And Who Won Brooklyn Public Library’s Mock Newbery?
Why that would be Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Honors went to Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson and Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt.
And because it’s just fun to look and see what the Mock Newbery reading lists are, here are a couple I found while trolling the web.
This isn’t all of them by any means, but it’s a nice little place to start.
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Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Kirkus, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social
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I really hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Wednesday Wars is not by Gary Paulsen, it is by Gary D. Schmidt. I hate to point this out, but I really loved it so I wanted to make sure it was correct.
I love Elijah Buxton too!
Fusie dear, all the links but the first one are taking me to the same spot…! (The Westchester Library Association) Is it just me?
Sarah – nope, same here.
>enter Yosemite Sam type swearing here< Razzing, frazzing, doggone, footin', marming...... Looks like it's gonna be one of those days. I correct ALL my mighty mistakes this evening. Sorry, guys. Looks like zee brain is on zee friz.
The Ocean County Library in New Jersey is also holding Mock Newberry Awards. Here’s our list:
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
No Talking by Andrew Clements
Is there a website? I’ll try to add it if I find one.
Our school staff is in the thick of a mock newbery reading frenzy – our final list just got narrowed down to seven. The original list is at http://www.bookclubshelf.com but our final seven are:
True Meaning of Smekday
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Just Grace
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Reaching for Sun
Leepike Ridge
We’re picking a winner next Thursday!
Don’t forget the Eva Perry Mock Newbery Club.