Mock Newbery 2026 discussion

When the Newbery committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.

"Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

Points get tallied, some books rise in points while others drop from the radar. I would like to do two rounds to arrive at our winner and honors. It's imperfect but we do our best.

So list your top three (and only three) books in order of importance and we will tally the points. Happy Voting!

This thread will close on Friday, January 19th at 8:00 P.M. Eastern time.

Here is our list:

Amina's Voice by Hena Khan

Auma's Long Run by Eucabeth A. Odhiambo

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia

The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King

Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng

The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla

Train I Ride by Paul Mosier

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

Choose three of this in ranking for points.
We will whittle down our list and have our winner and honors!

1. Refugee
2. The Hate you Give
3. Orphan Island

Orphan island
Auma’s Long Run
Beyond the Bright Sea

1, Auma's Long Run
2, Hello, Universe
3. Real Friends

Wishtree
Real Friends
Refugee

Kristen wrote: "When the Newbery committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.

"Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choic..."

1 - WAR I FINALLY WON
2 - WISHTREE
3 - HELLO, UNIVERSE

1. Beyond the Bright Sea
2. Refugee
3 wishtree

1. Orphan Island
2. Midnight Without a Moon
3. Amina's Voice

1. Refugee
2. Hate you Give
3. Real Friends

1. Real Friends
2. Train I Ride
3. Refugee

1. The War I Finally Won
2. Midnight Without a Moon
3. Beyond the Bright Sea

1. Beyond the Bright Sea
2. The Someday Birds
3. Wishtree

1. The Ethan I Was Before
2. Lucky Broken Girl
3. War I Finally Won

Train I Ride
Auma's Long Run
Lucky Broken Girl

1. The War I Finally Won
2. Orphan Island
3. Beyond the Bright Sea

1. Wishtree
2. Refugee
3. The War I Finally Won

1. Wishtree
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. Lucky Broken Girl

1Refugee
Beyond the Bright Sea
Posted

1 Refugee
2 Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
3 Beyond the Bright Sea

1. Wishtree
2. Refugee

1. Refugee
2. The Someday Birds
3. Hello, Universe

Refugee
Wishtree
Amina’s Voice

1. The War I Finally Won
2. THUG

1. THUG
2. Refugee
3. War I Finally Won

The Hate U Give
Refugee
Orphan Island

1. The War I Finally Won
2. Refugee
3. Wishtree

1. Refugee
2. The War I Finally Won
3. Beyond the Bright Sea

Kristen wrote: "When the Newbery committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.

"Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choic..."

Beyond the Bright Sea
Refugee
Train I Ride

Kristen wrote: "Here is our list:

Amina's Voice by Hena Khan

Auma's Long Run by Eucabeth A. Odhiambo

Beyond the Bright Sea by [a..."

1. Train I Ride
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. The Ethan I Was Before

1. Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
2. Refugee by Alan Gratz
3. Real Friends by Shannon Hale

1. Beyond the Bright Sea
2. Refugee
3. Train I Ride

1. Hello, Universe
2. Refugee
3. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

1. Refugee
2. Hello, Universe
3.Orphan Island

1. Refugee
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. Someday Birds

1. Auma's Long Run
2. The Hate You Give
3. Midnight Without a Moon

1. Refugee
2. The Hate U Give
3. The War I Finally Won

1. The Ethan I was Before
2. Hello, Universe
3. See you in the Cosmos

1. Refugee
2. Hello Universe
3. Real Friends

The War I Finally Won
Refugee
Hello Universe

1 - The War I Finally Won
2- Beyond the Bright Sea
3- Lucky Broken Girl

1. (intentionally blank)
2. Real Friends
3. The Hate You Give (best book, but I expect it will win awards in other categories and at best get an honor.)

1. Refugee
2. Midnight Without a Moon
3. Beyond the Bright Sea

1. Amina's Voice

2. Train I Ride

3. Wishtree

1. The Hate U Give
2. The War I Finally Won
3. Wishtree

1. The Hate U Give
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. Midnight Without a Moon

Orphan Island
Beyond the Bright Sea
Hello Universe

1. Wishtree
2. Refugee
3. Hello Universe

1. The Ethan I was Before
2. The War I Finally Won
3. Refugee

The Hate You Give was probably my top book of 2017 but I will be voting for it to win the Printz.