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The poll for April is up!

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The poll for May is up at:

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The poll results are in. Our book in May is:

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

Thank you for voting.

The Poll for June is up!
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The voting for July has begun!
Please vote here:

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Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt won the poll for July.

How do you decide the titles to post with each poll?

I pull from the watch list thread:

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I also take recommendations from the ŷ������ Mock Newbery 2020 list:

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Write-ins are encouraged!

Thank you for all your recomendations on the "Watch List" thread.

The poll for August is up!

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The book we will be reading in August is:

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

Please vote to help decide which book we will be reading in September.

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In September we will be reading:

To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan

It's our yearly coming-in-second poll. This poll features books that were mere votes away from becoming our book of the month. Please vote for which book we will read in October.

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The winner, by one vote, of our October poll is:

The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu.

My apologies for my tardiness this month. Things are just starting to really kick up as we come to the close of 2019.

Here is the link to the poll for November's book:

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Wasn’t Shouting At the Rain our July read?

We did read SHOUTING AT THE RAIN in July.

Thank you, I removed shouting at the rain and added Other Words for Home in it's place. That's what happens when it's October 28th and realize, when you go to add next months book, that you forgot to post the poll. :)

Do you have to read all the series to get “Beverly Right Here?��

I would think not, but of course it is a richer experience to know who she is talking about from her past.

Ana wrote: "Do you have to read all the series to get “Beverly Right Here?��"

You don't, but it would be easier to understand her character, motives and personality from the first book, Raymie Nightingale.

Beverly, Right Here won our Poll. We will be reading it through November.

It's our last month before the Newbery awards in January!

Did we miss your favorite Newbery contender this year?

Write in your choice for Book of the Month on our final poll:

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A new year of reading is before us. Our first poll features some excellent works.
Please vote on our book of the month for March!

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Vote on the ŷ������ Listopia page on the Mock Newbery 2021 list:

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As voted by our current reading poll we are reading:

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

Vote for our book in May.

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A lot of us may not have access to the book we choose, since libraries are closed. It's just more summer reading right!?!

Thank you for voting.

The book chosen in our poll, three cheers for write-ins, was Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park.



I recognize that many libraries across the country are closed. The beauty of our group is that you can comment on each book long after they are the "book of the month."

Just be careful to avoid spoilers!

I'm 3/4 into this book right now- Five starred reviews. Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts...

Hanna, a biracial Chinese/European girl, experiences on the prairie were quite different than Laura Ingalls Wilder's. Park does an excellent job of highlighting the false narratives about the Chinese and exposing how the Native Americans were treated by the European settlers. The March and April books were much better.

Take a moment to vote on the Mock Newbery 2021 goodreads list.

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I sometimes use the list for our monthly polls along with the "Watch List 2021" thread.

It very interesting to see the publications ranked.

The poll for June is available at the following link:

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Please vote!

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk is the book of the month in June, as chosen by our poll. Thank you for voting.

The poll for what to read in July is up. Please vote at the following link:
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My apologies, it appears I didn't check the box allowing write in answers. I have corrected the mistake.

You can change your vote to write in a suggestion. Or change your vote to another persons write in.

I will extend the vote a few more days to allow the change.

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes was voted by our poll for the July read.

Thank you for voting and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend.

Please vote on our current poll and help choose the book we read in August.

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Most of these books were listed in the comments of our July poll. Thank you for your reading suggestions!

Thank you for voting!

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry will be our August book.

It has been 75 years since the end of WWII. We all have read many books, seen lots of movies, and watched lots of PBS Specials about the war. In this very crowded field, Lois Lowry gives us fresh, new stories and perspectives about the momentous, world-changing event in elegant, touching verse.

Kristen wrote: "Thank you for voting!

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry will be our August book.

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I listened to the audio (I can't wait to see the print - the illustrations I saw online looked gorgeous) The structure is perfect. The seeds planted in the beginning blossom at the end. Everything ties together. It's tiny, and lovely, and poignant and powerful. I'm on my second listen (it takes a hot 40 minutes) and I may listen a 3rd time.

Shari wrote: "It has been 75 years since the end of WWII. We all have read many books, seen lots of movies, and watched lots of PBS Specials about the war. In this very crowded field, Lois Lowry gives us fresh, ..."

Couldn't agree more! The Audio was so good. Loved every minute.

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Help choose the book for September by voting on our poll.

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Our book for September will be When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed.

Thank you for voting.

Help choose the book for October by voting on our poll.

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Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley was chosen for our October book of the month. I love it when a write-in wins!

Thank you for voting.

Kristen wrote: "Help choose the book for October by voting on our poll.

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Excellent choice! I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Bradley puts the "real" in realistic fiction. Real with a capital R. I have read other stories about children in foster care (One for the Murphys, The Great Gilly Hopkins) but none of them were as rang as true or was so painfully honest. I think of all of the "Dellas" who were in my classes. I was not ever able to give them a book that reflected their experiences. Now there is one. I hope someone gives it to them. I am grateful that Kimberly Brubaker Bradley made it possible. This book certainly deserve some recognition from the Newbery committee.

Is there a poll for a book to read in November?

We have read a lot of great books this year, but did we miss your favorite? There are only two months left to finalize our lists for 2021, so please let us know about the hidden gems you have found this year and write-in your choice for our November book of the month.


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We had a tie in our poll this month.

Wink by Rob Harrell and The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman.

Let's read both!