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April 12, 2021 by Steven Engelfried

17 for Spring: Mock Newbery Suggestions So Far

April 12, 2021 by Steven Engelfried   Leave a Comment

April suggestions are all in, and we’ve got an interesting list building so far. Early leaders include two novels in verse (STARFISH and RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE), an illustrated historical narrative (UNSPEAKABLE), a new title in a popular series (JUST LIKE THAT), and one that combines verse, prose, and descriptions of artifacts (AMBER AND CLAY). And that’s just the top five.

Guidelines for how suggestions work can be found in this earlier post. We will open up suggestions again on the first Monday of May. Here’s the updated list of suggestions:

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TitleAuthorTotal
AMBER AND CLAYSchlitz5
JUST LIKE THATSchmidt4
RED, WHITE, AND WHOLELaRocca4
STARFISHFipps4
UNSPEAKABLEWeatherford4
GONE TO THE WOODSPaulsen3
LION OF MARSHolm3
SEA IN WINTERDay3
ANCESTOR APPROVEDSmith1
GROUND ZEROGratz1
LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCEGrimes1
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIDAN S.Levithan1
ONE JAR OF MAGICHaydu1
PEACEMAKERBruchac1
PLACE TO HANG THE MOONAlbus1
RACONTEUR’S COMMONPLACE BOOKMilford1
UNPLUGGEDKorman1

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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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