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HMC Ballot #3 Results:
The results of the Heavy Medal Committee's 3rd Mock Newbery ballot are in and we still don't have a clear winner. Results from Ballot #4 will be revealed later today.
Heavy Medal Readers’ Poll
The Heavy Medal Readers' Poll is now open. Readers vote for one of our 15 Heavy Medal finalists (or write-in another title). Results will be announced late Sunday.
HMC Ballot #3 – Discussion of the Final 7
There are now just six titles remaining as finalists for the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery. Committee Members will continue discussing these titles and submit 3rd ballots soon.
HMC Mock Ballot #2 Results – still not there
2nd Ballots are in, and still no clear winner of the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery. Committee members will now decide how many of the contenders should remain on Ballot #3, which will go out soon
HMC Mock Results – No Winner Yet
After weeks of rigorous book discussion, the Heavy Medal Committee has voted for the 2020 Mock Newbery book. And the winner is....not decided. No book emerged as a clear winner, so look for more intense book discussion today, followed by a second ballot.
Heavy Medal Finalist #14: The Toll
Heavy Medal Committee member Alissa describes Neal Shusterman's "The Toll" as"a novel that combines all of the elements of an award-winner..." Is this highly popular fantasy a true Newbery contender?
Heavy Medal Finalist #11: Scary Stories for Young Foxes
In her introduction to "Scary Stories for Young Foxes," Heavy Medal Committee member Courtney Hague describes how "eight scary stories... are deftly strung together to give the reader an overarching tale of two young foxes fighting for their lives, their families, and each other. " This novel by Christian McKay Heidicker is up for discussion on today's Heavy Medal's Mock Newbery.
Heavy Medal Finalist #8: Pay Attention, Carter Jones
Gary D. Schmidt's "Pay Attention, Carter Jones" is today's featured Mock -Newbery title. In her introduction to our discussion, Heavy Medal Committee member Jen Bartkus notes that she was "wonderfully surprised with a much deeper, richer story detailing the realization that the loss of a loved one, no matter what the circumstances, is tremendously difficult and hard to express."