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May 2, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Let’s Make Some May Suggestions!

May 2, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci   20 comments

We’re already in the month of MAY (don’t ask me how that happens!) And it is time for a new month of Heavy Medal suggestions. Details about how suggestions work are in Steven’s March post; but remember:

  • No more than five suggestions, please save the rest for next month! (Less is fine too)
  • Stick to titles that have been published in 2022, keep advanced reads (ARC’s, galleys, etc) for later!
  • It’s OK to suggest titles already on our list. It shows more support! Take a look at April’s compiled list here.
I Must Betray You, a 2022 publication by Ruta Sepetys

Please add your suggestions for May in the comments below between now and Sunday, May 8th. We’ll publish the updated list on Monday, May 9th!

I can’t wait to see our list expand even more!

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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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  1. Sarah M. says

    May 2, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS
    AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT

    Didn’t read as many eligible books in April as I was hoping! I did read a couple that didn’t impress me enough to get a nomination. I’m in the middle of NEW FROM HERE and will probably nominate that next month, but wanted to finish it before deciding.

  2. Emily R says

    May 2, 2022 at 1:19 pm

    I Must Betray You
    Ain’t Burned All The Bright

  3. Kate Todd says

    May 2, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson

  4. Richelle Wilson says

    May 2, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    Three for the month…
    I Must Betray You (Sepetys)

    A Duet For Home (Karina Yan Glaser)

    Dream Annie Dream (Waka T. Brown)

    Soooo good!!!

  5. Meredith BUrton says

    May 2, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    1. A Duet for Home, by Karina Yan Glaser.
    2. Aviva Vs the Dybbuk, by Mari Lowe.
    3. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis, by Susan Hood and Greg Dawson.

  6. Amanda Bishop says

    May 3, 2022 at 9:40 am

    Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
    Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
    The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

  7. Ellen Peterson says

    May 3, 2022 at 9:51 am

    I have read several 2022 books but only two I liked enough to recomend for Newbery. Those Kids from Faun Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly and The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat.

  8. Susan N. says

    May 3, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor
    Ain’t Burned All the Bright by ‘The Jasons’

  9. Sarah C. says

    May 3, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

    Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee

  10. JA says

    May 4, 2022 at 10:10 am

    Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

  11. Meredith says

    May 5, 2022 at 1:14 pm

    4. The Patron Thief of Bread, by Lindsay Eagar.
    5. The Last Mapmaker, by CHristina Soontornvat.

  12. Mary Lou White says

    May 5, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    I have just started my reading of new stuff and I have to say AMEN to

    The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill.

  13. Angie C says

    May 5, 2022 at 9:42 pm

    Those Kids from Faun Creek–Erin Entrada Kelly
    The Last Mapmaker–Christina Soontornvat
    Ain’t Burned All the Bright–Jason Reynolds
    Jennifer Chan is Not Alone–Tae Keller

  14. Dana says

    May 6, 2022 at 8:35 am

    I Must Betray You, Sepetys
    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?, Connor

  15. Angie F. says

    May 7, 2022 at 11:24 am

    Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor
    Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves by L.M. Elliott

  16. Louie Lauer says

    May 7, 2022 at 12:12 pm

    Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller
    The Ogress and the Orphan by Kelly Barnhill
    Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

  17. Katy says

    May 7, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?
    The Ogress and the Orphan
    Cress Watercress

  18. Leonard Kim says

    May 7, 2022 at 11:02 pm

    My Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk

    On Goodreads, I juxtaposed this admonition from The Ogress and the Orphans, “If you wish to be good, do good” with Annabelle’s observation in My Own Lightning, “It’s easy to see what a person does. But there’s plenty more that’s harder to see.” They’d be a great discussion pair, with Barnhill playing DiCamillo to Wolk’s Schmidt.

  19. Angie Fetters says

    May 8, 2022 at 12:16 pm

    Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor
    Louisa June and the Nazi in the Waves by L.M. Elliott
    Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    Marshmallow Clouds by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek

  20. Emily Mroczek (Bayci) says

    May 8, 2022 at 10:24 pm

    the big one that stuck with me this month is I Must Betray You

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