The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers’ Poll is Open

This year on Heavy Medal we will actually have three separate ballots as part of our Mock Newbery process:

The Heavy Medal Award Committee Selection: At the conclusion of our Live Zoom Discussion, which takes place on Friday, January 22nd at 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST, the members of the HMAC will submit weighted ballots to select the official Heavy Medal Mock Newbery winner. They will each rank three books from among the five discussed. The winner and Honor books will be revealed at the end of that broadcast (just before 2:30).

Viewers’ Poll: At the same time that the HMAC is balloting, anyone who signed up for the Live Zoom Discussion can cast a vote for one of the five finalists. Results will be announced at the end of that broadcast. You can sign up for this free event here.

Readers’ Poll: This poll is separate from the Zoom event. Anyone can cast a vote between now and Saturday, January 23 (12:00 pm EST / 9:00 pm PST). This ballot includes all 15 titles on the Heavy Medal Book List, all of which have been discussed at length over the past weeks. Results of the Readers’ Poll will be announced on Sunday, January 24. CAST YOUR READERS’ POLL VOTE HERE.

Then of course there’s the one that really matters. The real Newbery Medal winner will be announced at the end of the ALA Youth Media Awards. The webcast of the YMA event starts on Monday, January 25th at 9:00 am EST / 6:00 am PST.