumbering in Wisconsin
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Tree of Freedom
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About the Lensmaster
Lensmaster Linda Jo Martin writes children's novels, so has spent many years reading books from the Newbery list. From the 1950 selections she's read The Door in the Wall, Ginger Pye, The Light at Tern Rock, Secret of the Andes, Moccasin Trail, The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, Charlotte's Web, All Alone, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Miracles on Maple Hill, The House of Sixty Fathers, The Family Under the Bridge, Along Came a Dog, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond.Her lenses about children's literature include:
Tips For Writing Middle Grade Novels.
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