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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kerri (27 Lists)



The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'ShaughnessyThe Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamilloFerris by Kate DiCamilloOlivetti by Allie MillingtonThe Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2025 Mock Newbery List
94 books — 75 voters
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen CallenderEcho Mountain by Lauren WolkShow Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotteSnapdragon by Kat LeyhPrairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 182 voters

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Black Lives Matter - Kids!
179 books — 33 voters
Lift by Minh LêMy Best Friend by Julie FoglianoIf You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall
2021 Mock Caldecott List
117 books — 89 voters

Camp Tiger by Susan ChoiA Stone Sat Still by Brendan WenzelThe Undefeated by Kwame AlexanderThe Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac BarnettMy Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
2020 Mock Caldecott List
109 books — 95 voters
Other Words for Home by Jasmine WargaThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartThe Bridge Home by Padma VenkatramanThe Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac BarnettMy Jasper June by Laurel Snyder
Mock Newbery 2020
98 books — 217 voters

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorJust Like Jackie by Lindsey StoddardThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce SidmanFront Desk by Kelly Yang
Mock Newbery 2019
97 books — 201 voters
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie BlackallJulián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveA House That Once Was by Julie FoglianoThey Say Blue by Jillian TamakiStop That Yawn! by Caron Levis
2019 Mock Caldecott
84 books — 150 voters

After the Fall by Dan SantatHer Right Foot by Dave EggersRobinson by Peter SísThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
2018 Mock Caldecott
104 books — 152 voters
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsOrphan Island by Laurel SnyderRefugee by Alan GratzTrain I Ride by Paul Mosier
2018 Mock Newbery
101 books — 335 voters

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire LegrandSplendors and Glooms by Laura Amy SchlitzThe Nest by Kenneth OppelThe Imaginary by A.F. Harrold
Spooky Middle Grade Reads of the 2010s
51 books — 24 voters
Pax by Sara PennypackerWolf Hollow by Lauren WolkThe Inquisitor's Tale by Adam GidwitzGhost by Jason ReynoldsMaybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt
2017 Mock Newbery
91 books — 366 voters

Shy by Deborah FreedmanThe Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle CuevasThe Night Gardener by Terry FanDu Iz Tak? by Carson EllisWe Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
2017 Mock Caldecott
101 books — 223 voters
In a Village by the Sea by Muon VanThe Night World by Mordicai GersteinWaiting by Kevin HenkesDrum Dream Girl by Margarita EngleWater Is Water by Miranda Paul
2016 Mock Caldecott
96 books — 183 voters

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyEcho by Pam Muñoz RyanThe Thing About Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminCircus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyThe Marvels by Brian Selznick
2016 Mock Newbery
110 books — 421 voters
Caps for Sale by Esphyr SlobodkinaThe Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda WilliamsBark, George by Jules FeifferGo Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed EmberleyThe Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems
Voices & Sounds - Best Read Alouds for Young Children
998 books — 917 voters

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
The Most Deserving Newbery
138 books — 3,057 voters
The Riverman by Aaron StarmerWest of the Moon by Margi PreusGreenglass House by Kate MilfordThe Family Romanov by Candace FlemingRain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Newbery 2015
142 books — 585 voters

Cardboard by Doug TenNapelSmile by Raina TelgemeierLunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaZita the Spacegirl by Ben HatkeBone, Vol. 1 by Jeff Smith
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,486 books — 1,901 voters
Journey by Aaron BeckerThe Dark by Lemony SnicketMr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter BrownMr. Wuffles! by David WiesnerIf You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano
2014 Mock Caldecott
82 books — 238 voters

Far Far Away by Tom McNealFlora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery 2014
123 books — 473 voters
The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf
2013 Mock Caldecott
100 books — 249 voters

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,848 books — 19,116 voters
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,510 books — 15,069 voters

Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon
Best books for 7 to 9 year olds
69 books — 58 voters
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Best YA Fairy Books
281 books — 758 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books Ever
79,001 books — 294,174 voters