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December 9, 2019 by Annisha Jeffries

Call for Nominations-Choose Two More.

December 9, 2019 by Annisha Jeffries   35 comments

Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Nominations are now open for December. In Steven’s November 14 post, he mentioned that for November, 49 Heavy Medal readers each put three titles forward. November 21 post, Roxanne tallied that 18 titles reached top contender status (4 nominations or more by 59 Heavy Medal readers).

We are now calling for two December nominations. If you weren’t able to Nominate in November, please take a moment to nominate your titles. The December round for nominations will take place – 12/9 to 12/13.

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You are welcome to nominate titles that already nominated by others — just can’t nominate the same titles you yourself had already put forth.

To see the detailed nomination tally, from November 21, please CLICK ON THIS LINK.

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About Annisha Jeffries

Annisha Jeffries is the head of the youth services department at Cleveland Public Library. She was a member of the 2007 ALSC Board and served on several selection committees, including the 2018 Caldecott Committee. A 2000-2001 Spectrum Scholarship recipient, Jeffries is currently the Chair of the Norman A, Sugarman Children's Biography Award. She can be reached at annishamj@gmail.com

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  1. Julie Corsaro says

    December 9, 2019 at 1:04 pm

    TORPEDOED
    THIS PROMISE OF CHANGE

  2. Katrina says

    December 9, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    Undefeated
    To Night Owl From Dogfish

    • Roxanne Hsu Feldman says

      December 9, 2019 at 2:20 pm

      Hi — we already determined: Undefeated is not eligible for the Newbery due to the fact that the majority of the text was already published in another form from past years. Do you wish to nominate another title?

      • Kari says

        December 9, 2019 at 3:34 pm

        Oh, I thought the last word was:

        “For our purposes on Heavy Medal, we’ll leave the decision to them, but go ahead and keep THE UNDEFEATED eligible. It’s a great book to discuss for sure…”

        (On the November nominations thread. Is there another decision somewhere else?)

      • Roxanne Hsu Feldman says

        December 9, 2019 at 9:03 pm

        Ha, Kari — I think that’s Steven’s comment. Sure. We can keep it on the nominations tally. Sorry for the confusion.

      • Katrina says

        December 11, 2019 at 2:58 pm

        I also thought it was still up in the air about qualifying. If it definitely doesn’t k then I’ll switch to Best Friends.

  3. Mary Zdrojewski says

    December 9, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
    Genesis Begins Again

  4. Roxanne Hsu Feldman says

    December 9, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    The Toll by Neal Shusterman
    Infinite Hope by Ashley Bryan

  5. Leonard Kim says

    December 9, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    My Nominations are:
    BEVERLY RIGHT HERE
    TO NIGHT OWL FROM DOGFISH

    These are strategic choices, trying to lift them onto the HM Mock Discussion List. TORPEDOED already made it so it doesn’t need me, even though I do think it is one of the year’s very best. If I were on the real Committee, where a single nomination gets you to the table, I’d nominate titles like THE CLASS and maybe, for genre representation, an easy chapter book like THE TREE AND ME.

    • Steven Engelfried says

      December 9, 2019 at 6:04 pm

      A single nomination will get a book to the table, but it might not last long. Before discussion begins, the Committee may take a quick run through the single-nomination-titles on the list and try to identify titles that do not have enough support to be discussed. Typically it only requires one person’s “yes” to keep the title. But a nominator might also at that time realize that there’s no further support and let it be removed. The Chair might re-emphasize that time is tight and that any time spent discussing books with no chance can take away time from strong contenders that require in-depth discussion.

      • Steven Engelfried says

        December 9, 2019 at 6:08 pm

        One scenario where a book with one nomination might stand a decent chance if it’s a late publication. Something like INFINITE HOPE, which was only out a couple weeks at the time of the November nominations, is a good example. By nominating, a member guarantees that the book will be read and considered by all 15 members, so that even if many hadn’t read it by December, it might land at the nomination-level for many. And once discussion starts, numbers of nominations are not weighed.

  6. Kate Todd says

    December 9, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    6. Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu
    7. Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

  7. Steven Engelfried says

    December 9, 2019 at 6:12 pm

    A PLACE TO BELONG by Kadohata
    BORN TO FLY by Sheinkin

  8. Beth says

    December 9, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    Torpedoed

    (I’ve only read one book so far that I found truly distinguished, so I’d like to mention it if I may put forward just one title.)

  9. Mary Lou White says

    December 10, 2019 at 9:37 am

    The Line Tender
    New Kid

  10. Danielle J says

    December 10, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    The Toll
    Torpedoed

  11. Rick says

    December 10, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    Lalani of the Distant Sea
    Torpedoed

  12. Laura Harrison says

    December 10, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
    Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

  13. Kate McCue-Day says

    December 10, 2019 at 8:24 pm

    All the Impossible Things
    Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

  14. Meredith says

    December 10, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    Nominations

    6. I Can Make this Promise, by Christine Day.
    7 A Place to Belong, by Cynthia Kadohata.

  15. Meredith says

    December 10, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    I saw that Torpoed was already on your list, which is why I didn’t nominate it. However, as someone who reads little nonfiction, I was thoroughly enthralled by the book. I also thought of nominating Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind them All, by Laura Ruby, but I thought it would be more suitable for Printz consideration. I am loving hearing about all the titles that have been nominated.

  16. Sue says

    December 11, 2019 at 10:55 am

    The Toll
    Scary Stories for Young Foxes

  17. Genevieve says

    December 11, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    Best Friends
    From Night Owl to Dogfish

  18. Mary Clare O'Grady says

    December 11, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    I am having trouble locating the post that lists the five or six books that have already been determined to be on the “final” list. Can someone repeat the titles here or provide a link to that post? We probably shouldn’t nominate books for December that are already on that list, right?

    • Roxanne Hsu Feldman says

      December 12, 2019 at 6:09 am

      It’s called Picture Books Biographies and HM Early Six.

  19. Erin says

    December 11, 2019 at 5:04 pm

    The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
    Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

  20. Courtney Hague says

    December 11, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    Beverly, Right Here
    Scary Stories for Young Foxes

  21. samuel leopold says

    December 12, 2019 at 4:11 am

    Birdsong

    A Place to Belong

  22. Cherylynn says

    December 12, 2019 at 11:31 am

    Scary Stories for Young Foxes
    Torpedoed

  23. Sarah says

    December 12, 2019 at 11:39 am

    For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
    Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

  24. Brett Zeeb says

    December 12, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers, by Celia C. Perez

  25. Brooke Shirts says

    December 13, 2019 at 10:30 am

    SCARY STORIES FOR YOUNG FOXES by Christian McKay

  26. Mary Clare says

    December 13, 2019 at 11:08 am

    Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
    Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

  27. Annisha Jeffries says

    December 13, 2019 at 11:22 am

    Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
    A Good Kind of Trouble

  28. Laura W. says

    December 13, 2019 at 12:48 pm

    My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
    Genesis Begins Again

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