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Predict the Newbery Winner! With the announcement of the 2021 Newbery Medal just a week away, it's time to share your predictions of the titles that have the best chance to be chosen as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
Now up for discussion in Heavy Medal's Mock Newbery deliberations: EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE, Daniel Nayeri's thought-provoking and humorous story of a twelve-year-old immigrant from Iran.
In today's Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Award discussion we consider Lauren Wolk's ECHO MOUNTAIN, a powerful historical novel set in the mountains of Maine during the Great Depression.
The volunteer request for the Heavy Medal Award Committee went out today...and all spots have already been filled. The HMAC will begin discussing the Mock Newbery Finalists in late December.
Newbery-ish: Do expectations limit the scope of a search for the most distinguished children’s book?
|What do we think of when we think of a "Newbery book?" Do we jump to the most common and familiar qualities of past award winners? Or can we truly and fairly consider any form, style, content and age range, as long as they result in a truly distinguished children's book?
In his introduction to KENT STATE, Guest Blogger Leonard writes: "the book is beautiful. It is powerful. It directly and continually involves the reader from the very first line." Join the Mock-Newbery discussion of Deborah Wiles' innovative book.
Heavy Medal readers have selected three titles to put forward as nominations in our Mock Newbery process. Check out the list of 34 of the best children's books of 2020.
Guest blogger Lynette notes that In KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES, "Grief can...reside in the conversations that we have and the words, both said and unsaid, the dead leave behind..." Join our Mock Newbery discussion of Kacen Callender's powerful novel.
In three excellent children's book from this year, new friends solve a mystery from the past, a boy tries to find his place within his family, and a king's attendant decides the fate of an empire. Are any of these creative plots worthy of consideration for the 2021 Newbery Medal?
Ten intriguing books have been named on the National Book Award's Longlist of Young People's Literature. Could some of them also be contenders for the Newbery Medal?
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