1. All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson. (Dial, 2017) Added 9/27
2. Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan. (Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster, 2017)
3. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk. (Dutton Books, 2017)
4. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Garcia Williams. (Amistad, 2017)
5. The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish. (HarperCollins, 2017) *
   
6. The End of Wild by Nicole Heglet. (Little, Brown, 2017)
7. The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez. (Viking, 2017) Added 9/27
8. Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter. (HarperCollins, 2017)
9. Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. (Greenwillow, 2017) *
10. Me and Marvin Gardens by Ami Sarig King. (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2017)
11. Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson. (Houghton Mifflin, 2017) *
12. Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder. (Walden Pond, 2017) *
13. Refugee by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic, 2017) Added 9/27
14. See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng. (Dial, 2017) *
15. The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla. (HarperCollins, 2017) *
16. Train I Ride by Paul Moiser. (HarperCollins, 2017) *
17. The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. (Dial, 2017) Added 9/27
18. The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry Spinelli. (Random House, 2017)
19. Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. (Feiwel and Friends, 2017) Added 9/27

* denotes books from the first list that will be discussed at the second meeting

For a printable list and more info check out the OLIS Mock Newbery page.

Please send suggested titles for Reading List #3 by November 2nd.

Reading List #3 will be available November 3.

After much discussion at the first meeting, the following books were cut from the second reading list and are not eligible for voting in January.
Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel by Kimberly Willis Holt. (Henry Holt, 2017)
Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert. (Scholastic, 2017)
Real Friends by Shannon Hale. (First Second, 2017)
Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart. (Scholastic, 2017)
Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan. (Dial, 2017)
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman. (Henry Holt, 2017)

Two of our Mock Newbery selections are on the National Book Awards Longlist: Young People’s Literature:
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Garcia Williams.
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder.

See what Heavy Medal has to say about the selections and check out the full list and see which books are finalists on October 4.

Join us for the next discussion meeting to share your thoughts and to make sure your top pick for RI Mock Newbery '18 makes it to the final list!

Mock Newbery Discussion #2

Wednesday, November 1 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Hampden Meadows School - Library

297 New Meadow Rd., Barrington

Please register for this program: http://www.olis.ri.gov/services/ce/regis.php
And don't forget to join the RI Mock Newbery Goodreads group!

Jen J.'s Booksheets

For Those About to Mock

Heavy Medal

Fuse #8

While not solely dedicated to Newbery topics, the following blogs often discuss Newbery contenders and the award process in the context of representation and diversity:

American Indians in Children's Literature

Disability in Kidlit

Reading While White

Can't get enough award talk? Check out Calling Caldecott, Guessing Geisel, and Someday My Printz Will Come for a big picture look at the year in books for kids & teens.

The Mock Caldecott discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 4:00pm-6:30pm at the Greenville Public Library. The Mock Caldecott reading list will be available on November 3. Have suggestions for the Mock Caldecott reading list? Submit them by November 1.

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