Dracula by Bram StokerCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuPowers of Darkness by Valdimar Ásmundsson
Victorian Vampires
38 books — 17 voters
Elena Knows by Claudia PiñeiroDislocations by Sylvia MolloyHere Be Icebergs by Katya AdauiFish Soup by Margarita García RobayoA Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro
Charco Press
42 books — 24 voters

The Girls by John    BowenThe Feast by Margaret KennedyThe Nenoquich by Henry BeanThe Oppermanns by Lion FeuchtwangerLover Man by Alston Anderson
McNally Editions
27 books — 4 voters
Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn  HarlanThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnríquezHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Contemporary Weird Queer
23 books — 16 voters

Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn RansawRacing the Clouds by Sydney DunlapLoophole by Rebecca  WeberThe Blossoming Summer by Anna Rose  JohnsonThe Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay by Mary Averling
Middle Grade Novels of 2025
339 books — 118 voters
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate MessnerThe Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey HartmanMax in the Land of Lies by Adam GidwitzThe Peach Thief by Linda Joan SmithSpark by Chris Baron
2026 Mock Newbery List
64 books — 46 voters

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada KellyA Gallery of Rogues by Beth LincolnThe Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'ShaughnessyThe Night War by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyNot Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
Middle Grade Novels of 2024
448 books — 160 voters

Pretty Ugly by David SedarisThe Last Zookeeper by Aaron BeckerAhoy! by Sophie  BlackallTime to Make Art by Jeff Mack
2025 Mock Caldecott List
137 books — 62 voters
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada KellyThe Bletchley Riddle by Ruta SepetysThe Secret Language of Birds by Lynne   KellyMax in the House of Spies by Adam GidwitzNot the Worst Friend in the World by Anne Rellihan
2025 Mock Newbery List
93 books — 75 voters

Big by Vashti HarrisonA First Time for Everything by Dan SantatJumper by Jessica LananSimon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
2024 Mock Caldecott List
126 books — 61 voters

A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth LincolnYou Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark OshiroMy Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff BurkeThe House Swap by Yvette ClarkNightmare Island by Shakirah Bourne
Middle Grade Novels of 2023
411 books — 175 voters
The Girl from Earth's End by Tara DairmanLeeva at Last by Sara PennypackerLasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'ShaughnessyMy Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff BurkeThe House Swap by Yvette Clark
2024 Mock Newbery List
133 books — 109 voters

Sneaks by Catherine EganThe Polter-Ghost Problem by Betsy UhrigAmari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston
Middle Grade Novels of 2022
437 books — 311 voters
Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa YeeThe Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn  PetersThose Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada KellyThe Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck by Matt Phelan
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonStarfish by Lisa FippsRed, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRoccaA Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Middle Grade Novels of 2021
552 books — 391 voters
Starfish by Lisa FippsA Place to Hang the Moon by Kate AlbusRed, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRoccaAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate  O'ShaughnessyThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadChirp by Kate MessnerStand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica  KimThe One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Middle Grade Novels of 2020
551 books — 454 voters
Here in the Real World by Sara PennypackerThe One and Only Bob by Katherine ApplegateThe Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate  O'ShaughnessyThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadEcho Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Mock Newbery 2021
116 books — 181 voters

Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Lynn ScheergerThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartSong for a Whale by Lynne   KellyMe and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse by Susan Vaught
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
501 books — 446 voters
Eventown by Corey Ann HayduOperation Frog Effect by Sarah Lynn ScheergerThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartSong for a Whale by Lynne   KellyNew Kid by Jerry Craft
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters

Sweep by Jonathan AuxierFront Desk by Kelly YangThe Cardboard Kingdom by Chad SellPeter & Ernesto by Graham  AnnableBetty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Mock Newbery 2019
96 books — 200 voters
Posted by John David  AndersonWishtree by Katherine ApplegateReal Friends by Shannon HaleBeyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkScar Island by Dan Gemeinhart
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 335 voters

Save Me a Seat by Sarah WeeksThe Last Boy at St. Edith's by Lee Gjertsen MaloneThe Key to Extraordinary by Natalie LloydPaper Wishes by Lois SepahbanPax by Sara Pennypacker
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
606 books — 948 voters
Summerlost by Ally CondieWolf Hollow by Lauren WolkSave Me a Seat by Sarah WeeksAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie ConnorThe Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 365 voters

Circus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyEcho by Pam Muñoz RyanCrenshaw by Katherine ApplegateGoodbye Stranger by Rebecca SteadLost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
2016 Mock Newbery
108 books — 420 voters
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul AcamporaThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmRain Reign by Ann M. MartinEl Deafo by Cece BellHalf a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata
Newbery 2015
140 books — 587 voters

Thud! by Terry PratchettThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettA Hat Full of Sky by Terry PratchettThe Fifth Elephant by Terry PratchettSnuff by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters


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