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Mark your calendar: Heavy Medal Live Webcast January 24th
Save the date for our 2025 Mock Newbery webcast Friday Jan 24th at 1 pm EST.
Mock Newbery 2024: Last Minute Pleas
With only one nomination period left, now is the time to convince readers to give specific titles a second (or first) look.
Notable NON-Newbery Winners: Waiting for Gold?
Herewith, authors who have not won a Newbery Medal, including those who have won at least one Honor and some of the many excellent writers who haven’t yet been awarded any Newbery recognition. Emily and Steven kick off the conversation on "Heavy Medal."
Battle of the books: Compare two Newbery 2025 contenders
With so many excellent books on our Mock Newbery list, we need to really look at what books stand out. Today we do an exercise called "Battle of the Books" where we pin two books against each other.
November Nomination Results: Forty five potential Mock Newbery titles
The quest to find the 2025 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery winner continues as the second round of nominations closed last Saturday. Eleven new titles were nominated for a total of 45 Mock Newbery potentials.
Wednesday Roundup: Pointing at Poetry
In this week’s Wednesday roundup, we take a look at a tough topic with a tough Newbery crowd- poetry. Are there any major 2025 Newbery poetry contenders?
Two more titles: November Mock Newbery Nominations
It's time for the second round of nominations. Pick two titles you think are deserving of the 2025 Newbery. Medal.
Monday Musings: Take backs allowed
As we near the end of the year, yes there are new books still getting published- but with titles being nominated it’s time to begin the rereading process. This is when we look at titles again and with a more critical “Newbery-criteria” lens. I’ll be the first to say that sometimes I get suggestion happy […]
A Look Ahead: HMAC, HMBL, 2025 Mock
Annually on heavy Medal, we form a mock award committee, make a final booklist and select a Mock Newbery winner. Here's a look ahead at when and how everything unfolds.
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