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April 11, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Doubling the titles: April Heavy Medal Suggestions

Eighteen new titles were suggested this month, bringing us to a list of 32 total suggestions for the 2023 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery. I’m excited to have quite the expansive reading list. Imagine where the committee is now, with 15 members having no limit of suggested titles. (I may have gone overboard on suggestions some […]

April 4, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Call for April Mock Newbery Suggestions

It's time to suggest up to five titles of 2022 Newbery eligible books, for our April suggestion list.

March 14, 2022 by Steven Engelfried

March Suggestions: A list of early Mock Newbery candidates

March suggestions are now closed. Heavy Medal readers have identified thirteen early 2022 publications that could be possible contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal. Check out our first Mock Newbery list.

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Reader’s Poll Mock Newbery Results

January 23, 2022 by Steven Engelfried

Nearly 150 readers participated in the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Reader's Poll. Check out the full results here.

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January 21, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

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