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In her introduction to "Scary Stories for Young Foxes," Heavy Medal Committee member Courtney Hague describes how "eight scary stories... are deftly strung together to give the reader an overarching tale of two young foxes fighting for their lives, their families, and each other. " This novel by Christian McKay Heidicker is up for discussion on today's Heavy Medal's Mock Newbery.
Gary D. Schmidt's "Pay Attention, Carter Jones" is today's featured Mock -Newbery title. In her introduction to our discussion, Heavy Medal Committee member Jen Bartkus notes that she was "wonderfully surprised with a much deeper, richer story detailing the realization that the loss of a loved one, no matter what the circumstances, is tremendously difficult and hard to express."
Jerry Craft's "New Kid" is the featured title on today's Heavy Medal Mock Newbery discussion. This graphic novel is funny, insightful, and explores powerful themes in a variety of creative ways.
"The Line Tender," Kate Allen's excellent debut novel, is today's featured book on the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery discussion. Heavy Medal Committee member Amanda Bishop notes that the author "describes everything with respect that transforms the mundane into a thing of beauty."
Heavy Medal Committee member Mary Zdrojewski introduces Alicia Williams' GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN. HM Committee Members and other readers are invited to join the discussion of this potentially Newbery-worthy title.
The 2020 Heavy Medal Mock-Newbery book discussion starts tomorrow. Here are the guidelines that the Heavy Medal Awards Committee will be following.
The 15 members of the Heavy Medal Committee are ready to begin discussing some of the year's best children's books. The HM Mock Newbery discussion starts January 2nd. Meet the 15 participants in this post:
The Heavy Medal Committee now includes 16 dedicated volunteers. Today we announce the book discussion schedule so Committee members and other Heavy Medal readers will be prepared to critically discuss each book using the criteria of the Newbery Medal.
Discussion of 15 of the best children's books of 2019 begins on Heavy Medal in January. We're inviting volunteers to serve on the HM Mock Newbery Committee. Participants will read the 15 books on our list, discuss them online in January, and vote for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Winner.
Several of the children’s literature review journals have announced their “Best Books of the Year” lists. We’ve discussed many of the most frequently cited titles on Heavy Medal...but what about the ones we missed?
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