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January 26, 2020 by Steven Engelfried

Heavy Medal Readers’ Poll Winner: “Lalani of the Distant Sea”

January 26, 2020 by Steven Engelfried   Leave a Comment

125 Heavy Medal readers cast one vote each in our Readers’ Poll, and the winner is: Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly. The book won by just a single vote over Jerry Craft’s The New Kid, which was the Heavy Medal Committee’s winner, announced yesterday.

The real winner of the Newbery is announced Monday morning. Follow the announcements of all of ALA’s Youth Media Awards live starting at 8:00 am EST. And check this blog too, as Heavy Medal bloggers Roxanne and Annisha will report live from Philadelphia here on Heavy Medal.

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Here are the full results of the Heavy Medal Readers’ poll:

TitleVotes % 
Lalani of the Distant Sea2119.4%
New Kid2018.5%
Other Words for Home1211.1%
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise1211.1%
Pay Attention Carter Jones1110.2%
Torpedoed76.5%
Queen of the Sea54.6%
Genesis Begins Again43.7%
The Line Tender43.7%
Scary Stories for Young Foxes32.8%
This Promise of Change32.8%
Beverly Right Here32.8%
To Night Owl from Dogfish21.9%
The Important Thing About MW Brown10.9%
The Toll00.0%

Thirteen books also received write-in votes on the Readers’ Poll. Three of these received two votes each: A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata, Free Lunch by Rex Ogle, and The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman.

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About Steven Engelfried

Steven Engelfried was the Library Services Manager at the Wilsonville Public Library in Oregon until he retired in 2022 after 35 years as a full-time librarian. He served on the 2010 Newbery committee, chaired the 2013 Newbery Committee, and also served on the 2002 Caldecott committee. You can reach him at sengelfried@yahoo.com.

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