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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.
Battle of the books: Compare two Newbery 2025 contenders
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, we need to really look at what books stand out. Today we do an exercise called "Battle of the Books" where we pin two books against each other.
Monday Musings: Take backs allowed
As we near the end of the year, yes there are new books still getting published- but with titles being nominated it’s time to begin the rereading process. This is when we look at titles again and with a more critical “Newbery-criteria” lens. I’ll be the first to say that sometimes I get suggestion happy […]
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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE by Dave Eggers
Johannes the dog, also known as "The Eyes," is the hero of THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE. Is this unique work of animal fiction a leading contender for the Newbery Medal? Join our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery discussion of this book.
The Heavy Medal 2024 Mock Newbery Book Discussion Schedule
Our official Heavy Medal Mock Newbery discussions begin in January, with an intense 2+ weeks of in-depth book evaluation and debate. The Heavy Medal Award Committee members will lead the process, but all readers are welcome to join in. Here's our full schedule of book titles and discussion dates.
Last Call for Heavy Medal Award Committee and Debating Decades Poll
As we move into our next phase of Heavy Medal discussions, today is the last day to submit applications for the Heavy Medal Award Committee and tomorrow is the final day to vote in our last Debating Decades poll. We now move into our next phase of Heavy Medal discussions where we focus on one […]
2024 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Book List
We now have a Heavy Medal Book List with 16 titles that will be discussed depth by the heavy Medal committee and then narrowed down to four for our final discussions.
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