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    A Question of Style: Newbery Criteria Deep Dive

    Steven Engelfried, December 23, 2022 | Book Discussion, Process

    Of all of the literary elements named in the Newbery Criteria, "style" may be the most difficult to evaluate. Emily and Steven share thoughts on how important an author's style can be when trying to determine the winner of the Newbery Medal.

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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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    Looking at the Lists:  A round-up of the “Best Children’s Books of the Year” lists

    Steven Engelfried, December 12, 2022 | Nominations

    It's the season for Best Books of the Year lists! How does our Heavy Medal nominations list compare to the children's books selected by journals, libraries, newspapers, and bloggers as their top titles of the year?

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    What books should be on our 2023 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Book List?

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, December 7, 2022 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock

    With 68 titles on our Heavy Medal nominations list, we need to narrow it down to 12-15 for our final book list. Please fill out our poll by Monday December 12 at 5:00 pm to help us determine which titles we should discuss.

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    Final Nomination List: 68 possible contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal

    Steven Engelfried, December 5, 2022 | Nominations

    Check out the final list of nominations from Heavy Medal readers. Nearly 70 books were identified as possible contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal. Will one of these wind up the winner?

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    Sensing the Setting: Newbery Criteria Deep Dive

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, December 2, 2022 | Book Discussion

    In the fifth of a six part series where we look at Newbery 2023 potentials and the Newbery criteria, today we focus on delineation of setting. This includes time period, location, any world building and beyond.

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    What About All That Buzz?: Newbery Committee Inside Insights

    Steven Engelfried, November 30, 2022 | Newbery Experience

    "What will the Newbery winner be?" is the subject of conversation all year in the children's book world: in articles, blogs, and countless conversations. How much does this award book "buzz" impact the members of the actual Newbery Committee? Our bloggers share thoughts from their own committee experiences.

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    Final Call for Mock Newbery Nominations: Select two final books for December

    Emily Mroczek-Bayci, November 28, 2022 | Nominations

    It's your final opportunity to nominate titles for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Award. After selecting a total of five books previously, readers may now select two more, for a total of seven. Share your titles and the reason why you chose them, and we'll reveal the final totals soon.

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    How to Pick the Last Two:  Ideas and Strategies for the Final Mock Newbery Nomination

    Steven Engelfried, November 25, 2022 | Book Discussion, Nominations

    As the year nears its end, Heavy Medal readers (and real Newbery Committee members) select two final books to add to the official list of nominated titles. Do you pick your personal favorite? The most likely winners? Take a chance with a long shot? We offer some possible strategies for this final choice and invite readers to share their own.

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