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April 11, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Doubling the titles: April Heavy Medal Suggestions

April 11, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci   Leave a Comment

Eighteen new titles were suggested this month, bringing us to a list of 32 total suggestions for the 2023 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery.

New From Here
The Ogress and the Orphans

I’m excited to have quite the expansive reading list. Imagine where the committee is now, with 15 members having no limit of suggested titles. (I may have gone overboard on suggestions some months/ sorry Newbery friends).

Past Newbery winner, Kelly Barnhill’s title THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS made its way to the top, closely followed by AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT, I MUST BETRAY YOU, LOVE IN THE LIBRARY, and NEW FROM HERE. Starred titles are newly nominated this month.

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2022 is shaping up to be a great year for children’s literature and we will open up for new suggestions in May. Happy Reading!

OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS- 6Barnhill
AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT- 4Reynolds
I MUST BETRAY YOU- 4Sepetys
LOVE IN THE LIBRARY- 4Tokuda-Hall
NEW FROM HERE*-4 Yang
COMB OF WISHES- 3Stringfellow
NORTHWIND- 3Paulsen
THOSE KIDS FROM FAWN CREEK- 3Kelly
ALIAS ANNA: A TRUE STORY ABOUT OUTWITTING THE NAZIS*-2Hood
DREAM ANNIE DREAM*-2Brown
LOUISA JUNE AND THE NAZIS IN THE WAVE*-2Elliott
SOLIMAR*-2Ryan
AFRICAN TOWN*-1Latham and Water
AIR*-1Roe
ALL MY RAGE*-1Tahir
AT THE END OF EVERYTHING*-1Nijkamp
ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE-1Connor
BARE TREE AND LITTLE WIND*-1Perkins
EACH OF US A UNIVERSE*-1Ferruolo
FREEWATER-1Luqman-Dawson
GIBBERISH*-1Vo
LAWLESS SPACES*-1Haydu
LOYALTY-1Avi
MAIZY CHEN’S LAST CHANCE*-1Yee
OMAR RISING-1Saeed
THE RED PALACE*-1Hur
THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER*-1Peters
TO THE FRONT*-1Friddell
VINYL MOON*-1Browne
WAYWARD CREATURES-1Lorentz
WISHING UPON THE SAME STARS-1Feldman

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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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