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    Meet the 2023 Mock Newbery Heavy Medal Award Committee

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, December 21, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, Process

    We are happy to introduce this year’s Heavy Medal Award Committee (HMAC). Our 17 members will introduce and discuss the 16 titles on our Heavy Medal Book List (HMBL) here on Heavy Medal, beginning January 2nd (with a practice discussion on Monday December 26th).

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    The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Book Discussion Schedule

    Steven Engelfried, December 19, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, Process

    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.

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    The Early Six: The half-dozen books that will definitely be part of our Heavy Medal Book List

    Steven Engelfried, November 11, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, Process

    The final list of 15 (or so) titles for our Heavy Medal Book List isn't ready yet, but today we reveal the "Early Six." Find out what we chose and get an early start on your Mock Newbery reading...

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    The Results Are In! Here’s our updated list of Heavy Medal Mock Newbery nominations

    Steven Engelfried, November 7, 2022 | Nominations, Process

    The results are in! Our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list now includes 58 books, and at least one reader feels that each one of them could wind up winning the 2023 Newbery Medal as the most distinguished children's book of the year.

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    A Look Ahead:  The Heavy Medal Award Committee, the Final Book List, and the Selection of the Mock Newbery Winner

    Steven Engelfried, October 26, 2022 | Process

    The Newbery Medal announcement is just three months away. Here's a preview of Heavy Medal activities between now and then, which will include more reader nominations, a mock award committee, a final booklist, high-level book discussion, and two separate Mock Newbery elections.

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    October Nomination Results: a mapmaker’s apprentice, the Romanian revolution, and human evolution lead the way

    Steven Engelfried, October 10, 2022 | Book Discussion, Nominations, Process

    Our first round of nominations is over. 32 people submitted three titles for October. The early leaders are THE LAST MAPMAKER and I MUST BETRAY YOU...but we've got two more rounds to go in November and December.

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    Newbery Committee Inside Insights: How members organize, store, track, and evaluate hundreds of books in a year

    Steven Engelfried, September 30, 2022 | Newbery Experience, Process

    Newbery Committee members receive several hundred books every year. How do they keep track of them all as they try to find the single most distinguished title of the year?

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    Heavy Medal’s 2023 Mock Newbery: A Look Ahead

    Steven Engelfried, September 7, 2022 | Intro, Process

    For the next five months, Heavy Medal will be taking an in-depth look at the best children's books of the year as part of our 2023 Mock Newbery process. Here's a preview of what's in store....

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    Time for June Suggestions

    Steven Engelfried, June 6, 2022 | Process, Suggestions

    2022 is almost halfway through, and Heavy Medal's list of suggested contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal continues to grow. Add your June recommendations this week!

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    Last Chance for Comments on the 15 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Books

    Steven Engelfried, January 13, 2022 | Heavy Medal Mock, Process

    Our discussion of the 15 books on our Heavy Medal Book List winds up this week. Now's your chance to add any final thoughts to our Mock Newbery discussion before our Final 5 is decided this weekend.

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