The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Middle Grade Summer Themed Books
362 books — 40 voters
Castle Hangnail by Ursula VernonThe Worst Witch by Jill MurphyThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean HorwitzThe Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
Witchy Middle Grade & Tween
185 books — 31 voters

The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine HubbardWe Are Water Protectors by Carole LindstromOverground Railroad by Lesa Cline-RansomeSoaked! by Abi Cushman
Picture Books of 2020
376 books — 104 voters
Echo Mountain by Lauren WolkHere in the Real World by Sara PennypackerWhen You Trap a Tiger by Tae KellerWe Dream of Space by Erin Entrada KellyLeaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 181 voters

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartGenesis Begins Again by Alicia D. WilliamsBeverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamilloThe Lost Girl by Anne UrsuMy Jasper June by Laurel Snyder
Mock Newbery 2020
98 books — 217 voters
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert MurdockThe Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne BirdsallLouisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamilloBob by Wendy MassSweep by Jonathan Auxier
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 201 voters

A Problematic Paradox by Eliot SappingfieldThe Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne BirdsallJust Like Jackie by Lindsey StoddardRebound by Kwame AlexanderThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
574 books — 685 voters
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada KellyReal Friends by Shannon Hale
Middle Grade Novels of 2017
555 books — 778 voters

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieLetters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. TolkienMiracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie WillisThe Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Best Christmas Holiday Books
701 books — 671 voters
After the Fall by Dan SantatMuddy by Michael James MahinA Perfect Day by Lane SmithWolf in the Snow by Matthew CordellGrand Canyon by Jason Chin
2018 Mock Caldecott
104 books — 152 voters

Wishtree by Katherine ApplegateReal Friends by Shannon HalePrincess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy SchlitzLoving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby PowellThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 334 voters
Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno KoharaThe Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda    WilliamsPumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming
Best Halloween Picture Books
756 books — 594 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
The Most Deserving Newbery
111 books — 2,993 voters
The Easter Story by Brian WildsmithRechenka's Eggs by Patricia PolaccoQueen of Easter by Mary Engelbreit
Easter Books
289 books — 114 voters