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December 17, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Let’s Get Discussing: Heavy Medal Mock Newbery 2022

December 17, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci   Leave a Comment

Now that we have a final list of 15 titles and an almost finalized Heavy Medal Award Committee, we are excited to get our discussion underway.

Next week, we will introduce the committee but take a week-long break. This is a good time to get reading between all of your other festivities.

Discussion of our 15 books begins on Monday, December 27th and we will go alphabetically by title. HMAC members will introduce a title and then everyone is welcome to discuss, starting with positive comments and critiques later in the day.

DateTitleAuthor
Dec 27AMBER AND CLAYSchlitz
Dec 28THE BEATRYCE PROPHECYDiCamillo
Dec 29FALLOUTSheinkein
Dec 30THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLEYelchin
Dec 31HARRY VS. THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF SCHOOLJenkins
Jan 2JUST LIKE THATSchmidt
Jan 3THE LAST CUENTISTAHiguera
Jan 4THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE POKohr
Jan 5MILO IMAGINES THE WORLDde La Pena
Jan 6OPHIE’S GHOSTSIreland
Jan 7PITY PARTYLane
Jan 8RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE LaRocca
Jan 10STARFISHFipps
Jan 11TOO BRIGHT TO SEELukoff
Jan 12WATERCRESSWang
Jan 14Heavy Medal Finalists Announced
Jan 21Live Zoom Discussion and Balloting

After the discussion of the fifteen books, the HMAC will select 5 Mock Newbery Finalists. School Library Journal will host a Live Zoom Discussion on Friday Jan. 21st at 1 p.m. where the HMAC will argue the merits of those final titles, culminating in a weighted ballot which will determine our Mock Award winner. If you’re not on the HMAC, you can view the live discussion, share questions and comments, and take part in live polls. You can sign up here.

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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.

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