Let’s Make Some May Suggestions!
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.
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!
Filed under: Suggestions
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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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.
I Must Betray You
Ain’t Burned All The Bright
The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson
Three for the month…
I Must Betray You (Sepetys)
A Duet For Home (Karina Yan Glaser)
Dream Annie Dream (Waka T. Brown)
Soooo good!!!
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.
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
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.
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by ‘The Jasons’
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly
4. The Patron Thief of Bread, by Lindsay Eagar.
5. The Last Mapmaker, by CHristina Soontornvat.
I have just started my reading of new stuff and I have to say AMEN to
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill.
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
I Must Betray You, Sepetys
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?, Connor
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
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller
The Ogress and the Orphan by Kelly Barnhill
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?
The Ogress and the Orphan
Cress Watercress
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.
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
the big one that stuck with me this month is I Must Betray You