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Heavy Medal Update: It’s Newbery Week!
As we enter the final week of Heavy Medal discussions there are lots of dates and deadlines to keep an eye on!
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAIDS by Vera Brosgol
Now up for discussion in our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery: the only graphic novel title PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAIDS by Vera Brosgol.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES by Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidtiz won a Newbery Honor in 2017 for THE INQUISITORS TALE. Does his latest title, MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES have what it takes to win the medal?
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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: MALLORY IN FULL COLOR by Elisa Stone Leahy
Today's Mock Newbery discussion features a late publication standout: MALLORY IN FULL COLOR by Elisa Stone Leahy.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL by Chanel Miller
MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL is a title set in New York City and an adventure of identity, friendship and lost items.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
A novel in verse and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature is KAREEM BETWEEN a Heavy Medal Mock Newbery finalist.
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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by Erin Entrada Kelly
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Kate Olson As an adult reader, it is always a bit of a shock to see books set during my adulthood considered historical, or in the case of THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by Erin Entrada Kelly, to have my freshman year of college be a time period […]
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE COLOR OF SOUND by Emily Barth Isler
Today's Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist is THE COLOR OF SOUND by Emily Barth Isler, a title about a young neurodivergent musician, with a little bit of time-travel involved.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS by Renee Watson
We kick off our official Heavy Medal Mock Newbery discussion with a poetry collection- BLACK GIRL, YOU ARE ATLAS by Renee Watson.
OLIVETTI by Allie Millington: A Mock Newbery Practice Discussion
Today we start with a practice discussion of OLIVETTI by Allie Millington, a title not on the Heavy Medal book list but one that still received 12 Mock Newbery nominations.
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