MORE 'NEWBERY-AWARD' POSTS
Top 17 Heavy Medal nominated titles are revealed and some of the big names in Children's Literature: Kelly, Kadohata, DiCamillo, Reynolds, Henkes, are featured on this list, but none are front runners!
Heavy Medal readers are invited to nominate their first three titles that they consider strong contenders for the 2020 Newbery.
This season's Heavy Medal blog will culminate with in-depth online book discussion and balloting by volunteer participants in the Heavy Medal Award Committee. The HMAC will form in December and here's a preview of how it all works.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”- James Baldwin Some debut novels are written and go overlooked, never to be heard from again. This post I would like to discuss author Lisa Moore Ramee’s beautifully crafted story and timely work of middle-grade fiction, A GOOD […]
Author of Real Friends and Best Friends, two graphic novel memoirs, Shannon Hale talks about her writing and collaboration process and her wishes for Newbery committee members when evaluating graphic narratives.
Under consideration for Heavy Medal's latest mock-Newbery discussion: A school bus road trip novel, a shark-themed coming of age story, and a friendship caper told through emails and texts.
Kwame Alexander's powerful picture book The Undefeated, Jo Ann Allen Boyce's This Promise of Change, and Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home are all verse narratives. Given the increasing popularity of verse presentations, all three might have a shot at the 2020 Newbery!
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