Mock Newbery 2026 discussion

"During the selection meetings, the committee discusses all nominated and suggested books before beginning balloting. Each committee member votes for three books, with four points assigned to first choice, three points to second choice, and two points to third choice."

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We will narrow our current list down to 8 or less books for our final voting.

Please list, in order, your three choices for the Newbery award.

Your first pick will be awarded 4 points.
Your second choice will be awarded 3 points.
Your final selection will be awarded 2 points.

Points will not be given to any books mentioned past the third selection and only books from our voting list will be eligible.


The 2025 Mock Newbery voting list:


Kyra, Just for Today by Sara Zarr
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston
Olivetti by Allie Millington
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better by Mylisa Larsen
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming
Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko
The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
The Bletchley Riddle by Steve Sheinkin & Ruta Sepetys



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1. Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
2. Olivetti by Allie Millington
3. Tree. Table Book. by Lois Lowry


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1 - And Then Boom
2 - Mid-Air
3 - The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Louder Than Hunger
Ferris
Night War

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Ferris
The First State of Being

1. Enigma Girls
2. Wrong Way Home
3. Olivetti

1. The First State of Being
2. Tree Table Book
3. Louder than Hunger

Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Louder than Hunger
Bletchley Riddle

1. The First State of Being
2. The Night War
3. Olivetti

1. Tree. Table. Book.
2. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
3. The Enigma Girls

1. Louder than Hunger
2. The Bletchley Riddle
3. Tree. Table. Book.

I am surprised that "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman is not on this list. It was my favorite.

Jeane—Not Nothing is a 2025 title.

Richie wrote Not Nothing is a 2025 title


Published August 27, 2024

Sorry. You’re right. I was looking at an ARC of Gayle’s next book, After Life.

1. The Enigma Girls

2. Ferris

3.The Night War

1 - Tree. Table. Book.
2 - Ferris
3 - The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hopperman

1. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
2. Ferris
3. The First State of Being

1. Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
2. Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
3. The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Olivetti
And Then, Boom!
The First State of Being

1. Tree. Table. Book.
2. Olivetti
2. Not Quite a Ghost

The Wrong Way Home
Not Quite a Ghost
The Enigma Girls

1- And Then, Boom!
2- Tree.Table.Book
3- Ferris

Final Tally for Round 1

Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry - 22 Points

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo - 21 Points

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko - 19 Points

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly - 16 Points

Olivetti by Allie Millington - 14 Points

Louder Than Hunger by John Schu - 13 Points

The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming - 12 Points

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps - 11 Points

Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz - 7 Points

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - 7 Points

The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy - 7 Points

Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu - 6 Points

The Bletchley Riddle by Steve Sheinkin & Ruta Sepetys - 5 Points

Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams - 3 Points

Kyra, Just for Today by Sara Zarr
Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better by Mylisa Larsen
Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi




Thank you for voting!