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March 8, 2021 by Steven Engelfried

First Contenders: The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery reading list…so far

March 8, 2021 by Steven Engelfried   4 comments

The first round of our monthly “suggestions” is completed, leaving us with a short but interesting list of possible Newbery Medal contenders from the first couple months of 2021. The ten titles suggested so far encompass a wide variety of genres and styles, including autobiography, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, and poetry, plus there’s a story collection and a novel in verse.

Our next call for suggestions comes on April 5th. Here’s the list so far:

TitleAuthorTotal
JUST LIKE THATSchmidt3
GONE TO THE WOODSPaulsen2
UNSPEAKABLEWeatherford2
ANCESTOR APPROVEDSmith1
LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCEGrimes1
LION OF MARSHolm1
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIDAN S.Levithan1
ONE JAR OF MAGICHaydu1
RED, WHITE, AND WHOLELaRocca1
SEA IN WINTERDay1

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About Steven Engelfried

Steven Engelfried was the Library Services Manager at the Wilsonville Public Library in Oregon until he retired 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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  1. Amanda Bishop says

    March 9, 2021 at 10:01 am

    Reading One Jar of Magic right now. I love how Haydu always manages to write these beautifully intricate worlds that help children to understand grief and challenging emotions. I can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks of this book.

  2. Emily Mroczek says

    March 19, 2021 at 10:49 pm

    Thanks for getting me a good reading list.. I took a little break, but now it’s time to get started!

  3. Emily Mroczek says

    March 19, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    These titles are not on the Heavy Medal list, but I always enjoy reading Betsy Bird’s prediction lists and her Spring one came out this week– https://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2021/03/17/newbery-caldecott-2022-spring-prediction-edition/

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