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It's time to make our selections for our Mock Newbery Poll!

Please post the books that you think are worthy of the 2023 Newbery award.

The top 18 books that are mentioned the most will be on our voting list.

Thank you


This thread will close on the evening of January 13, 2023

Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
Alias Anna by Susan Hood
Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
African Town by Irene Latham
Yonder by Ali Standish
The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

My top ten:
Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
Northwind by Gary Paulsen
New from Here by Kelly Yang
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
Aguanaut by Dan Santat
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck by Mat Phelan
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan

My suggestions:

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? By Leslie Connor

Secret battle of Evan pao
Anybody here seen Frenchie
I must betray you
Hear me
Those kids from fawn creek

Such a great year for children's books. Hard to narrow it down but here are my top ten favorites:

The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat (Soontornvat has a picture book worthy of a Caldecott this year. It would be amazing if both titles won awards).
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eager
The Lost Ryu by Emi Watanabe Cohen
Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
Star Child by Ibi Zoboi

My top Newbery contenders are
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvant
Black Bird Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack
Violet and Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
A Rover Story by Jasmine Warga

Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee
Wayward Creatures by Dayna Lorentz

A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Yonder by Ali Standish
The Peach Rebellion by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Fort by Gordon Korman
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie by Leslie Connor
Those Kids From Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly
Violet and Jobie In the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins
Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed
When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods
Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson & Marc Favreau
A Song Called Home by Sara Zarr
I Rise by Marie Arnold
How to Build a Human in Seven Evolutionary Steps Pamela S. Turner
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
Three Strike Summer

The Patron Thief of Bread
The Ogress and the Orphans
Star Child
Freewater
The Last Mapmaker

Windswept by Margi Preus
The Secret of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long
New from Here by Kelly Young
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontorvant

My list includes the following:
Northwind by Paulsen
The Ogress and the Orphans by Barnhill
Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Feldman
And We Rise by Martin
Moonwalking by Elliott
In Honor of Broken Things by Acampora
Hazard by O'Roark Dowell
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Lowe
The Hope of Elephants by Rawson Hill

I am adding a few comments and would love for others to do the same- I enjoy reading why you selected your titles. It helps me add to my TBR pile as well as recommend books to my students.
I Must Betray You- I was captivated by the POV and learned so much and wanted to research more- exactly what excellent historical fiction does. I liked how the author did not try to sugarcoat the story. I also appreciated how she pointed out how Western countries partnered with the country's dictator. Definitely for the older range.
Marshmallow Clouds Two Poets at Play Among Figurative Language- Title says it all. It's time for a poetry book to get a little Newbery love.
My Life Begins!- The theme was so strong and the journey from only child to older sibling of triplets was perfection. I loved seeing a strong title for the younger age range.
The School for Whatnots- The theme was really strong and has a unique plot.
Wayward Creatures- I like the alternating POV and the dynamic change in the characters.
In Honor of Broken Things- This book has relevant and authentic diversity. The theme and plot were strong.
The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four Minute Mile. I am always rooting for nonfiction to get Newbery attention. This year I was captivated by this book- felt I was reading a story. Even though I knew how this played out, I was on the edge reading the book. This is a strong nonfiction book that has so much potential for use in the classroom. I also want to read more about this topic.

Josephine wrote: "Secret battle of Evan pao
Anybody here seen Frenchie
I must betray you
Hear me
Those kids from fawn creek"

I am not finding a book called Hear me? Is that the entire title- who is the author?

Alias Anna by Susan Hood - definitely the best of the year - needs many more mentions to make the top 18
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontorvant

Hear Me by Kelly O’Malley Cerra

Last Mapmaker
Rover’s Story
Ain’t Burned All the Bright

A Rover’s Story
Singing With Elephants
The Last Mapmaker
The Midnight Children
Alias Anna
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
The Last Beekeeper

My favorites:
Wayward Creatures
The Way I Say It
Those Kids From Fawn Creek

Odder
When Winter Robeson Came
I Must Betray You
Tune it Out

Ain't Burned All the Bright
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
Attack of the Black Rectangles
Black Bird, Blue Road
How to Build a Human in Seven Evolutionary Steps
I Must Betray You
The Patron Saint of Bread
A Rover's Story
Swim Team
Those Kids From Fall Creek

Falling Short
Midnight Children
The Last Mapmaker
New From Here
I Must Betray You
Northwind

Midnight Children
Hummingbird
A Rover’s Story

The Last Mapmaker
Black Bird, Blue Road
I Must Betray You
The Door of No Return (Kwame Alexander)
Those Kids from Fawn Creek

A Rover Story by Jasmine Warga Just finished this and what a great story. A strong contender.

Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
Kicking Goals Journal by Sam Kerr
Saved!!! by Lydia Williams
The Hope of Elephants by Rawson Hill

The Ogress and the Ophrans
Hummingbird
A Rover’s Story

I seemed to have a much harder time finding Newbery hopefuls this year- maybe our library has a new buyer? Tighter budget? So many are still on my “want to read�� list. So, so far��

My 5 star books:

I Must Betray You
The Fort

My 4 star books:

New From Here
The Last Mapmaker
My Own Lightning
Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution

My Own Lightening
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone

I see I Must Betray You mentioned fairly often, and although I was blown away by the book, I thought it was more of a candidate for the Printz rather than the Newbery.

*My Own Lightning / Wolk
*How to Build a Human in Seven Evolutionary Steps / Turner
*Maya's Song / Watson
*The Real Dada Mother Goose / Scieszka
*Three Strike Summer / Schrempp
*Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement / Joy
*Omar Rising / Saeed
*The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck / Phelan
*Rain Rising / Comrie
*Cornbread & Poppy / Cordell
*Frizzy / Ortega
*Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone / Keller

Let’s hear it for Cornbread and Poppy!!!

The Last Mapmaker
The Ogress and the Orphans
I Must Betray You

I just finished Maizy Chen’s Last Chance and would love to add it to my above choices.

Thanks!!

My favorites this year! I love these books!!

Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

In Honor of Broken Things by Paul Acampora

Alias Anna by Susan Hood

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi