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.
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/04/08/mock-newbery-titles-so-far-21-possible-medal-contenders/
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 Meda...
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/04/01/early-mock-newbery-titles-its-time-for-april-suggestions/
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.
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/03/12/just-getting-started-march-mock-newbery-2025-suggestions/
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 you...
The 2024 Newbery season is completed. We'll start building our list of title for the 2025 Newbery on Heavy Medal starting in early March.
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/01/25/goodbye-for-now-from-heavy-medal/
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?
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/01/24/looking-ahead-to-newbery-2025/
The 2024 Newbery Winner is THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE by Dave Eggers. Share your reaction to the ALA Youth Media Awards.
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/01/22/the-2024-newbery-medal-goes-to-the-eyes-and-the-impossible/
The winner of the 2024 Heavy Medal Reader's Poll is THE LABORS OF HERCULES BEAL by Gary Schmidt. 219 reader cast ballots, choosing from a slate of 16 books. See the full results here...
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/01/19/heavy-medal-mock-newbery-readers-poll-results-2/
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.
https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/01/19/and-the-webcast-winners-are/
The Newbery Medal and many other literature awards for youth will be announced on Monday, January 22nd. Today we share our predictions on which books will win, both in our Mock Newbery elections ...