January 24, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It's hard to believe it's already time to start thinking about possibilities for the 2025 Newbery. What's on your radar this year?
January 14, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
It's time to cast your Mock Newbery ballot! Our Heavy Medal Reader's Poll is now open. Select your top three titles, in ranked order, from the 16 books on our Heavy Medal Book Lists.
January 12, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
A Walk in the Woods is a picture book that conquers the difficult topic of grief and becoming oneself.
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January 11, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
The book that has been a Heavy Medal favorite all year. Is it truly worthy of Newbery glory? SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow.
January 9, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
It's been over 35 years since a work of historical nonfiction has won the Newbery Award. THE MONA LISA VANISHES could be the book to end that nonfiction Medal draught. Join our Mock Newbery discussion of this excellent children's book by Nicholas Day.
January 8, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It might be hard to name the format, but it's not hard to know that THE SKULL by Job Klassen is a Mock Newbery 2024 contender.
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January 8, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
Chris Harris' MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE is "playful and profound by turns" according to Heavy Medal Award Committee member Elaine Fultz. Will this poetry collection win the Newbery Medal? Join our Mock Newbery discussion.
January 6, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
In the past decade, three graphic novels for children have won Newbery recognition: two Honor books and one Medal book. Pedro Martin's MEXIKID is a rich example of the genre and one of our Mock Newbery Finalists. Will it be the 4th Newbery graphic novel?
January 5, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Kyra Nay: Let this be a lesson. You can’t disagree with a good story. Or so argues gregarious, charming, resourceful Samir, silver-tongued purveyor of sand-logged bolts of wool, rings that turn men’s fingers green, and the finest cherry paste, with more combs than the Queen of Sheba and his noble […]
January 4, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Quade Kelley: The Lost Year is a historical fiction coming-of-age story told through three entwining timelines. The story occurs in the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and the 1930s Holodomor in Soviet-occupied Ukraine. Inspired by the author’s family history, the story connects a shared experience of stress, […]
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