What’s It Really Like? Join the 2023 Mock Newbery LIVE!

The Newbery Committee chooses the Medal winner behind closed doors, but here’s your chance to see how it works. Our expert panel, the Heavy Medal Mock Award Committee, discusses five of the best books of the year, following the process of the real Committee. Watch, listen in, and join the debate with comments and questions before casting your vote to help decide this year’s Mock Newbery winner.

Here are the five finalists:

AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT by Jason Reynolds & Jason Griffin
THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by Kwame Alexander
THE LAST MAPMAKER by Christina Soontornvat
THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS by Kelly Barnhill
A ROVER'S STORY by Jasmine Warga

Moderated by "Heavy Medal" bloggers Steven Engelfried and Emily Mroczek

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