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January 28, 2022 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Frequently Asked Questions: About the Newbery Committee Experience

The Heavy Medal bloggers received many thoughtful questions during their live Mock Newbery discussions and answered some of them in on Heavy Medal.

November 26, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Flashback Friday: Newbery Themed Desserts

On this Flashback Friday of the holiday weekend, let's take inspiration from the Newbery symposium and come up with some fun Newbery themed desserts. What's your favorite? Crown: an Ode to the Rice Krispy? or Last Call for Whipped Cream?

November 2, 2021 by Steven Engelfried

Newbery 100th Anniversary Mini-Poll on SLJ.com

Heavy Medal readers are invited to take part in the Newbery 100th Anniversary Mini-Poll on School Library Journal's website. Click the link to SLJ.com and share your opinions about the award's history, its most popular books, and how the medal impacts readers.

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Flashback Friday: Never Won a Newbery

October 22, 2021 by Steven Engelfried

As part of our monthly look at the Newbery's 100th Anniversary, we're asking readers to weigh in on the books and authors that have never been awarded the Newbery Medal. Cast your vote in three polls, then let us know why you believe your choices might have deserved Newbery recognition.

Flashback Friday: Authors of Newbery Past

September 24, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

On the fourth Friday of each month during the 100th anniversary year of the Newbery Medal, we will take break from 2021 books and look at past Newbery authors and titles. Today we focus on influential authors of Newbery past.

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