SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Book Discussion
  • Heavy Medal Mock
  • Process

December 13, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

It’s the FINAL BOOKLIST: Heavy Medal Mock Newbery List of 15

December 13, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci   10 comments

We discussed, we voted, we analyzed, we cried (well not quite)- but we narrowed it down and the Heavy Medal Booklist is now complete.

The 15 titles below will be discussed here on Heavy Medal, beginning on Monday, December 27th. We’ll do them in alphabetical order by title, but we don’t have a day-by-day schedule just yet. The Heavy Medal Award Committee will be announced soon and our live Zoom discussion will take place on Friday, January 21.

With apologies to all of the excellent books that didn’t make the list, here is the Heavy Medal Book List for 2022:

  • Amber and Clay
  • The Beatryce Prophecy
  • Fallout
  • The Genius Under the Table
  • Harry vs. the First 100 Days of School
  • Just Like That
  • The Last Cuentista
  • Milo Imagines the World
  • Pity Party
  • Red, White, and Whole
  • Starfish
  • Watercress
  • AMBER AND CLAY by Laura Amy Schlitz
  • THE BEATRYCE PROPHECY by Kate DiCamillo
  • FALLOUT by Steve Sheinkein
  • THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE by Eugene Yelchin
  • HARRY VS. THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL by Emily Jenkins
  • JUST LIKE THAT by Gary Schmidt
  • THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera
  • THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO by Shing Yin Khor
  • MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD by Matt de La Pena
  • OPHIE’S GHOSTS by Justina Ireland
  • PITY PARTY by Kathleen Lane
  • RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca
  • STARFISH by Lisa Fipps
  • TOO BRIGHT TO SEE by Kyle Lukoff
  • WATERCRESS by Andrea Wang

I look forward to discussing all these books in-depth in our quest to determine the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Winner for 2022.

Filed under: Heavy Medal Mock

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments
2022 NewberyHeavy Medal Book ListMock Newberynewbery 2022

About Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Emily Mroczek (Bayci) is a freelance children’s librarian in the Chicago suburbs. She served on the 2019 Newbery committee. You can reach her at emilyrmroczek@gmail.com.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

January 2023

Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers' Poll Results

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

January 2023

Who Will Win? 2023 Newbery Predictions

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

January 2023

Cast Your Vote in the Heavy Medal Reader's Poll

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

January 2023

Heavy Medal 2023 Mock Newbery: FINAL FIVE CONTENDERS

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

January 2023

Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE LAST MAPMAKER by Christina Soontornvat

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

2023 Caldecott Jump

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Ben Mortara and the Thieves of the Golden Table | This Week’s Comics

by Lori Henderson

Heavy Medal

March suggestions: early Mock Newbery possibilities

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Teen Librarian Toolbox

New Reports Show a Decline in YA Book Sales and I Have Some Thoughts as to Why That Might be Happening

by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

Newbery Medalist Amina Luqman-Dawson visits The Yarn

by Colby Sharp

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

A Grateful Michaela Goade Makes Caldecott History

Children’s Publishing World Reacts to Michaela Goade's History-Making Caldecott Medal, Rest of the YMA Winners

Ringing in the Newbery (and Caldecott): An awards-trivia smackdown with Betsy Bird and Travis Jonker

2021 Youth Media Awards Winners

Susan Cooper on her Wartime Childhood and How Writing Is "Fed by My Unconscious" | The Newbery at 100

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Emily Smith says

    December 13, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    True story: I teared up reading MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD to my Mock Newbery 4th- & 5th-graders. If I issued a heartstrings award, that one would win with flying colors!

  2. Meredith says

    December 13, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    Excellent list! I, too, got teary-eyed with Milo Imagines the World. THe list is well-rounded and encompasses a broad and unique array of books. I’m excited to see which book is ultimately chosen for the mock Newbery.

  3. Colby Sharp says

    December 13, 2021 at 5:03 pm

    A lot of great books on this list!

  4. Rox Anne Close says

    December 14, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    Well rounded list of great books.

  5. Windy Hunter says

    December 15, 2021 at 2:03 am

    Interesting list! I gave 3 of them 5 stars, 3 of them 2 stars, and 3 I haven’t gotten to read yet. The rest all got 4 stars. Maybe I need to reread those 2 star ones. I’m super sad A Place to Hang the Moon didn’t make the list. I’m kicking myself for not voting for it in the survey, as I thought Ground Zero needed more support. Oh well, my very top choice made the list so I am happy (Red, White, and Whole). I am looking forward to all the discussions!

    • Emily Mroczek-Bayci says

      December 15, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      Well now I want to know what your two star books are Windy!!

      • Windy K Hunter says

        December 17, 2021 at 3:00 am

        The ones that I gave 2 stars were Pity Party, Too Bright to See, and Auntie Po. With Pity Party and Too Bright to See I cannot tell you why I gave them 2 stars. I read them a while ago, and I really do not remember anything about Too Bright to See. The only thing I remember about Pity Party was that it annoyed me, but I am not sure why. I’m hoping when we discuss these it will remind me and give me inspiration to reread them. For now, I feel like there are so many contenders that I haven’t read yet, so I am trying to get as much read before I start rereading. I just read Auntie Po and I tried to give it a chance, but I really struggle with most graphic novels for Newbery as I believe they typically do not have the sentence structure to bring them to a Newbery level. (Although I did love When Stats are Scattered because the story was so beautiful and authentic) Auntie Po, like most graphic novels, felt to choppy for me. Sorry, I feel bad for being so negative!!!

  6. Sarah says

    December 16, 2021 at 9:03 am

    I’m about halfway through Amber and Clay and really looking forward to discussing! I have So Many Thoughts.

  7. Julie Williams says

    December 18, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    While I liked Milo Imagines the World I don’t feel that the text stands alone without the pictures – especially at the end.

  8. Divya Singh says

    January 20, 2022 at 3:13 am

    thansk for sharing this info with us

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

  • Other Mock Newbery Sites

    • Anderson’s Bookshops
    • For Those About to Mock
    • Good Reads Mock Newbery
    • Northport-East Northport PL
    • Rhode Island OLIS
  • Resources

    • Jen J's Starred Reviews Spreadsheet
    • Newbery Manual
    • Newbery Medal & Honor Books
    • Newbery Terms & Criteria
  • Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023