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Friday Mock Newbery Exercise: Theme
In today's Friday Feedback exercise, we take a look at which Newbery 2024 contenders have strong interpretation of theme or concept.
YA Round-Up: Are These Books Too Old For the Newbery?
The age range for the Newbery Medal goes all the way up to age 14. In today's YA Round-Up we look at some of this year's best books that approach (or maybe pass) that upper end of the age-range.
FREEWATER wins the Newbery Medal, live reactions from Heavy Medal bloggers
The 2023 Youth Media Award announcements took place at 8 a.m. CST Monday morning in New Orleans during LibLearnX. Emily and Steven watched the live webcast and live blogged their reactions, take a look here:
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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Webcast Results
About 300 people attended the webcast where the 16 Heavy Medal Award Committee members discussed the final five titles and voted on a Mock Newbery winner.
Calling all Mock Newbery Enthusiasts: Join the 2023 Heavy Medal Award Committee
Do you love children’s literature? Is Heavy Medal bookmarked on your computer Do you dream of being on the Newbery Committee one day? If you answered yes to any of those questions, consider joining the 2023 Heavy Medal Award Committee! After nearly a year of reading, months of discussion, and 68 strong nominations, it’s time to […]
Two More Titles: November Nomination Time
It's time for the second round of nominations. Pick two titles you think are deserving of the Newbery.
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85 Books to Consider: Mock Newbery Suggestions Updated
Here's our updated list of possible contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal, compiled from monthly suggestions from Heavy Medal readers. In the coming weeks and months we'll look closer at many of these titles, along with the best fall releases, during out Heavy Medal Mock Newbery process.
Mock Newbery Update – Our List of First Half Suggestions
Here’s our newly updated list of suggestions. These are the children’s books that Heavy Medal readers have put forward as potential contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal. Since we only include books that have been officially published, there’s still six months worth of forthcoming titles that we haven’t seen, but the list already looks very […]
THE FINAL FIVE: Heavy Medal Mock Newbery 2022 Contenders
The votes were tight and the discussion was strong, but we finally have a final five Heavy Medal Book List. They are, in alphabetical order: AMBER AND CLAY JUST LIKE THAT OPHIE’S GHOSTS STARFISH WATERCRESS These are the five we will discuss in our live Zoom conversation on Friday, January 21 at 1 p.m. EST. […]
Last hours to submit your opinions and applications!
I wanted to do a final call for our two forms that are closing at 5pm today. If you want to make your voice heard on what titles should make our final list of 12-15, fill out this form. If you want to take a bigger part in our discussions and join the Heavy Medal […]
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