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Tag: Newbery Award
Debating Decades: Cast your votes in our survey of the best Newbery (and non-Newbery) books of the 2010s
Remember the great kids' books of the 2010s? Ivan, Merci, and so many more! In the first of our "Debating Decades" poll, we'll revisit the best books of 2010-2019 and give readers the chance to weigh in on their personal favorites, children's picks, and the books with the highest literary quality.
Newbery Possibilities on the National Book Award Longlist
Will any of the titles on the National Book Award's Longlist for Young People's Literature turn out to be Newbery contenders as well? We look at the 10 titles, paying extra attention to SIMON SORT OF SAYS and THE LOST YEAR.
Friday Exercise: Take backs allowed. #NotsoNewbery
In today's Friday Exercise. we take a look at what suggestions we don't think quite fit the Newbery field.
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Coming Soon (Tomorrow) Wednesday Roundups
Starting Wednesday Sept. 20th, we will focus on certain types of books on Wednesdays. View the schedule in this post.
It’s Top Two Time!: Share a pair of books you think have the best chance to win a Newbery so far
The Newbery Medal announcement is still four months away, but it's never too early to start speculating. In today's "Friday Feedback" exercise, we're asking readers to name your current top two Newbery contenders as of mid-September.
Let’s Get This Party Started: Think about early favorites and take our “Beginning of the Year Check-In” Survey
To start off our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery season, Steven and I wrote back and forth about the books we’ve read and the books we’re looking forward to reading. Please join us with your own thoughts in the comment section below, and also be sure to take our Beginning of the Year Check-In survey as well, where you can vote for your own early favorites by genre.
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Who Will Win? 86 Mock Newbery 2024 Suggestions
We officially concluded our suggestion period on Heavy Medal. Over the past seven months readers suggested 86 2024 Newbery eligible titles. This suggestion list will guide our blog posts and discussions through the rest of the year. Starting in October, readers can nominate books that they strongly believe are Newbery contenders (more on that Wednesday). […]
Suggest now or forever hold your peace: Heavy Medal 2024 Mock Newbery
And here goes another summer and our final suggestion piece for Heavy Medal! It’s your last time to suggest books to consider for our 2024 Mock Newbery, but don’t worry we will still be able to nominate books later in the year! Our official Heavy Medal season starts after Labor Day and Steven and I […]
Suggestions Updated: 74 Possible Mock Newbery Titles to Consider
Our running list of potential Newbery contenders has jumped to 74 titles! Check out the full list of suggestions contributed by Heavy Medal readers as we get ready for Mock Newbery discussions that will kick off in early September.
Add to Our Mock Newbery List: August Suggestions are Now Open
Read any Newbery contenders lately? Maybe a great collection of funny poems? Or a sequel to an all-time favorite? Now's the time to add your suggestions to our running list of 2024 Mock Newbery candidates on Heavy Medal.
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