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April 3, 2023 by Steven Engelfried

Spring Reading: April Mock Newbery Suggestions

April 3, 2023 by Steven Engelfried   5 comments

We’re already 1/4 of the way through 2023, and it’s time to add more titles to our growing list of Mock Newbery suggestions. We got off to a good start in March with 16 early-year releases that Heavy Medal readers have deemed worthy of possible Newbery Medal consideration. You can look at that list of suggestions so far here.

Please suggest up to five Newbery-eligible titles in the comments below. Please limit to books that have already been published…if you’ve read a great Advanced Reader Copy, hold off on suggesting until we reach its official release date. It’s fine to include books that have already been suggested…that can show us which titles might have the most wide-spread support so far.

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For a more detailed about our suggestions process, you can check out our March 6 post. For now, though, please share your suggestions below between now and April 8th. We’ll share the full cumulated list of suggestions a week from today, on April 10th.

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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. Steven Engelfried says

    April 4, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    Here’s my five for April:

    HENRY LIKE ALWAYS by Jenn Bailey
    JUST JERRY by Jerry Pinkney
    LEEVA AT LAST by Sara Pennypacker
    NEARER MY FREEDOM by Monica Edinger & Lesley Younge
    WHEN SEA BECOMES SKY by Gillian McDunn

  2. Ellen Peterson says

    April 5, 2023 at 10:59 am

    A first time for everything by Dan Santat absolutely loved it I know graphic novels are not picked for Newbery as often but this is a stellar book. Finished it and wanted to just read ut all over again.
    What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski I enjoyed this one has a good message.

  3. Dave Richardson says

    April 6, 2023 at 6:37 am

    Big Tree -Pure Selznick. Art is amazing, but the writing and the story are just as good if not better.
    Simon Sort of Says – Loved, loved, loved this book! Hilarious. Everyone will laugh, but I think if you’re Catholic, you’ll laugh harder. So well written. Great characters. And it handles a sensitive subject with originality.
    All the Beating Hearts — Beautiful illustrations, but the writing (especially for a picture book) is exceptional.

  4. Beth says

    April 6, 2023 at 10:37 am

    Simon Sort of Says
    First Time for Everything

  5. Emily Mroczek says

    April 6, 2023 at 11:04 am

    and my five! I varied genres this time lol
    NEARER MY FREEDOM by Monica Edinger & Lesley Younge
    BEAKY BARNES EGG ON THE LOOSE- david ezra stein. This is a weird one but I can’t stop thinking about it.
    EVERGREEN by Matthew Cordell
    THAT FLAG by Tameka Fryer Brown
    JOVITA WORE PANTS by Aida Salazar.

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