Starfish by Lisa FippsAlone by Megan E. FreemanAmina's Song by Hena Khan
Middle Grade Novels of 2021
554 books — 392 voters
Dreamers by Yuyi MoralesImagine by Juan Felipe HerreraThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangThe Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonDrawn Together by Minh Lê
2019 Mock Caldecott
84 books — 149 voters

The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisAmal Unbound by Aisha SaeedHarbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 200 voters
The Night Gardener by Terry FanTwenty Yawns by Jane SmileyBe a Friend by Salina YoonIdeas Are All Around by Philip C. SteadSnappsy the Alligator by Julie Falatko
2017 Mock Caldecott
99 books — 220 voters

Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly ClearyForever... by Judy BlumeThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books 1979
179 books — 69 voters
A Fine Dessert by Emily JenkinsWolfie the Bunny by Ame DyckmanWinnie by Sally M. WalkerFloat by Daniel MiyaresIn Mary's Garden by Tina Kugler
2016 Mock Caldecott
94 books — 181 voters

Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanMost Dangerous by Steve SheinkinThe Thing About Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminSunny Side Up by Jennifer L. HolmCircus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
2016 Mock Newbery
108 books — 419 voters
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,120 voters

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanBoxers & Saints by Gene Luen YangThe Animal Book by Steve JenkinsUnicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea
NPR Best Books of 2013
138 books — 112 voters
The Real Boy by Anne UrsuThe Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata
Newbery 2014
121 books — 472 voters

The Center of Everything by Linda UrbanRump by Liesl ShurtliffThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. NielsenNavigating Early by Clare VanderpoolA Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
377 books — 811 voters
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateStarry River of the Sky by Grace LinThe False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenIn a Glass Grimmly by Adam GidwitzBomb by Steve Sheinkin
Newbery 2013
131 books — 1,296 voters