Mock Newbery Book Club

This is the last meeting before the real vote of the Newbery Award. I am excited and the students are excited. Monday's upcoming announcement http://ala.unikron.com/ is like the Oscars or the librarian's Super Bowl. Below you will see the books on our Mock Newbery List. We've read the following books and we hope you enjoy them too. A Drop of Hope Queen of the Sea The Okay Witch Genesis Begins Again Best Friends The New Kid Bridge Home Sal and Gabi Break (The Universe) Look Both Ways Roll With It Song For A Whale Count Me In Strange Birds Dear Sweat Pea Tristan Strong Coyote Sunrise The Line Tender The Undefeated Big Ideas that Changed the World (Rocket to the Moon) Super Jake and the King of Chaos Eventown Caterpillar Summer A Monster Like Me Miraculous The Story that Cannot be told Pay Attention, Carter Jones Birdsong USA The Important thing about Margaret Wise Brown Because of the Rabbit Shouting at the Rain Lion of the Sky

We discussed New Kid by Jerry Craft https://www.amazon.com/New-Kid-Jerry-Craft/dp/0062691198 and Best Friends https://www.amazon.com/s?k=best+friends&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Our book club share their last books they’ve read.

Students talk about the current library books they are reading.

Mock Newbery Book Club meets to discuss books they’ve recently read.

A 5th grade Mock Newbery Book meets and discusses books they think will win this year’s Newbery Award.