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Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Reader’s Poll
We’re one week away from the announcement of the Newbery and the rest of the American Library Association’s Media Awards. Here on Heavy Medal, we actually hold three different Mock Newbery elections....
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Predictions for the ALA Youth Media Awards
STEVEN: It’s five days until the 2025 Newbery Medal will be announced, which means: Predictions! We do this every year, and the record shows that if you’re looking for accuracy, pay attention to Emily...
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And the Heavy Medal Zoom winners are…
Thanks to all who attended and participated in our Mock Newbery 2025 webinar today. If you missed it, you can watch the recording. here After intense discussion- the HMAC selected one medalist- THE...
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Heavy Medal Reader’s Poll Results
For the past week, we’ve invited Heavy Medal readers to submit ballots to select our annual Reader’s Poll winner. Each ballot ranked the voter’s top 3 choices, in order, from our list of 15 titles on...
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And the Newbery winner is….
EMILY: Ten minutes and counting until the 2025 Youth Media Awards (aka the most interesting spreadsheet in the world) We’re here, we’re up, we made it! Hey, It’s not even that early in Oregon this...
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Looking Ahead: Early Thoughts about 2026 Newbery Contenders
STEVEN: Now that THE FIRST STATE OF BEING has been named as the 2025 Newbery Medal book…it’s on to the 2026 Medal. Well, maybe not just yet. On Heavy Medal, we’ll start soliciting reader suggestions...
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Thanks to all for another great year of participation on Heavy Medal. Now it is time for a break!We will be back in March for our first round of suggestions for the 2026 Medal and then September the...
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First Mock Newbery 2026 Suggestion Call: Early Contenders
Happy March everyone. After a brief break, it’s time for our off-season Mock Newbery suggestion call-out. Similar to the actual Newbery committee, we take a call for monthly suggestions of Newbery...
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Fifteen early Mock Newbery 2026 Contenders
I am thrilled to have a well-rounded list of 15 early Mock Newbery 2026 contenders and am excited to get reading. I see fantasy, realistic fiction, a graphic novel, historical fiction. We are waiting...
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April Suggestions Now Open: We’re building our early Mock Newbery list
Our second round of Mock Newbery suggestions begins today! Following the practice of the real Newbery Committee, we ask readers to share titles of possible contenders for the 2026 Newbery Medal....
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30 Contenders? Our Updated Mock Newbery List
Our April suggestions are in and we now have 30 titles on our Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list so far. Six titles are clumped near the top with at least four suggestions each, then we’ve got 24 books...
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It’s May Suggestion Time: Five more Mock Newbery Contenders
Our third round of Mock Newbery suggestions begins today! Following the practice of the real Newbery Committee, we ask readers to share titles of possible contenders for the 2026 Newbery Medal. You...
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Nine More Titles: May Mock Newbery 2026 Suggestion Titles
Our May suggestions are in and we now have 39 titles on our 2026 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list so far. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION by Jamie Sumner received five first-time suggestions, while already...
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