
Politics in Practice
January 31, 2025 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Heavy Medal will return for monthly suggestion posts in March 2025 and the regular season begins in September.
January 27, 2025 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Another year, another surprising Newbery winner. View Steven and Emily's live thoughts here on the 2025 Youth Media Award announcements.
January 25, 2025 by Steven Engelfried
Over 140 ballots were cast in our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Reader's Poll. Full results here...
January 24, 2025 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
After much discussion, two Mock Newbery 2025 winners were determined Friday afternoon.
January 22, 2025 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
STEVEN: It’s five days until the 2025 Newbery Medal will be announced, which means: Predictions! We do this every year, and the record shows that if you’re looking for accuracy, pay attention to Emily and ignore mine. EMILY: Uhh you’re really loading the pressure on here Steven… why? STEVEN: In seven years of predictions on […]
January 20, 2025 by Steven Engelfried
Take a look at the five titles the HMAC committee selected to discuss and vote on during the free Zoom Webcast on Friday January 24th.
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January 16, 2025 by Steven Engelfried
The last book we'll discuss in our Mock Newbery is THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN by Gennifer Choldenko. It's been a favorite all year long of many Heavy Medal readers and now it's time to explore why.
January 15, 2025 by Steven Engelfried
Jasmine Warga's A STRANGE THING HAPPENED IN CHERRY HILL "excels at great characters, a keep-you-guessing plot and felt very appropriately interpreted for its intended audience," writes Heavy Medal Award Committee member Lauren Taylor. Join the Mock Newbery discussion and see how this middle grade mystery holds up among other contenders for the 2025 Medal.
January 14, 2025 by Steven Engelfried
Now up for discussion in our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery: QUAGMIRE TIARELLO COULDN'T BE BETTER by Mylisa Larsen. Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Janeé Jackson-Doering notes that "this book tackles themes of growing up, anger, first love, mental illness and anxiety through wry humor."
January 13, 2025 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Now up for discussion in our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery: the only graphic novel title PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAIDS by Vera Brosgol.
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