Mock Newbery Book Club: Recent Episodes
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A group of 5th graders, a 5th grade teacher, and a librarian discuss books they think will win this year’s Newbery Award. Cover art photo provided by Paul Schafer on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@paul__schafer
This is the last meeting before the real vote of the Newbery Award. I am excited and the students are excited. Monday's upcoming announcement http://ala.unikron.com/ is like the Oscars or the librarian's Super Bowl. Below you will see the books on our Mock Newbery List. We've read the following books and we hope you enjoy them too.
A Drop of Hope
Queen of the Sea
The Okay Witch
Genesis Begins Again
Best Friends
The New Kid
Bridge Home
Sal and Gabi Break (The Universe)
Look Both Ways
Roll With It
Song For A Whale
Count Me In
Strange Birds
Dear Sweat Pea
Tristan Strong
Coyote Sunrise
The Line Tender
The Undefeated
Big Ideas that Changed the World (Rocket to the Moon)
Super Jake and the King of Chaos
Eventown
Caterpillar Summer
A Monster Like Me
Miraculous
The Story that Cannot be told
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
Birdsong USA
The Important thing about Margaret Wise Brown
Because of the Rabbit
Shouting at the Rain
Lion of the Sky
We discussed New Kid by Jerry Craft https://www.amazon.com/New-Kid-Jerry-Craft/dp/0062691198 and
Best Friends https://www.amazon.com/s?k=best+friends&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
A 5th grade Mock Newbery Book meets and discusses books they think will win this year’s Newbery Award.