Newbery 2012
What are this year's potential contenders?
1 Okay for Now
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 9,348 ratings
2 A Monster Calls
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 15,189 ratings
3 Wonderstruck
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 20,715 ratings
4 Inside Out & Back Again
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 8,851 ratings
5 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 293,413 ratings
6 Breadcrumbs
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 4,604 ratings
7 Amelia Lost: The Life and D...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
8 The Penderwicks at Point Mo...
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 3,258 ratings
9 The Trouble with May Amelia...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 837 ratings
10 Bigger than a Bread Box
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,712 ratings
11 I Broke My Trunk!
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
12 Liesl & Po
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 4,003 ratings
13 Words in the Dust
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 792 ratings
14 Between Shades of Gray
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 21,416 ratings
15 True
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,626 ratings
16 The Apothecary
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 2,561 ratings
17 Jefferson's Sons
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
18 Dead End in Norvelt
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3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 7,614 ratings
19 Junonia
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3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
20 I'll Be There
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 1,911 ratings
21 The Friendship Doll
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 646 ratings
22 The Romeo And Juliet Code
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
23 Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicl...
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 5,967 ratings
24 Delirium (Delirium, #1)
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 113,129 ratings
25 Icefall
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,484 ratings
26 Hidden
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
27 The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 565 ratings
28 Heart and Soul: The Story o...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,132 ratings
29 Close to Famous
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,185 ratings
30 Small Persons with Wings
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3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 597 ratings
31 Pie
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,849 ratings
32 Sparrow Road
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 723 ratings
33 The Queen of Water
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 951 ratings
33 Juniper Berry
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 633 ratings
35 Chime
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 5,726 ratings
36 Hound Dog True
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,273 ratings
37 The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A ...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,076 ratings
38 With a Name like Love
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 527 ratings
39 The Scorpio Races
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 27,300 ratings
40 The Throne of Fire (Kane Ch...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 45,889 ratings
41 The Mostly True Story of Jack
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3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 898 ratings
42 Legend (Legend, #1)
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 45,875 ratings
43 The Aviary
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,171 ratings
44 Queen of the Falls
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
45 Drawing from Memory
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 3,475 ratings
46 The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 3,281 ratings
47 Orchards
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 446 ratings
48 No Passengers Beyond This P...
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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
49 Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in ...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 905 ratings
50 The Death Cure (Maze Runner...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 37,661 ratings
51 The Adventures of Sir Gawai...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 191 ratings
51 Eight Keys
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
53 The Money We'll Save
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 178 ratings
54 The Inquisitor's Apprentice
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 383 ratings
55 The Summer I Learned to Fly
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 844 ratings
56 Peter Nimble and His Fantas...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
57 The Emerald Atlas (The Book...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 5,849 ratings
58 The Running Dream
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 3,708 ratings
59 Young Fredle
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 430 ratings
60 The Summer of May
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 108 ratings
61 Bird in a Box
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 416 ratings
62 Akata Witch (Akata Witch, #1)
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 917 ratings
63 Alexander Hamilton: The Out...
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3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 73 ratings
63 Waiting for the Magic
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 464 ratings
65 Never Forgotten
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 249 ratings
66 Tuesdays at the Castle (Cas...
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 3,524 ratings
66 Everfound (Skinjacker, #3)
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 3,048 ratings
68 The Daughters (The Daughter...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 3,546 ratings
69 Breaking Stalin's Nose
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
70 Ghetto Cowboy
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 427 ratings
71 When Life Gives You O.J.
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 254 ratings
72 Why We Broke Up
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 14,900 ratings
73 Darth Paper Strikes Back (O...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 3,355 ratings
74 The Future of Us
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 16,835 ratings
75 Blood Wounds
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3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 829 ratings
76 A Ball for Daisy
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 2,157 ratings
77 The Medusa Plot (39 Clues: ...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 8,168 ratings
78 Small as an Elephant
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
79 City of Orphans
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 751 ratings
80 One Day and One Amazing Mor...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 357 ratings
80 Bone Dog
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 419 ratings
82 The Trouble With Chickens (...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,015 ratings
82 Addie on the Inside (The Mi...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 422 ratings
84 The Flint Heart
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3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 584 ratings
85 The Summer Before Boys
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 401 ratings
86 A Month of Sundays
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3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 100 ratings
87 Mo Wren, Lost and Found
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 81 ratings
88 Lucky for Good (The Hard Pa...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 222 ratings
89 The Absolute Value of Mike
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 608 ratings
90 R My Name Is Rachel
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 177 ratings
91 Every Thing on It
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 5,945 ratings
92 Your Moon, My Moon: A Grand...
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3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 63 ratings
93 Lunch-Box Dream
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2.55 of 5 stars 2.55 avg rating — 158 ratings
94 The Golden Ghost
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3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
95 Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lu...
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3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 58 ratings
95 Ten Rules for Living with M...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 226 ratings
97 Paintings from the Cave: Th...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 235 ratings
98 Bun Bun Button
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3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 171 ratings
99 Hurricane Dancers: The Firs...
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 234 ratings
100 Stars
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
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Comments (showing 1-14 of 14) (14 new)

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message 1: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Jorgensen The Mock Newbery group is the best place to find out about the great new books being published.

Join us while we search for next years Newbery award winning books.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...


message 2: by Wendy (last edited Nov 07, 2011 03:52am) (new)

Wendy This was the second Newbery 2012 list created. Would you consider deleting it and sending people to the original list? I don't think it's a good idea to have two, and apparently there's no way to merge them.

Edit: looks like someone figured out how to merge them, thanks!


message 3: by John (new)

John Scannell I originally bought "Okay For Now" for my 11 year old nephew. He started to read it but put it down because it was too sad. However, I related to the story line because it was in my era and I was a Viet Nam veteran. I read the book and agreed that it was pretty sad. I did indicate to my nephew that it ends well.
One question though. When Mr. Gregory asks Lil "how old are you?" she replies "I'm twenty-five". I though she and Doug were high school students. Does that age make sense to anyone..?
Thanks,
John


message 4: by Angela (new)

Angela R There's a bunch of books on this list that aren't even eligible.


message 5: by Kristen (last edited Nov 21, 2011 11:11am) (new)

Kristen Jorgensen I am embarrassed to say that I cannot find how to delete the list.

Edit: How did they merge them?


message 6: by Josiah (new)

Josiah I believe that A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Orchards by Holly Thompson might not be eligible for the Newbery. From what I understand, both authors live outside of North America: Patrick Ness in London, England and Holly Thompson in Japan.


message 7: by Jess (new)

Jess "The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States" - and I believe Patrick Ness is a US citizen, at least according according to Wikipedia. I do know he was born here, a similar situation to Susan Cooper, who won the medal although the lives in England. Holly Thompson's website says she grew up in New England and lives in Japan - so it depends on her citizenship.


message 8: by Josiah (new)

Josiah Ah, I see. I hadn't previously understood that even nonresidents who have U.S. citizenship could earn the award. This might explain, then, how Christopher Paul Curtis and Sharon Creech are eligible for Newbery consideration.


message 9: by Natalie (new)

Natalie Bigger Than a Breadbox by Laurel Snyder rocked my world. Characters were so well drawn and real and the story had a lovely pace to it. Can't think of a better book to win the Newbery...


message 10: by Joan (new)

Joan Jess wrote: ""The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States" - and I believe Patrick Ness is a US citizen, at least according according to Wikipedia. I do know he was bo..."
Thanks for this explanation. I had wondered how Susan Cooper qualified other than for her excellent writing.


message 11: by ALeXi$ (new)

ALeXi$ John wrote: "I originally bought "Okay For Now" for my 11 year old nephew. He started to read it but put it down because it was too sad. However, I related to the story line because it was in my era and I was..."

She was just probably kidding around when she said she was 25. They are in 8th grade, I think.


message 12: by Julia (new)

Julia John asked: When Mr. Gregory asks Lil "how old are you?" she replies "I'm twenty-five". I though she and Doug were high school students. Does that age make sense to anyone..?

As ALeXi$ says, they are 8th graders and 11/ 12 years old. She was teasing Mr. I- Own - the- Gleaming Car, and trying to get out of being in his play.

Have you read the novel with your nephew yet? I think you should. Yes, it's sad, but it's also very funny.


message 13: by C.W.J. (new)

C.W.J. Henderson In order to be considered, a publisher must submit the novels to the contest. So not all these books will be entered or considered. My novel has already been entered.


message 14: by Wendy (new)

Wendy Not true, Chris. Any novel that meets the criteria (published in the right year, American author or residing in the US, not published before, etc) is eligible and will be considered if someone on the committee is aware of the book.


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