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Contenders for the 2021 Newbery Medal.
Please only add books if they have been (or will be) published in 2020 and are otherwise eligible.
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Newbery Contenders by Year:
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022

ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024

ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and Honors
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117 books · 182 voters · list created February 24th, 2020 by Kristen Jorgensen (votes) .
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Comments Showing 1-6 of 6 (6 new)

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message 1: by Windy (new)

Windy Hunter Wasn't The Other, Better Me by Antony John published in October of 2019? Is it eligible?


message 2: by Lorie (new)

Lorie Loved Catherine's War, but the author is French and as I understand it this is a translation from the French. This might not be eligible for a Newbery which is unfortunate.


message 3: by Kiki (new)

Kiki Lorie wrote: "Loved Catherine's War, but the author is French and as I understand it this is a translation from the French. This might not be eligible for a Newbery which is unfortunate."

Same goes for How to Make Friends with the Sea (which I also loved). The author herself has said she's not eligible--however it's nice to see her listed anyway!

Also isn't The House in the Cerulean Sea not children's fiction? It definitely features children, but I'm pretty sure it's adult.


message 4: by Margret Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Oct 09, 2020 09:07AM) (new)

Margret Melissa (ladybug) I read The House in the Cerulean Sea and it isn't a children's book. The MC is 40 years old and works as a social worker, and it is also a romance between the MC and another person. Although it features children, I wouldn't even tag it as Young Adult.


message 5: by KIM (new)

KIM Noticed a few doubles on the list (affecting their scores?):
Here in the Real World
When You Trap a Tiger
We Dream of Space
Leaving Lymon
King and the Dragonflies


message 6: by Yapha (new)

Yapha Hi! I couldn't find a Mock Newbery 2022 list, so I started one here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

I hope you will come vote!


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