The Trouble with Heroes by Kate MessnerMax in the Land of Lies by Adam GidwitzThe Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel NayeriCandle Island by Lauren WolkPlease Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner
2026 Mock Newbery List
70 books — 55 voters
Max in the House of Spies by Adam GidwitzMagnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel MillerOne Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-RansomeBoy 2.0 by Tracey BaptisteKareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
2025 Mock Newbery List
94 books — 75 voters

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Best Books of 2023
1,223 books — 1,837 voters
Simon Sort of Says by Erin BowWhat Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire SwinarskiYou Are Here by Ellen OhThe Eyes & the Impossible by Dave EggersLasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy
2024 Mock Newbery List
133 books — 109 voters

The Last Mapmaker by Christina SoontornvatHonestly Elliott by Gillian McDunnJennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae KellerWe Were the Fire by Shelia P. MosesHummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Mock William C Morris Award 2022
19 books — 3 voters

Starfish by Lisa FippsAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonA Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters
A Place at the Table by Saadia FaruqiFighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyEfrén Divided by Ernesto CisnerosChirp by Kate MessnerPrairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 181 voters

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett
2020 Mock Caldecott List
109 books — 95 voters
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartNew Kid by Jerry CraftLook Both Ways by Jason ReynoldsMomentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters

The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangHey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
2019 Printz Consideration
33 books — 24 voters
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorFront Desk by Kelly YangThe Parker Inheritance by Varian JohnsonThe Cardboard Kingdom by Chad SellThe Faithful Spy by John  Hendrix
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 200 voters

Alan Cole Is Not a Coward by Eric BellThe First Rule of Punk by Celia C. PérezThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay MooreBeyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 335 voters
Ghost by Jason ReynoldsThe Inquisitor's Tale by Adam GidwitzMs. Bixby's Last Day by John David  AndersonSome Kind of Courage by Dan GemeinhartThe Best Man by Richard Peck
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 365 voters

The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonAbsolutely Almost by Lisa GraffA Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Newbery 2015
140 books — 586 voters

The Water Castle by Megan Frazer BlakemoreCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanThe True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi AppeltZebra Forest by Adina Rishe GewirtzJinx by Sage Blackwood
Newbery 2014
121 books — 472 voters
Maggot Moon by Sally GardnerEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly BlackMore Than This by Patrick Ness
Mock Printz 2014
99 books — 811 voters

Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateLiar & Spy by Rebecca SteadStarry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
Newbery 2013
131 books — 1,296 voters
One Special Day by Lola M. Schaefer
2013 Mock Caldecott
97 books — 246 voters

Okay for Now by Gary D. SchmidtA Monster Calls by Patrick NessBeauty Queens by Libba Bray
Mock Printz 2012
47 books — 270 voters
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters

The Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
Open Season by Linda Howard
Books About Librarians
453 books — 574 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMoon Called by Patricia BriggsSunshine by Robin McKinleyNightseer by Laurell K. HamiltonGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,945 books — 2,999 voters
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Best Children's Books
5,307 books — 6,705 voters

The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,173 voters