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August 8, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

And now there are 70 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Suggestions

August 8, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci   2 comments

August suggestions are now closed, with the totals for the year so far listed below. The top three titles are very different genres (dual voices/verse, fantasy, historical) which doesn’t happen very much. Seven new titles received suggestions this month, bringing our total to a solid 70. Those new titles appear in red below.

We’ve opened suggestions up on the first Monday of the month so far, but we’ll switch it up a bit next time. The call for suggestions will be from August 29th to September 5th, and then the official Heavy Medal season will start right after Labor Day. Discussion time is just around the corner!

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When Winter Robeson Came

AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHTReynolds11
THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANSBarnhill11
I MUST BETRAY YOUSepetys10
THE LAST MAPMAKERSoontornvat9
THOSE KIDS FROM FAWN CREEKKelly9
JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONEKeller9
ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIEConnor8
NEW FROM HEREYang8
LOVE IN THE LIBRARYTokuda-Hall6
LOUISA JUNE AND THE NAZIS IN THE WAVEElliott5
ALIAS ANNA: A TRUE STORY ABOUT OUTWITTING THE NAZISHood5
MY OWN LIGHTNINGWolk5
DREAM ANNIE DREAMBrown4
FALLING SHORTCisneros4
NORTHWINDPaulsen4
MAIZY CHEN’S LAST CHANCEYee4
OMAR RISINGSaeed4
AND WE RISEMartin4
SOLIMARRyan4
COMB OF WISHESStringfellow3
CRESS, WATERCRESSMaguire3
A DUET FOR HOMEVan Glaser3
HOW TO BUILD A HUMANTurner3
LITTLE MONARCHSCase3
WHEN WINTER ROBESON CAME Woods3
AFRICAN TOWNLatham and Water2
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITLukoff2
FREEWATERLuqman-Dawson2
IN THE KEY OF USLockington2
WISHING UPON THE SAME STARSFeldman2
MOONWALKINGElliot2
THE PATRON THIEF OF BREADEager2
THE WOMAN WHO SPLIT THE ATOM Moss2
A SONG CALLED HOMEZarr1
AIRRoe1
ALL MY RAGETahir1
AT THE END OF EVERYTHINGNijkamp1
AVIVA VS. THE DYBBUKLowe1
AWAY WITH WORDSHoberman1
BARE TREE AND LITTLE WINDPerkins1
BEAUTY WOKE*Ramos1
BIG AND SMALL AND IN-BETWEENHiggins1
CORNBREAD & POPPY*Cordell1
DREW LECLAIR GETS A CLUEBury1
EACH OF US A UNIVERSEFerruolo1
ELLEN OUTSIDE THE LINESSass1
GARDENER OF ALCATRAZ*Smith
GIBBERISHVo1
HEALER AND WITCH*Werlin1
HUMMINGBIRD*Lloyd1
IN THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY *Kuo1
LAWLESS SPACESHaydu1
THE LEGEND OF GRAVITYPalmer1
LOYALTYAvi1
THE LUCKY ONESJackson1
MARSHMALLOW CLOUDSKooser and Wanek1
OSMO UNKNOWN AND THE EIGHTPENNY WOODS*Valente1
OUT OF RANGELang1
THE RED PALACEHur1
RED SCAREWalsh1
THE SECRET BATTLE OF EVAN PAO Shang1
SINGING WITH ELEPHANTS Engle1
STAR CHILDZoboi1
TINY DINOFreedman1
TO THE FRONTFriddell1
TURTLE OF MICHIGAN*Nye1
THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTERPeters1
VINYL MOONBrowne1
WAYWARD CREATURESLorentz1
YONDERStandish1

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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. Cherylynn says

    August 15, 2022 at 11:27 am

    Thank you everyone for the giant list of recommendations. I love these posts for the many reading recommendations that help me get familiar with so many of the greatest children’s books that are published in a year. I really enjoy so many of them.

  2. Dave says

    September 5, 2022 at 10:08 am

    Ain’t Burned All the Bright
    My Own Lightning
    Midnight Children
    Love in the Library
    Ogress and the Orphans
    Northwind
    The Canteen by Eric Groce (out in October). Nonfiction
    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie

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