Mock Newbery Early Leaders Revealed
The first round of Mock Newbery Suggestions is complete. We’ve got 13 titles on the list so far. The early leaders with three suggestions each: FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON by Janae Marks and THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH by Candice Fleming. Four other books received two suggestions. The complete list is below. Keep reading, and look for the next call for Suggestions here in early April!
March Suggestions:
| Title | Author | Total |
| From the Desk of Zoe Washington | Marks | 3 |
| The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh | Fleming | 3 |
| Chirp | Messner | 2 |
| Prairie Lotus | Park | 2 |
| Show Me a Sign | Lezotte | 2 |
| King and the Dragonflies | Callender | 2 |
| Snapdragon | Leyh | 1 |
| Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom | Sachar | 1 |
| A Many Feathered Thing | Gerlits | 1 |
| When You Trap a Tiger | Keller | 1 |
| Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir | Ha | 1 |
| Black Brother, Black Brother | Rhodes | 1 |
| Mañanaland | Ryan | 1 |
Filed under: Book Discussion, Process
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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I searched for How to Trap a Tiger today, and discovered that the title is actually WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER.
Thanks for catching that, Dana. It’s now corrected on the list…
Hmmm……Could 2021 finally be the year another non-fiction title is considered? Loved THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH…….but I still have not gotten over TORPEDOED getting shut out this past year…….
And FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON was a wonderful read…..
Those 2 along with MANANALAND are my early favorites.
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Here in the Real World Sara Pennypacker
List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
Chirp by Kate Messner