
December 6, 2021 by Steven Engelfried
Nearly 70 books were nominated by Heavy Medal readers as possible contenders for the 2022 Newbery Medal. We'll use this list to help determined the final titles on our Heavy Medal Book List.
November 29, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It’s time for our final round of nominations, a little early so we can make our Heavy Medal Book List. Select your final top two children’s books of the year by Saturday, December 4th and we’ll add them to our nominations list.
November 8, 2021 by Steven Engelfried
Over 50 books have been nominated by Heavy Medal readers as top contenders for the Newbery Medal. Check out the full list so far and see how your favorite books of 2021 match up.
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November 1, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It’s time for round two of nominations. Select your next top two children’s books of the year by Saturday, November 6th and we'll add them to ournominations list.
October 15, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Let's take the 35 Heavy Medal nominations and try to describe them in five words or best. Can you guess all the books?
October 11, 2021 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
36 Heavy Medal readers nominated a total of 36 titles for the Mock Newbery in October. Red, White and Whole leads the way, closely followed by Amber and Clay.
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October 4, 2021 by Steven Engelfried
It's time to nominate! Select your top three children's books of the year and add them to our October nominations list. The nominations list will reveal which books Heavy Medal readers support most strongly as Newbery Medal contenders. We'll add to the list in November and December, but for now, submit your October three by October 9th.
December 4, 2020 by Steven Engelfried
The last of our three nomination periods is closed, resulting in a list of over 52 titles that could be Newbery Medal contenders. We'll narrow it down soon to the 12-15 titles that will make up the Heavy Medal Book List.
November 27, 2020 by Steven Engelfried
It's your final opportunity to nominate titles for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Award. After selecting a total of five books previously, readers may now select two more, for a total of seven. Share your titles and the reason why you chose them, and we'll reveal the final totals soon.
November 8, 2020 by Steven Engelfried
The year's not over yet, but Heavy Medal readers have identified over 40 contenders for the 2021 Newbery Award. Check out our ranked list of nominations through November.
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