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Looking ahead to Newbery 2027
It's time to look ahead to the 2027 Newbery medal. We don't have a lot on our radar, what's on yours?
And the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery winners are….
Thanks to all who participated and attended our annual webinar. It was surprising to see the HMAC and viewers poll Mock Newbery winners.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Reader’s Poll 2026
All Heavy Medal readers are welcome to vote in our 2026 Mock Newbery Reader's Poll. It is open until Friday afternoon JANUARY 23rd.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renee Watson
Today we discuss our final title on the Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list- ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renee Watson.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN CUBAN by Daniel Miyares
Today's Heavy Medal Mock Newbery finalist is HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN CUBAN by Daniel Miyares, a graphic novel.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE by Derrick Barnes
Introduction by Heavy Medal Award Committee Member Quade Kelley Derrick Barnes’s THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE is a middle-gradecoming-of-age novel that combines sports, tall-tale folklore, and allegorical history into acompelling narrative about identity choices and their influence on community. 13-year-old Henson is a football prodigy in the small, mostly white town of Great Mountain,Mississippi. When his […]
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES by Adam Gidwitz
A rare sequel made the Heavy Medal Book List this year with MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES by Adam Gidwitz.
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has received positive buzz and led the Heavy Medal suggestion list all year. Does the buzz hold up? Is it truly worthy of the 2026 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery?
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE WINTER OF THE DOLLHOUSE by Laura Amy Schiltz
Our Mock Newbery discussion continues with another fantasy title: THE WINTER OF THE DOLLHOUSE by Laura Amy Schiltz.
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