Teen Librarian Toolbox
Steven Engelfried, November 15, 2023 | Book Discussion
Two books have been at the top of Heavy Medal's Mock Newbery lists for most of the year. Are they truly the most likely Medal winners so far?
Emily Mroczek-Bayci, November 21, 2022 | Book Discussion
Readers are invited to take part in our “Compare/ Contrast” exercise. Select two titles from this year’s Newbery Medal contenders, and compare them using the Newbery criteria. We'll see which title stands up against the other.
Emily Mroczek-Bayci, November 18, 2022 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock
Its a fantasy face-off; who would win: OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS by Kelly Barnhill or THE LAST MAPMAKER by Christina Soontornvat. Read the arguments and cast your ballot and opinions in the comments.
Emily Mroczek-Bayci, September 9, 2022 | Intro
Learn a little about Emily and Steven, this year's Heavy Medal Bloggers, and tell them about yourself!
Steven Engelfried, November 10, 2021 | Book Discussion
When you're not sure if a book you've just read should be a Newbery contender, what do you do? You read it again. PONY, SUNSHINE, and THE MYSTEROUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIDAN S. are examples of excellent books that my shine more (or less) brightly after a second read.
Steven Engelfried, September 30, 2020 | Book Discussion, Heavy Medal Mock
Authors Jewell Parker Rhodes, Rebecca Stead, and Gene Luen Yang use distinctly different writing techniques in their recently published Newbery-eligible titles. Join our discussion of how excellence in the area of "appropriateness of style" can contribute to a distinguished children's book.
Annisha Jeffries, December 13, 2019 | Book Discussion, Process
THIS IS PROMISE OF CHANGE was an early 2019 publication with many nominations, but we haven’t discussed it much on Heavy Medal (it was part of Roxanne’s post on poetry). We interviewed the authors to learn more about how the book happened: Heavy Medal: Debbie, why did you decide to write about Jo Ann’s memoir in […]
Roxanne Hsu Feldman, November 18, 2019 | Book Discussion
The highly anticipated final installment of the Arc of a Scythe series, The Toll, hit the street just two weeks ago and delivers a strong finish of a stellar series. Will Heavy Medal readers support it for our own Mock Newbery selection? Read the analysis and the comments!
Roxanne Hsu Feldman, December 17, 2018 | Book Discussion, Process
Although the Newbery Committee will meet at the end of January, 2019, to choose the most distinguished books for children published in the United States in 2018, the full Committee has already convened twice in 2018: once at the Midwinter Conference to meet each other and be briefed of what to expect for their year-long service, and […]
Steven Engelfried, November 19, 2018 | Book Discussion
Several novels in verse have been nominated by Heavy Medal readers so far, including, JAZZ OWLS, LIFEBOAT 12, THE POET X, and REBOUND, but I don’t believe we’ve had any mention so far of poetry collections. Here’s a quick roundup of several that might be worth considering. IN THE PAST by David Elliott. (3 starred […]
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