Seven people met at our very first San Diego Mock Newbery, and our results were as follows–

Newbery Medal

THE TRUE BLUE SCOUTS OF SUGAR MAN SWAMP by Kathi Appelt

Newbery Honor

ERUPTION! by Elizabeth Rusch

We had our winner on our first ballot, and this is how the voting went.

CLEMENTINE AND THE SPRING TRIP . . . no votes

ERUPTION . . . 1 (1st) + 3 (2nd) + 1 (3rd) = 15 points

FAR FAR AWAY . . . 1 (2nd) = 1 (3rd) = 5 points

IF YOU WANT TO SEE A WHALE . . . 2 (3rd) = 4 points

P.S. BE ELEVEN . . . 1 (1st) = 4 points

THE THING ABOUT LUCK . . . 1 (2nd) + 2 (3rd) = 7 points

THE TRUE BLUE SCOUTS OF SUGAR MAN SWAMP . . . 5 (1st) + 1 (2nd) = 23 points

WHAT THE HEART KNOWS . . . 1 (2nd) + 1 (3rd) = 5 points

I’ll try to chime in later with some comments about each book, and perhaps other participants will add their impressions of the discussion, too.