Twice as Many Titles: The Updated Mock Newbery List
May suggestions are now closed, and we have a quickly growing list! The number of suggested titles has nearly doubled from a month ago. And more than half of this month’s suggestions were for books that had not been put forward before.
The full list of suggestions so far is below. The fifteen first-time titles are in red. We’ll open up suggestions again on the first Monday in June. Until then…lots of interesting-looking books to read!
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| Title | Author | Total |
| STARFISH | Fipps | 9 |
| RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE | LaRocca | 8 |
| AMBER AND CLAY | Schlitz | 7 |
| LION OF MARS | Holm | 5 |
| GONE TO THE WOODS | Paulsen | 4 |
| JUST LIKE THAT | Schmidt | 4 |
| UNSPEAKABLE | Weatherford | 4 |
| MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIDAN S. | Levithan | 3 |
| ONE JAR OF MAGIC | Haydu | 3 |
| SEA IN WINTER | Day | 3 |
| TOO BRIGHT TO SEE | Lukoff | 3 |
| ANCESTOR APPROVED | Smith | 2 |
| FINDING JUNIE KIM | Oh | 2 |
| GROUND ZERO | Gratz | 2 |
| ROOT MAGIC | Royce | 2 |
| 365 TO ALASKA | Carr | 1 |
| ALMOST THERE AND ALMOST NOT | Urban | 1 |
| ALONE | Freeman | 1 |
| AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS | Alston | 1 |
| BILLY MILLER MAKES A WISH | Henkes | 1 |
| DELICATES | Thumler | 1 |
| ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM | Sloan | 1 |
| FABULOUS ZEB WATSON! | Sylvester | 1 |
| LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | Grimes | 1 |
| MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD | de la Pena | 1 |
| PEACEMAKER | Bruchac | 1 |
| PLACE TO HANG THE MOON | Albus | 1 |
| RACONTEUR’S COMMONPLACE BOOK | Milford | 1 |
| ROCK FROM THE SKY | Klassen | 1 |
| SAVING AMERICAN BEACH | King | 1 |
| SEVENTH RAVEN | Elliott | 1 |
| UNPLUGGED | Korman | 1 |
Filed under: Heavy Medal Mock, Process, Suggestions
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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Unfortunately, it seems LEONARD (MY LIFE AS A CAT) was published in the UK in 2020, which I believe makes it ineligible. I am still excited to read it.
Thanks for spotting that, Leonard. I’ve updated the list, since LEONARD (MY LIFE AS A CAT) is ineligible…
Hey! I just saw on the nomination post that a different Katrina commented! Not something that comes up very often. Guess we’ll have to resort to last names or at least initials! 🙂 Although I don’t think I’ve read any 2021 books yet, so she may be able to just take my place. 😆
Highly recommend GROUND ZERO
Two voices with an amazing plot twist and exquisite word choice Definitely deserves an award !
If you’re interested in digging deeply into the 100 years of the Newbery Award, I highly recommend “The Newbery Medal, Past, Present and Future.” This is an online course from ALSC, taught by the amazing KT Horning, Director of the Children’s Cooperative Book Center. I took this several years ago and it was useful, fascinating, and fun. The six-week course starts in July, and registration information is on ALSC’s website.
Re: the Newbery Medal, Past, Present, and Future” – best kid’s lit course I have ever taken, and KT Horning is the most engaged online teacher I have ever had. It is worth every penny, and I value and use all the things I learned in that great class. Take it if you can!!
I agree! That’s an awesome class. “Useful, fascinating, and fun” sums it up well.
Is “Root Magic” eligible if Eden Royce lives in England?
It looks like Eden Royce is from South Carolina originally, and eligible authors are “citizens or residents of the United States.” We can assume for now that she’s still a US citizen, but the real Newbery Committee might do further research to confirm that. I believe Sharon Creech was an English resident when she won the Medal for WALK TWO MOONS, for one example of when that citizen/resident rule applied. For now, we’ll keep ROOT MAGIC on our list…
I can’t nominate it, but I’m looking forward to Steve Sheinkin’s book to be released in September. I always enjoy his books and so do my students who love nonfiction.
Love JUST LIKE THAT! The kind of book you read slowly so you can savor every word…and stay with those characters as along as possible.