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And so it has begun.

I removed Below by Meg McKinlay - it's ineligible since she is Australian.

Pretty sure The Hunger Pains shouldn't be on here since apparently it came out in 2012. (Among other reasons.)

Same with Deep and Dark and Dangerous, which is from 2007...

The reader that added "Deep, Dark and Dangerous" and "The Hunger Pains" should remove them. If you are unsure as to whether a selection is Newbery 2014 eligible please read the criteria at:

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/...

I have removed Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story (published in 2007) and The Hunger Pains: A Parody(published 2012) as they are ineligible.

Dead Airincredibly british, i love it

This does not belong on this list, Rebeca. It's for 2014 Newbery eligible books and authors. Please remove it.

I think, too, that Out of the Easy would be a highly unlikely choice, primarily because of the book's more mature themes. It's perfect for high schoolers, and therefore more likely to be considered for the Printz Medal.

Yup, that one definitely seems like Printz material to me.

There isn't a dichotomy between Newbery and Printz--many books are eligible for both. The most one can say is that Out of the Easy isn't a Newbery book, not that it's Printz rather than Newbery--and I would have to agree.

Wendy wrote: "There isn't a dichotomy between Newbery and Printz--many books are eligible for both. The most one can say is that Out of the Easy isn't a Newbery book, not that it's Printz rather than Newbery--an..."

I understand that. Lizzie Bright & the Buckminster Boy and The House of the Scorpion have won both Printz and Newbery honors. I think the content of Out of the Easy eliminates it from being a potential contender for the Newbery.

The Goddess Girl books can be removed from the list - all published before 2013. As can Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life, The Girl Games, The Tale of Emily Windsnap, and The Dork Diaries.

Michelle Paver's 'Chronicles of Ancient Darkness"
series (Orion) of four books had me hooked. Excellently researched with personal visits to primitive sites, the books reconstruct lives and beliefs of Stone Age tribes in enthralling adventures which combine fantasy with possible truths around a teenage hero. It was recommended to me by a ten year old.

Tomorrow morning the winners will be announced. Follow the announcements live:

http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscen...

2014 NEWBERY HONORS GO TO:

"DOLL BONES" HOLLY BLACK
"THE YEAR OF BILLY MILLER" KEVIN HENKES
"ONE CAME HOME" AMY TIMBERLAKE
"PAPERBOY" VINCE VAWTER

AND THE 2014 NEWBERY HAS BEEN AWARDED TO:

"FLORA AND ULYSSES" KATE DICAMILLO

i really want to read counting be 7s my friends told me its sad and interesting and by the cover it looks like it is going to be a great book and i really hope i win this book i looked everywhere for this book and everyone has sold out all they sold out of the book if i don't win i am going to be really disappointed because i really want to read it so badly and i really like the author Holly Goldberg Sloan she is such an amazing author i also like keeper-home run and just call my name and i'll be there i love all those books by her i am such a fan of Holly Goldberg Sloan because she puts lots of detail into her story's and she makes people want to read it and by it so i just hope i will win counting by 7s book fingers cross that i will win it good luck everyone