Mock Newbery 2027 discussion

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THE ENIGMA GIRLS: HOW TEN TEENAGERS BROKE CIPHERS, KEPT SECRETS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II by Candace Fleming, Scholastic Focus, March 2024, 384p., ISBN: 978-1-338-74957-1

The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee. All the stars ⭐️

Some promising books coming out by mid-February (release dates in parentheses):
*Black Girl You Are Atlas / Watson (2/13)
*Shark Teeth / Winston (1/16)
*Across So Many Seas / Behar (2/6)
*Not the Worst Friend in the World / Rellihan (2/6)
*Light and Air / Wendell (1/2)
*Drawing Deena / Khan (2/6)
*Slugfest / Korman (1/9)
*Just Shy of Ordinary / Sass (1/30)
*Not Quite a Ghost / Ursu (1/16)
*Amil and the After / Hiranandani (1/23- sequel to Night Diary)
*Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor / Gratz (2/6)
*Between Two Brothers / Allen (1/23)
*Mid-Air / Williams (2/6)

Force of Nature: A Novel of Rae Carson by Ann E. Burg (gorgeous cover art by Sophie Blackall)

The Luminous Light of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson

Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan

Library Girl by Polly Horvath

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

Tree. Table. Book by Lois Lowry

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar

Just Keep Walking by Erin Soderberg Downing

Olivetti by Allie Millington

Shut Up, This is Serious by Carolina Ixta and about to start Wander in the Dark by Juanita Emily

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (4/9)
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly (2/7)
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome (3/5)
Summer at Squee by Andrea Wang (3/5)
Louder Than Hunger/ John Schu (3/5)

I can't wait to dig in to these titles!
Coyote Lost & Found - as good as the first and with the way Geimenhart writes it, could be read as a stand alone.

Brittin wrote: "Shut Up, This is Serious by Carolina Ixta and about to start Wander in the Dark by Juanita Emily"

Brittin wrote: "Shut Up, This is Serious by Carolina Ixta and about to start Wander in the Dark by Juanita Emily"

Sorry! Got my Mock Newbery and Mock Printz groups confused!
The possible Newbery contenders I am hoping to read include many mentioned above, especially Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls and Bradley's The Night War.

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Candle Island by Lauren Wolk

Travis wrote: "Candle Island by Lauren Wolk"

Where did you see this title? And when is it being published? I love this author, so exciting news!

I've searched all over goodreads and Amazon and can't find a book with that title or a new book by Lauren Wolk. Where did you see this information?

sorry about that, I checked my source and publication of this wonderful book has been delayed until 2025. ☹️

Ultraviolet by Aida Salazar

Wonderful!

When your read something fabulous put it on the watch list to be added to our monthly polls.

Keep 'em coming.

Since we didn't choose a new book for February, here are some promising books that will be released by mid-March:

*The Color of Sound / Isler (3/5)
*Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice / Lapera (3/5)
*The Partition Project / Faruqi (2/27)
*Coyote Lost and Found / Gemeinhart (3/5) - Coyote Sunrise #2
*Max in the House of Spies / Gidwitz (2/27)
*Unstuck / Dee (2/27)
*Gut Reaction / Larson (3/5)
*Ferris / DiCamillo (3/5)
*Enigma Girls / Fleming (3/5) - non-fiction
*One Big Open Sky / Cline-Ransome (3/5)
*The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry / Johnson (3/5)
*Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson / Burg (3/5)
*Uprising / Nielsen (3/5)
*First State of Being / Kelly (3/5)

Is there a poll for our book to read in March?

Kate wrote: "Is there a poll for our book to read in March?"

Yes!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

I would also encourage readers to check out the Mock Newbery and Mock Caldecott lists on Goodreads.

Newbery:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


Caldecott:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

What a great list of books, Beth! Thanks for sharing!

Yesterday the NYT reviewed two middle grade children’s books: Ferris by Kate DiCamillo and The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly.

Shackled by Candy J. Cooper

Louder Than Hunger was superb!! I hope we read this title before the end of the year.

I was going to mention The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, but I see that it was mentioned in messages 5, 8 and 11, above. I’m eager to read it as I’ve enjoyed her earlier books.

My adult book group had a good discussion on her The War That Saved My Life.

I adored Louder Than Hunger!
I'm most excited to read Ferris and The Night War.

The New York Times very recently wrote about a new middle grade book by Chanel Miller, the author of Know My Name: A Memoir. The title is Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. I have no idea if it’s any good, but I’m intrigued.

Gennifer Choldenko’s new book,The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman is my favorite middle grade read of 2024. I don’t know about Newbery, but I know this group is going to like it.

Slouch by Christina Wyman, hey I wanted to buy this sweet girl a pair of proper pants :)

Operation Happy Jenni L. Walsh

Kathleen wrote: "The New York Times very recently wrote about a new middle grade book by Chanel Miller, the author of Know My Name: A Memoir. The title is [book:Magnolia Wu Unfolds..."

I've heard some wonderful things about this book. I need to get a copy!

The Girl Who Sang by Nadel, Savos, Strout

I just finished Rising Jupiter- sequel to Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt. It is for the top age group (12-14). It was outstanding. Very distinguished in the plot and characters. I hope to see it in our poll soon.

"Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman was terrific. What a wonderful read, and I think that it will be a contender for the Newbery. I think it is her finest work.

Jeane wrote: ""Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman was terrific. What a wonderful read, and I think that it will be a contender for the Newbery. I think it is her finest work."

Jeanne - I just read "Not Nothing" this weekend and immediately came to work today telling everyone about it. It is such a creative, and relatable, way to handle the topics presented. This is one of the best books I've read in 2024. I'm glad you enjoyed it as well.

Ferris (DiCamillo) - Love, love, love!
The First State of Being (Kelly) - almost finished, it's fantastic.
I also loved the sweet story of Olivetti (Millington)

Can't wait to hear what else people are reading right now!

And Then, Boom (Fipps) is on the radar, yes?

I also enjoyed Olivetti and we are reading it for my women’s book club next month. Yay!

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga. A stolen museum painting, a ghost and a turtle are elements in this suspenseful story.

I have also heard good things about The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin which won’t be released until October. Hope we will have time to read it before the end of the year.

I mentioned this title earlier but I would like to give it another shout out. A very short book, but definitely Newbery worthy. Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. I hope more ppl in this group will read it.

Laura wrote: "I mentioned this title earlier but I would like to give it another shout out. A very short book, but definitely Newbery worthy. Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. I hope more ppl in this group will ..."

It is next in my TBR pile!

Yes to all of these on the poll!

LS wrote: "Laura wrote: "I mentioned this title earlier but I would like to give it another shout out. A very short book, but definitely Newbery worthy. Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. I hope more ppl in th..."

Hoorah! I hope you love it as much as I do :)

LS wrote: "Laura wrote: "I mentioned this title earlier but I would like to give it another shout out. A very short book, but definitely Newbery worthy. Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. I hope more ppl in th..."

When does the poll come out? Is there an official top contenders list?

Poll for October is available now

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

Mimi wrote: "LS wrote: "Laura wrote: "I mentioned this title earlier but I would like to give it another shout out. A very short book, but definitely Newbery worthy. Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. I hope mor..."

That is on the 2024 NBA longlist

Jeane wrote: ""Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman was terrific. What a wonderful read, and I think that it will be a contender for the Newbery. I think it is her finest work."

I also loved this book and think it should be a contender -- one of the most moving books of the year.

I just read The Last Apple Tree by Claudia Mills this weekend. It was fabulous!! I recommend.

Also read Unstuck by Barbara Dee. I thought it was very good as well.