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Doubling the titles: April Heavy Medal Suggestions

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, April 11, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, 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 […]

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Call for April Mock Newbery Suggestions

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, April 4, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, Suggestions



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

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Goodbye For Now

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, February 2, 2022 | Intro



With the announcement of the 2022 Newbery Medal, this season of Heavy Medal comes to a close. We’ll return in September to look at contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal. Between now and then, we’ll build a reading list of the top 20212 titles by asking readers to submit monthly discussions.

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Frequently Asked Questions: About the Newbery Committee Experience

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 28, 2022 | Newbery History



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

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Heavy Medal Award Committee Live Zoom Results

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 21, 2022 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock



There were more than 400 attendees at Heavy Medal's live Zoom Mock Newbery webcast where STARFISH won the Heavy Medal Mock Award and AMBER and CLAY claimed an honor.

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Newbery 2022 Predictions

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 18, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock



There are so many strong titles and possibilities for the 2022 Newbery. Here are some predictions in many different categories.

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THE FINAL FIVE: Heavy Medal Mock Newbery 2022 Contenders

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 16, 2022 | Uncategorized



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. […]

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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist- Watercress by Andrea Wang

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 12, 2022 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock



Andrea Wang's WATERCRESS is a gorgeous picture book with exemplary prose and juxtaposition says Heavy Medal Award Committee member Stephanie Saggione in her introduction. Join our Mock Newbery discussion of this picture book.

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Sign Up Now for the 2022 Mock Newbery Live!

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 9, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock



Don't forget to sign up for our live discussion and voting for the 2022 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery on Friday January 21st at 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist- RED, WHITE, and WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca

Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 8, 2022 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock



One of the most loved books on Heavy Medal this season was Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca. Heavy Medal committee member Andrea Tyler introduces its' strengths.

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