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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Thomas Bell (13 Lists)



The Trouble with Heroes by Kate MessnerBad Badger by Maryrose WoodMax in the Land of Lies by Adam GidwitzWill's Race for Home by Jewell Parker RhodesRebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
2026 Mock Newbery List
82 books — 61 voters
Sunshine by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaGood Different by Meg Eden KuyattNothing Else But Miracles by Kate AlbusSimon Sort of Says by Erin BowThe Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla
2024 Mock Newbery List
133 books — 109 voters

I Must Betray You by Ruta SepetysA Duet for Home by Karina Yan GlaserFreewater by Amina Luqman-DawsonThe Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly BarnhillA Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniFront Desk by Kelly YangEscape from Aleppo by N.H. SenzaiThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 201 voters

American Nerd by Benjamin Nugent
Worst Rated Books on Goodreads
532 books — 314 voters
Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out! by Patricia C. McKissackThe Ethan I Was Before by Ali StandishUndefeated by Steve SheinkinThe Warden's Daughter by Jerry SpinelliIsaac the Alchemist by Mary Losure
2018 Mock Newbery
101 books — 335 voters

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamilloFull of Beans by Jennifer L. HolmHour of the Bees by Lindsay EagarGhost by Jason ReynoldsThe Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
2017 Mock Newbery
91 books — 366 voters
Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanRoller Girl by Victoria JamiesonThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
587 books — 1,117 voters

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBeezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Best Children's Books of the 1950s
284 books — 60 voters
Blue Willow by Doris GatesHorton Hatches the Egg by Dr. SeussBartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. SeussThe Middle Moffat by Eleanor EstesThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Best Children's Books of the 1940s
237 books — 66 voters

The Windy Hill by Cornelia MeigsThe Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. KellyThe Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingGay-Neck by Dhan Gopal MukerjiThe Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
Best Children's Books of the 1920s
147 books — 38 voters
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. SeussThe 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. SeussCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderHonk the Moose by Phil Stong
Best Children's Books of the 1930s
225 books — 53 voters

Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Higher Power of Lucky by Susan PatronThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliA Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
The Most Deserving Newbery
117 books — 3,004 voters