Our list of suggested titles for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery is now up to 17 titles. Check out the ranked list here, which includes a wide range of styles, themes, and subject matter.
April Suggestions: Adding to the Mock Newbery reading list
April 5, 2021 by
April suggestions are now open on Heavy Medal. This is your chance to add eligible titles to our growing list of books that could be contenders for the 2022 Newbery Medal.
First Contenders: The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery reading list…so far
March 8, 2021 by 4 Comments
Check out the early reading list for Heavy Medal’s 2022 Mock Newbery Award. Readers submitted possible candidates published in early 2021…see the results here.
Early Favorites? The search for 2022 Newbery Medal contenders begins
March 1, 2021 by
We’re 10 months away from the 2022 Newbery Medal announcement, but it’s never too soon to start reading. If you’ve read any early 2021 publications that might have a chance at the Medal, add your suggestions to our monthly list between now and March 7th.
Looking Ahead to the 2022 Newbery Medal
February 1, 2021 by 9 Comments
With the announcement of the 2021 Newbery Medal, this season of Heavy Medal comes to a close. We’ll return in September to look at the most likely (and maybe some unlikely) contenders for the 2022 Newbery Medal. Between now and then, we’ll build a reading list of the top 2021 title by asking readers to […]
And the Newbery Winner Is…: WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER
January 24, 2021 by
The winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal is WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER. And five Honor books were named. Share your reactions to this along with the other Youth Media Awards from the American Library Association that were just announced.
Mock Newbery Reader’s Poll Winner: FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
January 24, 2021 by
155 votes have been counted in the Heavy Medal Reader’s Poll, and the winning book is: FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Will the votes of our readers match up when Newbery Award winner is announced on January 25th?
Announcing the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Winner
January 22, 2021 by 3 Comments
After over an hour of intense discussion, broadcast live on Zoom, the Heavy Medal Award Committee selected this year’s Mock Newbery Winner: EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE by Daniel Nayeri.
The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers’ Poll is Open
January 21, 2021 by
Cast your vote in Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers’ Poll! Ballots are open through the end of the day on January 23rd. Results will be revealed on the 24th.
Newbery Predictions: What will win? What do you wish will win?
January 18, 2021 by
Predict the Newbery Winner! With the announcement of the 2021 Newbery Medal just a week away, it’s time to share your predictions of the titles that have the best chance to be chosen as “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”
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