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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT By Jason Reynolds

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 16, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Not only is there a one-sentence Newbery potential for 2023, but a three-sentence one two. A double Jason heavily illustrated tag-team effort, AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT, is definitely a unique Newbery contender.

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: AVIVA VS. THE DYBBUK by Mari Lowe

    Steven Engelfried, January 14, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Mari Lowe explores themes of family, friendship, and grief in her debut novel, AVIVA VS. THE DYBBUK. Could she be one of the rare first-time authors to win a Newbery Medal?

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: VIOLET AND JOBIE IN THE WILD by Lynn Rae Perkins

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 13, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Previous Newbery winner Lynne Rae Perkins is back with an animal adventure story about VIOLET AND JOBIE IN THE WILD.

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by Kwame Alexander

    Steven Engelfried, January 12, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Kwame Alexander won the 2015 Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in 2020. Today we discuss the Newbery potential of his powerful new book, THE DOOR OF NO RETURN,

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: MARSHMALLOW CLOUDS by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 11, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    A poetical duo looks at figures of speech in Marshmallow Clouds in this years poetry potential Newbery winner.

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS by Kelly Barnhill

    Steven Engelfried, January 10, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Kelly Barnhill's THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS is a "delightful and thought-provoking read," says Heavy Medal Award Committee member Kerrie Lattari in her introduction. Barnhill won the 2017 Newbery Medal; will her latest book match that accomplishment?

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: FARMHOUSE by Sophie Blackall

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 9, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Caldecott powerhouse Sophie Blackall made another show stopper, one that might even be Newbery worthy? Let us know your take on this intergenerational read about an abandoned farmhouse.

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN by Pamela S. Turner

    Steven Engelfried, January 7, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Will the 2023 Newbery winner be a science book? Pamela S. Turner's HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN is "an outstanding work of narrative nonfiction," according to Heavy Medal Award Committee member Amanda Bishop. How will it measure up to the rest of our Mock Newbery titles?

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: A ROVER’S STORY by Jasmine Warga

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 6, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    In this years science/ realistic fiction read, Peter Blenski introduced A ROVER'S STORY by Jasmine Warga as a "not only a crowd favorite but a mock favorite."

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    Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: SWIM TEAM by Johnnie Christmas

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, January 5, 2023 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    Today our Mock Newbery discussion shifts to the graphic novel getting the most love this year: SWIM TEAM by Johnnie Christmas.

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