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September 5, 2022 by Steven Engelfried

85 Books to Consider: Mock Newbery Suggestions Updated

September 5, 2022 by Steven Engelfried   2 comments

Our last suggestion period ended on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who shared their picks for possible Newbery contenders over the past several months. A few notes on the list:

  • We wound up with 85 titles receiving 241 suggestions.
  • At this point last year we only had 59 titles, so either there are even more excellent books out so far in 2022, or maybe we’re all just reading more widely.
  • 35 titles received suggestions this round, and 15 of those are titles that weren’t previously on the list. The new ones are marked with an asterisk.
  • The rankings are interesting, but can be deceptive. About 1/3 of eligible titles haven’t even been published yet, so early-year books always look better at this point.

The real Newbery Committee will continue to send in monthly suggestions through the end of the year, but we stop here on Heavy Medal, just to streamline things a bit. Fall publications will definitely be a part of our process, though. In a couple days we’ll take a look at what we have planned for Heavy Medal this year. For now, here’s the list of books that Heavy Medal readers have suggested through the first eight months of 2022:

TITLEAUTHORSUGs
AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHTReynolds14
I MUST BETRAY YOUSepetys12
THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANSBarnhill12
THOSE KIDS FROM FAWN CREEKKelly12
THE LAST MAPMAKERSoontornvat11
JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONEKeller10
ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIEConnor9
NEW FROM HEREYang8
LOUISA JUNE AND THE NAZIS IN THE WAVEElliott6
LOVE IN THE LIBRARYTokuda-Hall6
ALIAS ANNA: A TRUE STORY ABOUT OUTWITTING THE NAZISHood5
AND WE RISEMartin5
MY OWN LIGHTNINGWolk5
SOLIMARRyan5
CRESS, WATERCRESSMaguire4
DREAM ANNIE DREAMBrown4
FALLING SHORTCisneros4
HOW TO BUILD A HUMANTurner4
LITTLE MONARCHSCase4
MAIZY CHEN’S LAST CHANCEYee4
NORTHWINDPaulsen4
OMAR RISINGSaeed4
A DUET FOR HOMEVan Glaser3
AFRICAN TOWNLatham and Water3
COMB OF WISHESStringfellow3
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITLukoff3
HEALER AND WITCHWerlin3
THE PASSPORT PROJECT *McIntyre3
THE PATRON THIEF OF BREADEager3
THE WOMAN WHO SPLIT THE ATOMMoss3
WHEN WINTER ROBESON CAMEWoods3
AVIVA VS. THE DYBBUKLowe2
FREEWATERLuqman-Dawson2
IN THE KEY OF USLockington2
MARSHMALLOW CLOUDSKooser and Wanek2
MOONWALKINGElliot2
TURTLE OF MICHIGANNye2
WISHING UPON THE SAME STARSFeldman2
YONDERStandish2
A SONG CALLED HOMEZarr1
AIRRoe1
ALICE AUSTEN LIVED HERE *Gino1
ALL MY RAGETahir1
ANSWERS IN THE PAGES *Levithan1
AT THE END OF EVERYTHINGNijkamp1
AUGUSTA SAVAGE *Nelson1
AWAY WITH WORDSHoberman1
BARE TREE AND LITTLE WINDPerkins1
BEAUTY WOKERamos1
BERRY SONG *Goade1
BIG AND SMALL AND IN-BETWEENHiggins1
BIG RIG *Hawes1
CORNBREAD & POPPYCordell1
DREW LECLAIR GETS A CLUEBury1
EACH OF US A UNIVERSEFerruolo1
ELLEN OUTSIDE THE LINESSass1
GARDENER OF ALCATRAZSmith1
GIBBERISHVo1
GOLDEN GIRL *Faruqi1
HUMMINGBIRDLloyd1
IN THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYKuo1
INVISIBLE *Gonzalez1
THE LAST BEEKEEPER *Cartaya1
LAWLESS SPACESHaydu1
THE LEGEND OF GRAVITYPalmer1
LITTLE HOUSES *Henkes1
LOYALTYAvi1
THE LUCKY ONESJackson1
THE MIDNIGHT CHILDREN *Gemeinhart1
MY LIFE BEGINS *Maclachlan1
OSMO UNKNOWN AND THE EIGHTPENNY WOODSValente1
OUT OF RANGELang1
QUEER DUCKS (AND OTHER ANIMALS) *Schrefer1
THE RED PALACEHur1
RED SCAREWalsh1
THE SECRET BATTLE OF EVAN PAOShang1
THE SHEEP, THE ROOSTER, AND THE DUCK *Phelan1
SINGING WITH ELEPHANTSEngle1
STAR CHILDZoboi1
THE STAR THAT ALWAYS STAYS *Johnson1
TINY DINOFreedman1
TO THE FRONTFriddell1
THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTERPeters1
VINYL MOONBrowne1
WAYWARD CREATURESLorentz1

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About Steven Engelfried

Steven Engelfried was the Library Services Manager at the Wilsonville Public Library in Oregon until he retired in 2022 after 35 years as a full-time librarian. He served on the 2010 Newbery committee, chaired the 2013 Newbery Committee, and also served on the 2002 Caldecott committee. You can reach him at sengelfried@yahoo.com.

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  1. Emily Mroczek-Bayci says

    September 5, 2022 at 5:43 pm

    I finally caught up and read all the suggested titles and here we have 15 more. #newberyproblems Thanks for the suggestions all!

  2. James Caparas says

    September 9, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    The World Belonged to Us – Jacqueline Woodson

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