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April 10, 2023 by Steven Engelfried

24 Newbery Possibilities: An updated list of reader suggestions

April 10, 2023 by Steven Engelfried   8 comments

April suggestions have been submitted and tabulated, and we now have a list of 26 titles that could be contenders for the 2024 Newbery Medal. The year is early, of course, but it’s an interesting list. It includes graphic novels, picture books, memoirs, early readers, and a bunch of excellent children’s fiction. 10 of the 24 books are new suggestions this month (marked with an asterisk).

The complete list so far is below. And we’ll open up suggestions again in early May…so keep reading!



TitleAuthorTotal
SIMON SORT OF SAYSBow4
ALL THE BEATING HEARTSFogliano2
* A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHINGSantat2
* NEARER MY FREEDOMEdinger & Younge2
THAT FLAGBrown2
THE WINDEBY PUZZLELowry2
AN AMERICAN STORYAlexander1
* BEAKY BARNES: EGG ON THE LOOSEStein1
* BIG TREESelznick1
A CROWN FOR CORINAKemp1
* EVERGREENCordell1
FOR LAMBKline-Ransome1
* HENRY LIKE ALWAYSBailey1
IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAYDunlap1
* JOVITA WORE PANTSSalazar1
* JUST JERRYPinkney1
* LEEVA AT LASTPennypacker1
LOVE IS LOUDWallace1
MY RED, WHITE, AND, BLUETyson1
ONCE UPON A BOOKLin & Messner1
THIS IS NOT MY HOMEYoh and Chang1
* WHEN SEA BECOMES SKYMcDunn1
* WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEYSwinarski1
YOU ARE HERE: CONNECTING FLIGHTSOh1

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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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Comments

  1. Leonard Kim says

    April 20, 2023 at 11:23 pm

    Small plug for Judy Blume Forever, a new documentary just out on Amazon Prime. A couple of current children’s lit luminaries make appearances, and overall it was very moving. So many children’s novels these days celebrate the transformative power of books (just read Leeva at Last, for example), but this is that in real life. Several years ago, amidst the Heavy Medal contenders, I re-read some Blume, and I remember sending an e-mail to a friend with the subject heading, “Judy Blume is great”.

    • Dest says

      April 23, 2023 at 4:47 pm

      This is probably connected to publicity for the ARE YOU THERE GOD? movie (coming soon to a theater near you!).

  2. Rebecca says

    April 22, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Ooooh, I like the idea of looking at Evergreen for a Newbery.

  3. Gabrielle Stoller says

    April 29, 2023 at 4:42 pm

    Oh Santat’s book is FABULOUS!

    I’d also highlight for Newbery (but it’s probably more Printz) Jarrett Krosoczka’s “Sunshine.” It MOVED me.

  4. Laura says

    May 2, 2023 at 8:45 am

    Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt.

    • Steven Engelfried says

      May 2, 2023 at 1:45 pm

      This looks like a suggestion for May, so I copied it onto the comments of our May Suggestions post…Thanks Laura!

  5. Martha McMahon says

    May 2, 2023 at 10:51 am

    A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga

    • Steven Engelfried says

      May 2, 2023 at 1:38 pm

      A Rover’s Story was published in 2022, so not eligible for this Newbery (but a really excellent book!)

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