Teen Librarian Toolbox
April 8, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
Our Heavy Medal list of Mock Newbery suggestions now includes 21 recommended kids' books, with characters ranging from ghosts and spies to time travelers and typewriters.
April 1, 2024 by Steven Engelfried
What are your favorite children's books of 2024 so far? If you've read any Newbery-eligible titles, please add your suggestions as we continue to build our Mock Newbery reading list on Heavy Medal.
March 4, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
We're 10 months away from the 2025 Newbery Medal announcement, but it's never too early to start reading. If you've read any early 2024 publications that might have a chance at the Medal, add your suggestions to our monthly list between now and March 9th.
August 7, 2023 by Steven Engelfried
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.
June 13, 2023 by Steven Engelfried
We're nearly halfway through 2023 and our updated list of Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Suggestions is now up to 55 titles. Will one of these wind being chosen for the 2024 Medal?
June 5, 2023 by Steven Engelfried
Our list of books to consider for our 2024 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery stands at 38. Now's the time to add to that number by sharing your June suggestions. Add up to five titles in the comments and we'll keep building a list of the best children's books of the year.
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April 10, 2023 by Steven Engelfried
Check out our updated list of Mock Newbery possibilities through early April. These 26 titles have been suggested by Heavy Medal readers as potential contenders for the 2024 Newbery Medal.
April 3, 2023 by Steven Engelfried
April Suggestions are now open! Help us build our Mock Newbery list by suggesting excellent children's books from 2023. Suggest up to five titles by April 8th and we'll share the results soon after that date.
September 5, 2022 by Steven Engelfried
Here's our updated list of possible contenders for the 2023 Newbery Medal, compiled from monthly suggestions from Heavy Medal readers. In the coming weeks and months we'll look closer at many of these titles, along with the best fall releases, during out Heavy Medal Mock Newbery process.
August 1, 2022 by Steven Engelfried
Read any great children's book lately? If so, and if they're eligible for the 2023 Newbery Medal, now is the time to add them to our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list. August suggestions are open through Saturday, Augusts 6th, and we'll share the updated list right after that.
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