2019 Mock Newbery Voting -Round 1 of 3

[Kristen]

The ALA Youth Media Awards are less then a month away.

It's time to make our list!

Please post your favorite 2019 Newbery contenders.

The top 15 books, that get mentioned the most, will be on our mock voting list!

I will close this thread on January 5th at 6:00 Eastern Time.

[Czechgirl]

1. Amal Unbound

2. Louisiana’s Way Home

3. Bob

[Laura]

My top 10 pics in the order I hope they win:

The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair by Amy Makecchnie
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
So Tall Within by Gary D. Schmidt (also has a shot at a Caldecott)

[Carol]

1. You Go First. - Kelly
2. The Length of a String-Weissman
3. Hope in the Holler-Tyre
4. Front Desk - Yang

[Cara]

1. The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair
2. Just Like Jackie
3. Sweep
4. Amal Unbound
5. Louisiana’s Way Home

Not intentionally, but all female protagonists! I think Styx Malone would be on there too but I haven’t finished it yet.

[Scott]

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Until Tomorrow Mr. Marsworth
The Heart and Mind of Francis Pauley
Bob

[Shari (Shira)]

The past few years of Newbery winners has taught me that it is a crap shot. However, here are the books that I deem worthy:
1. Front Desk
2. Harbor Me
3. Amal Unbound

[Pam]

My picks are:
1. Front Desk
2. The Benefits of Being An Octopus
3. Until Tomorrow Mr. Marsworth
4. Amal Unbound

[Tamsyn]

My top picks this year are:
Ghost Boys
Night Diary
Book of Boy
Front Desk
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
Hey, Kiddo
Louisiana’s Way Home
Echo’s Sister

Really enjoyed The Length of a String, Just Like Jackie too.

In the midst of Blended, with a few still to read: Styx Malone, Out of Left Field, Benefits of Being an Octopus.

[Phil]

1. Harbor Me
2. Front Desk
3. Louisiana's Way Home

[Brenda]

1. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
2. Season of Styx Malone
3. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
4. Hey Kiddo
5. Ghost Boys
6. Tie between Louisiana's Way Home and Just Like Jackie

[Louie]

Here are my favorites in order.

1. The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson.
2. Front Desk by Kelly Yang.
3. Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor.
4. Willa Of The Wood by Robert Beatty.
5. Where The Watermelons Grow by Cindy Williams.
6. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

[Stephanie]

1. Harbor Me
2. Front Desk
3. Ghost Boys
4. Endling

[Marcie]

1. Front Desk
2. Harbor Me
3. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
4. Thr Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
5. Bob
6. My Father's Words

[Marcie]

Is Sweep eligible?

[Tamsyn]

Marcie, I think so — Auxier lives in Pittsburgh. Why wouldn’t it be eligible?

[Cindy]

My top picks:

1. Front Desk
2. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
3. Harbor Me
4. Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth

[Chris]

Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Front Desk

[Scot]

Harbor Me by Woodson
The Parker Inheritance by Johnson
Hope in the Holler by Tyre
Sweep by Auxier
Front desk by Yang

[Susie]

1. Louisiana's Way Home
2. The Season of Styx Malone
3. Squint

[Marcie]

Tamysn- Thanks, I missed it was c2018 because I didn't see it until this month so thought it was 2019. Also didn't remember any Newbery buzz from Night Gardener which I loved so I thought maybe he was Canandian. Thanks for checking. I may have to knock something else off my list.

[Tamara]

Kristen or Marcie- How many should we include on this list?

[Sharon]

The Journey of Little Charlie
Ghost Boys
Sweep
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

[Laura]

Marcie wrote: "Tamysn- Thanks, I missed it was c2018 because I didn't see it until this month so thought it was 2019. Also didn't remember any Newbery buzz from Night Gardener which I loved so I thought maybe he ..."

There was a lot of buzz for Night Gardener if I remember correctly. It won many great awards sans the coveted Newbery. Sweep is just as good as NG if not better.

[Josephine]

Miscalculations of lightning girl
Louisiana’s journey home
Until tomorrow Mr. Marsworth
Front desk
Ghost boys
Hey kiddo
Saving Winslow

[Kate]

My top 5 choices

SEASON OF STYX MALONE by Kekla Magoon
THE JOURNEY OF LITTLE CHARLIE by Christopher Paul Curtis
MAD WOLF’S DAUGHTER by Diane Magras
AMAL UNBOUND by Aisha Saeed
TWO ROADS by Joseph Bruchac

[Franki]

My Top Choices (although I still have several to read..)
Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Front Desk
Harbor Me
Louisiana's Way Home
Cardboard Kingdom

[Lisa]

Front Desk
Until Tomorrow Mr. Marsworth
Louisiana’s

[Lisa]

Front Desk
Until Tomorrow Mr. Marsworth
Louisiana’s Way Home

[Jennifer]

No huge stand outs for me this year but I rated these as 5 Stars.

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Martin Rising: Requiem For a King

(Also 5 star read this year but I think these were all published last year???
Train I Ride
The Watcher
The Way to Bea)

[Jordan]

Just Like Jackie
Snow Lane
Sweep
The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle

[Sara]

Harbor Me
Louisiana's Way Home
Book of Boy
Front Desk
Journey of Little Charlie
Hey Kiddo

[Laura]

Harbor Me
The Faithful Spy
Hey, Kiddo

Need to read Front Desk and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl ASAP!

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The Parker Inheritance
Echo's Sister

[Candice]

1) Ghost Boys by Rhodes
2) Martin Rising by Pinkney
3) The Truth s Told by Mason Buttle by Connor
4) Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Auxier
5) Where the Watermelons Grow by Baldwin

[Annette]

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
The Book of Boy

[Rachel]

Front Desk
The Journey of Little Charlie
Hey, Kiddo

[Sherry]

Sweep
Inkling
The Faithful Spy
Nowhere Boy
Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain

[Susie]

I am not sure that Inkling is eligible; I think Oppel is Canadian and still lives there.

[Michael]

The Length of a String - Elissa Brent Weissman
!!

[Allison]

Small Spaces
Merci Suarez Changes Gears
Front Desk

[Ms. B]

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

[Josephine]

I just read Hope in the Holler and want to toss a vote for this one. I couldn’t read it fast enough. The setting is Appalachia in Kentucky.

[Charlene]

1. Ghost Boys
2 Amal Unbound
3. Bob

[Jason]

1. The Length of a String - Elissa Brent Weissman

[Marilyn]

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Front Desk

[Susan]

My picks: Front Desk, Until Tomorrow Mr Marsworth, The Parker Inheritance, The Journey of Little Charlie

[Susan]

Front Desk
Until Tomorrow Mr Marsworth
The Parker Inheritance

This was a pretty strong year, in my opinion---lots of good choices!

Susan

[Jenn]

In no particular order:

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell, et al
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
Front Desk by Kelly Yang

[Magdalena]

There are quite a few books I have yet to finish, but of those I have read in their entirety, here are my favorites:

The Truth as told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Bob by Wendy Mass
A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic #1) by Anna Meriano
Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick

And although I haven't finished them, I'm liking these ones enough so far that I'd like to include them:

You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss