Round Two for the 2018 Mock Newbery Awards

[Stephanie]

1. Refugee
2. Hello, Universe
3. War I Finally Won

[Travis]

1. Wishtree
2. Hello, Universe
3. Train I Ride

[Sue]

1. Refugee
2. Wishtree

[Meredith]

1. Refugee
2. Train I Ride
3. The War I Finally Won

[Marianne]

1. Refugee
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. The Hate U Give

[Liz]

1. Beyond the Bright Sea
2. Orphan Island
3. Real Friends

[Mary]

Suzie wrote: "1. Train I Ride
2. Wishtree
3. Refugee

I was sorry to see Clayton Byrd Goes Underground was bumped from our list for second round voting... fabulous characters! Fabulous book! Clayton is still my ..."

Suzie wrote: "1. Train I Ride
2. Wishtree
3. Refugee


I completely agree, Suzie! I am disappointed that I let Clayton down since I missed the first-round voting. I am also cheering for a Newbery win for this distinctive book.

[Wendy]

1. Refugee
2. The Ethan I Was Before
3. Real Friends

[Christopher]

1. Wishtree
2. Beyond the Bright Sea
3. Refugee

[Mary HD]

I have read all the books on the final list, except Refugee (which I hope to get to).

My choices:
1. The War I Finally Won
2. Orphan Island
3. Train I Ride

(I expect The Hate U Give will win the Printz, which is why I did not vote for it here; much too mature in content for the Newbery.)

Thank you to Kristen for organizing our reading all year. It's difficult to keep up with the best books without this group!

[Tricia]

1. Refugee
2. The Hate you Give
3. Orphan Island

[Sharon]

1. Refugee
2. Hello Universe
3. Orphan Island

[Kristen]

The Final Points Are:


Refugee by Alan Gratz 113 Points

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk 72 Points

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 65 Points

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 60 Points

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder 48 Points

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly 36 Points

The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish 33 Points

Train I Ride by Paul Mosier 31 Points

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 28 Points

Real Friends by Shannon Hale 25 Points


Our Mock Newbery Winner is:



Refugee by Alan Gratz