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 — 181 voters

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Black Lives Matter - Kids!
176 books — 31 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
97 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 — 200 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 — 149 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
100 books — 335 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
90 books — 365 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
99 books — 220 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
94 books — 181 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
108 books — 419 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
104 books — 2,989 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
140 books — 586 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
1,453 books — 1,800 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
81 books — 237 voters

Far Far Away by Tom McNealFlora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery 2014
121 books — 472 voters
The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf
2013 Mock Caldecott
97 books — 246 voters

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,475 books — 18,276 voters
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,080 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
280 books — 745 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books Ever
76,582 books — 284,852 voters