2019 Heavy Medal: May Suggestions
This is an invitation for May suggestions from our readers.
Please suggest:
- books that you think could be possible Newbery contenders.
- only eligible books. Check the Terms and Criteria for details. Basic rules: written by an American citizen/resident; original work; published in the US, in 2018, for children up to age 14.
- 1 to 5 titles: title/author, no justification needed.
- only books that have been published.
- only books that you have read.
- a book that you believe could be a contender even if it has already been suggested by someone else.
- only books that you haven’t already suggested.
The suggestions are due on the 6th. On the 7th (or shortly after) we’ll post a cumulated list.
We look so forward to this month’s titles!
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About Sharon McKellar
Sharon McKellar is the Supervising Librarian for Teen Services at the Oakland Public Library in California. She has served on the Rainbow List Committee, the Notable Children’s Recordings Committee, The Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Committee, and the 2015 Caldecott Committee. You can reach her at sharon@mckellar.org.
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Peter and Ernesto, by Graham Annable
Snow Lane, by Josie Angelini
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
Also, congratulations on the new job, Sharon!
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
In the Past by David Elliott
You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Sunny by Jason Reynolds
The Parker Inheritance by Vivian Johnson
Varian:)
ha. yes. and his Black Panther book has been incredibly popular with our 4th graders as well. hope some find PI next school year.
Dude, please check yourself. Black Panther: The Young Prince was written by Ronald L. Smith.
Oh my gosh you’re absolutely right. They love Great Green Heist. I can’t believe I typed that I was thinking about heist while checking in the Young Prince books. Last week of the school year to return books is a mess here, but no excuses for that.
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Good Dog by Dan Gemeinhart
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Echo’s Sister by Paul Mosier
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ack. Strike Echo’s Sister. It hasn’t been published yet. Will wait till summer.
Ghost Boys stands as a nomination.
Granted by John David Anderson
The Night Diary, by Veera Hirianandi, (I apologize if I misspelled her name).
Somehow I missed you were all doing this. I’ve been living in a district-wide Battle of the Books fog and have just surfaced. I’ve also been walking back through the past in my reading and haven’t hit too many 2018 titles and been wowed by fewer. But I will throw out my three favorites:
Rebound (Shhhh, Joe. I know, I know – anachronisms, but I adored it)
Little Charlie
They Say Blue
The Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras
Rick Riordan’s Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze:)