Mock Newbery Titles So Far: 21 possible Medal contenders
Our second month of suggestions is now completed and our list has nearly doubled from last month. Of the 21 titles on our list, 10 are new (those are marked with an asterisk). The two titles with the most reader suggestions so far (eight each) are by authors who have already won Medals, but the list is filled with new and veteran authors who have not yet received Newbery recognition. Our full list of suggestions appears below and we look forward to learning what you read in the next several weeks…we’ll open May suggestions in a few weeks…
| Title | Author | Total |
| * FERRIS | DiCamillo | 8 |
| THE FIRST STATE OF BEING | Kelly | 8 |
| NOT QUITE A GHOST | Ursu | 6 |
| * LOUDER THAN HUNGER | Schu | 4 |
| MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES | Gidwitz | 4 |
| THE ENIGMA GIRLS | Fleming | 3 |
| * THE GIRL WHO SANG | Nadal | 3 |
| AMIL AND THE AFTER | Hiranandani | 2 |
| THE COLOR OF SOUND | Isler | 2 |
| LIGHT AND AIR | Wendell | 2 |
| ACROSS SO MANY SEAS | Behar | 1 |
| * BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS | Watson | 1 |
| CLIMBING THE VOLCANO | Manley | 1 |
| * THE HOUSE BEFORE FALLING INTO THE SEA | Wang | 1 |
| * KYRA, JUST FOR TODAY | Zarr | 1 |
| THE MISFITS #1: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM | Yee | 1 |
| * OLIVETTI | Millington | 1 |
| * ONE BIG OPEN SKY | Cline-Ransome | 1 |
| SHARK TEETH | Winston | 1 |
| * SONA AND THE GOLDEN BEASTS | LaRocca | 1 |
| * WALKIN’ THE DOG | Lynch | 1 |
Filed under: Suggestions
About Steven Engelfried
Steven Engelfried retired from full-time library work a couple years ago and now works as a part-time Youth Librarian at the West Linn Public Library in Oregon. 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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My goodness, I read Louder Than Hunger and I am singing this books praises.
I feel it is decidedly Printz but oh my word, what a book