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.
About Steven Engelfried
Steven Engelfried is the Library Services Manager at the Wilsonville Public Library in Oregon. He served on the 2010 Newbery committee, chaired the 2013 Newbery Committee, and also served on the 2002 Caldecott committee. You can reach him at sengelfried@yahoo.com.
Newbery Predictions: What will win? What do you wish will win?
January 18, 2021 by 12 Comments
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.”
And Then There Were Five: Announcing the finalists for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Award
January 16, 2021 by 5 Comments
The Heavy Medal Award Committee will has selected five excellent titles as finalists for our Mock Newbery Award. They will discuss these and vote during a live Zoom webcast on January 22nd. How many of the five finalists rank high on your list of the the best children’s books of the year?
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller
January 14, 2021 by 5 Comments
The last book on our Mock Newbery Award list is WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller. Heavy Medal Award Committee member Barbara Rohrer cites the author’s “magical command of literary devices, voice, and revisionist Korean folktales” as distinguished elements to kick off discussion of this unique novel for children.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
January 13, 2021 by 7 Comments
Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed worked together to create WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED, a graphic novel that is “important, relevant, and relatable,” according to Heavy Medal Award Committee member Tegen Beese. Will this unique collaborative effort contend for our Mock Newbery award on Heavy Medal?
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: SNAPDRAGON by Kat Leyh
January 12, 2021 by 13 Comments
In Kat Leyh’s SNAPDRAGON, “it is the moments and conversations that the characters have with each other that truly bring this story to life,” according to Heavy Medal Award Committee member Amanda Bishop. This unique graphic novel is now up for discussion as our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery process continues.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: SKUNK AND BADGER by Amy Timberlake
January 11, 2021 by 15 Comments
“Amy Timberlake’s SKUNK AND BADGER is a hilarious and poignant tale about compromise,” according to Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Meredith Burton. Read her introduction and join our Mock Newbery discussion.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: SHOW ME A SIGN by Ann Clare LeZotte
January 9, 2021 by 19 Comments
SHOW ME A SIGN by Ann Clare LeZotte joins our Mock Newbery Discussion today. Heavy Medal Award Committee member Aud Hogan notes that “Lezotte’s ability to capture a time, place, community, and individual in writing make this book distinguished.”
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH by Candace Fleming
January 8, 2021 by 29 Comments
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH “explore[s] a difficult and complex individual,” notes Heavy Medal Award Committee member Emily Mroczek (Bayci) as she introduces this biography into our Mock Newbery conversation.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park
January 7, 2021 by 19 Comments
Next up in our Mock Newbery discussion: PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park. Heavy Medal Award Committee member Courtney Hague finds this historical novel “distinguished in many ways…from the development of the plot and delineation of the characters to appropriateness of the style.”
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