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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery 2025: FINAL NOMINATION LIST and an important poll!
View the final nomination list of 57 Mock Newbery contenders and vote in a poll to help determine our final book list.
The Heavy Medal Award Committee: We need volunteers!
Are you a serious children's book reader who loves to discuss the best of the best? Now's your chance to volunteer for the Heavy Medal Award Committee. Participants will take part in in-depth book discussion and a live webcast leading to the selection of our Mock Newbery winner. Apply online by December 12th.
Mark your calendar: Heavy Medal Live Webcast January 24th
Save the date for our 2025 Mock Newbery webcast Friday Jan 24th at 1 pm EST.
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Nominations Round 3 of 3: Pick your final two Mock Newbery contenders
The December Nomination period is now open. It's the last chance for Heavy Medal readers to identify two more titles that could be contenders for the 2025 Newbery Medal. Nominate your two books by December 7th.
Mock Newbery 2024: Last Minute Pleas
With only one nomination period left, now is the time to convince readers to give specific titles a second (or first) look.
Mock Newbery Sleepers: Can a book with just one nomination rise to the top?
Our list of nominations for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery includes 19 books (out of 45) that have received just one vote so far. Which ones (if any) have a real chance to earn Newbery recognition?
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Wednesday Roundup: Middle Grade Fiction: the Newbery Sweet Spot?
This week's "Wednesday Roundup" looks at the many excellent titles from this year that fall into the broad and often-recognized category of middle grade fiction.
Battle of the books: Compare two Newbery 2025 contenders
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, we need to really look at what books stand out. Today we do an exercise called "Battle of the Books" where we pin two books against each other.
Fortunately / Unfortunately: The best and worst qualities of Newbery contenders
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, how do we separate the very good from the truly great? One exercise that might help: the "Fortunately/Unfortunately" game.
The Early 6: The First Sure Things for Our Mock Newbery Book List
We've picked 6! The "Early 6" are titles that we've selected to be part of our Mock Newbery Book List. We'll eventually have about 15 titles on that list, but here's your chance to get started early with reading.
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