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Cynthia Kadohata, Gary D. Schmidt, and Kevin Henkes have earned Newbery recognition in past years. Could their most recent books be contenders for the 2020 Medal?
It's rare that a fiction title with less that 150 pages gets Newbery recognition. Could there be any short chapter books in the running for the 2019 Medal?
Long List Title: PRINCESS CORA AND THE CROCODILE ( (Titles on our long list will be included in our online conversation and balloting, alongside the short list titles.) PRINCESS CORA received three starred reviews and made one “Best Books of 2017” list (PW). It’s been mentioned here on Heavy Medal, but not extensively. I’m certainly glad to have […]
Happy July! Can you even believe it’s already approaching the end of July? Well, I’m interupting your regularly scheduled summer of ignoring this blog to give you a little bit of an update about what’s happening with us. As you know, Jonathan has moved on from Heavy Medal and we will miss him dearly. I’m happy, […]
It’s been grand knowing you Grand knowing you Grand being your friend. You’ve been kind, loyal, and so generous Right down to the end. Please don’t grieve watching me leave That would be much too painful to stand. It’s been fun Now I must run But it’s been grand, perfectly grand! After much careful thought […]
Here are some of the books on my radar for 2018 consideration. Some of them already have great reviews; some of them are by favorite authors; many of them are nonfiction! Please weigh in if you’ve read any of them already. Please also feel free to recommend additional titles in the comments now and throughout […]
When a committee only recognizes a small handful of books, it goes without saying that various people will be surprised and disappointed by the books that did not get selected. Nevertheless, when I consider the books this committee did recognize, I’m over the moon. First and foremost, there is THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON. I loved this […]
I’m up at 5am watching! Did you watch, in person, or online? Honor Books: Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Winner: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by […]
MEDAL HONOR BOOKS These three books clearly distinguished themselves from the pack. Here are their stats. WOLF HOLLOW . . . 40 (1st) + 20 (2nd) + 22 […]
We’re doing things a bit differently this year then we have in years past. Rather than having people post their votes in the comments, we are using an online ballot and you can vote here. We dithered between two rounds, but opted for a decisive single one. Voting will close on Friday night, so get […]
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