The Yarn
March 12, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Eleven titles were suggested to kick off Heavy Medal suggestion season with MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES by Adam Gidwitz leading the way as a 2025 Mock Newbery contender.
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.
January 24, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It's hard to believe it's already time to start thinking about possibilities for the 2025 Newbery. What's on your radar this year?
January 19, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
The Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Webcast "What's it Really Like" was held on Friday, January 19th. Look to see who the HMAC and viewers picked as their Mock Newbery winners.
January 15, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Take a look at the five titles the HMAC committee selected to discuss and vote on during Friday January 19th's Zoom webcast.
January 12, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
A Walk in the Woods is a picture book that conquers the difficult topic of grief and becoming oneself.
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January 11, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
The book that has been a Heavy Medal favorite all year. Is it truly worthy of Newbery glory? SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow.
January 8, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
It might be hard to name the format, but it's not hard to know that THE SKULL by Job Klassen is a Mock Newbery 2024 contender.
January 5, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Kyra Nay: Let this be a lesson. You can’t disagree with a good story. Or so argues gregarious, charming, resourceful Samir, silver-tongued purveyor of sand-logged bolts of wool, rings that turn men’s fingers green, and the finest cherry paste, with more combs than the Queen of Sheba and his noble […]
January 4, 2024 by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Quade Kelley: The Lost Year is a historical fiction coming-of-age story told through three entwining timelines. The story occurs in the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and the 1930s Holodomor in Soviet-occupied Ukraine. Inspired by the author’s family history, the story connects a shared experience of stress, […]
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