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July 6, 2020 by Steven Engelfried

Call for Newbery Suggestions from the First Half of 2020

July 6, 2020 by Steven Engelfried   29 comments

In two months, we’ll start discussion of 2020’s finest children’s books and the qualities that might make them contenders for the 2021 Newbery Award. For now, we’ll continue to build our reading list of possible contenders. Please add your “Suggestions” in the comments below. Guidelines for Suggestions can be found in our March post; the list of suggested titles so far is here.

A couple of reminders:

  • We limit Suggestions to books that have been published already, so if you’ve got an Advanced Reader Copy of a new book by Jacqueline Woodson (coming in September) or Megan Whalen Turner (due in October), hold off on suggesting those for now.
  • It’s fine to add a book that has already been suggested. This helps us see some of the books that multiple readers are paying attention to. But also remember that the Suggestion list isn’t any sort of true indicator of Newbery favorites, but rather a useful reading list of books to be aware of in a year that’s still only halfway over.
  • We’ll take July Suggestions through Sunday, July 12th.

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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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Comments

  1. Julie Corsaro says

    July 6, 2020 at 8:02 am

    When You Trap a Tiger
    Echo Mountain
    We Dream of Space

  2. Julianne DeSilva says

    July 6, 2020 at 8:54 am

    What Lane by Torrey Maldonado
    Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
    Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
    The Prettiest by Brigit Young
    American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar
    Not Your All-American Girl by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang

  3. David Smith says

    July 6, 2020 at 11:43 am

    Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

  4. Mary Lou White says

    July 6, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

  5. Kate Todd says

    July 6, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

  6. Anna W. says

    July 6, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon

  7. Angie says

    July 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    Go with the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann

  8. Dana says

    July 6, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    One Last Shot by John David Anderson
    One and Only Bob

  9. Meredith Burton says

    July 6, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    1. Blackbird Girls, by Anne Blankman.
    2. A Field Guide to Getting Lost, by Joy McCullough.

  10. Ann Heyl says

    July 6, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    1. The One And Only Bob – Katherine Applegate
    2. A Home For Goddesses and Dogs – Leslie Connor

  11. Lorie says

    July 7, 2020 at 8:58 am

    Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
    Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
    Our Friend Hedgehog The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo

  12. Leonard Kim says

    July 7, 2020 at 1:47 pm

    DRAGON HOOPS by Yang

  13. Katrina says

    July 7, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    Echo Mountain

  14. Katrina says

    July 7, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom

  15. Katrina says

    July 7, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

  16. Dave says

    July 8, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
    Wink – by Rob Harrell
    Things You Can’t Say- by Jen Bishop
    Coo by Kaela Noel

  17. Jeannie Farrington says

    July 8, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali et al.
    I also like 3 already listed: On the Horizon by Lois Lowry, The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead, and The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate.

  18. Meredith says

    July 8, 2020 at 3:28 pm

    3. A Game of Fox and Squirrels, by Jenn Reese.

  19. Anthony Isom says

    July 8, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

  20. Ellen says

    July 8, 2020 at 11:30 pm

    Echo Mountain
    When You Trap a Tiger

  21. Kathy M says

    July 9, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

  22. Katrina says

    July 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm

    Leaving Lymon

  23. Alys says

    July 10, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    King and the Dragonflies
    List of Things That Will Not Change

  24. Katrina says

    July 10, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    Here in the Real World

  25. Kathy M says

    July 11, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

  26. Steven Engelfried says

    July 11, 2020 at 2:23 pm

    Keep the Suggestions coming! We’ll continue taking them just through this weekend, so the deadline for July Suggestions is Sunday, July 12th (midnight PDT, if you really want to leave it till the last minute)…

  27. Katrina says

    July 11, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    We Dream of Space

  28. Michelle says

    July 12, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    Here in the real world.

  29. Steven Engelfried says

    July 13, 2020 at 12:58 am

    Almost forgot my own:
    Ways to Make Sunshine by Watson
    Dragon Hoops by Yang
    Efrén Divided by Cisneros

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