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2019 Mock Newbery Voting -Round 2 of 3
1. Amal Unbound 2. Louisiana’s Way Home
3. Bob
1. Front Desk2. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
3. Ghost Boy
1. The Night Diary2. Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
3. Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
1. Sweep2. Louisiana’s Way Home
3. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
1. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl2. The Season of Styx Malone
3. Front Desk
1. Until Tomorrow Mr. Marsworth2. The Journey of Little Charlie
3. Hey Kiddo
1. Ghost Boys2. Night Diary
3. Hey, Kiddo
Until tomorrow Mr. MarsworthMiscalculations of lightning girl
Front desk
My votes:1. SEASON OF STYX MALONE
2. THE JOURNEY OF LITTLE CHARLIE
3. AMAL UNBOUND
1) Front Desk2) Ghost Boys
3) (no 3rd vote; my absolute favorite didn’t make our list: Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World)
Thank you!
1. Front Desk2. Louisiana’s Way Home
3. Hey Kiddo
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1. Truth as Told by Mason Buttle2. The Night Diary
3. Parker inheritance
1. The Parker Inheritance2. Front Desk
3. Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
1. Louisiana's Way Home2. The Season of Styx Malone
I've read 8 of the others, but I don't want to vote for any of them at this time.
The miscalculations of Lightning GirlUntil Tomorrow Mr Marsworth
Front Desk
1. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl2. The Parker Inheritance
3. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
This year had SO many good titles. I'm still not sure these are my top 3, but here goes:1) The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle
2) Bob
3) Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
1) Miscalculations of Lightning Girl2) Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
3) Ghost Boys
Having several favorites eliminated made it easier to choose three. Although I personally like Louisiana’s Way Home better than at least one of my choices, I’m betting these have a better chance at the award.Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Front Desk
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth
1. Front Desk2. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
3. Harbor Me
1. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle2. Louisiana's Way Home
3. Front Desk
1. Front Desk2. Amal Unbound
3. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
1) Ghost Boys2) The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle
2) Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Front DeskThe Parker Inheritance
Until Tomorrow Mr Marsworth
1. The Season of Styx Malone2. The Night Diary
3. The Parker Inheritance
Journey of Little CharlieGhost Boys
Front Desk
Front DeskAmal Unbound
Harbor Me
1. Bob2. Louisiana's Way Home
3. Amal Unbound
1. The Parker Inheritance2. The Night Diary
3. Ghost Boys
1. Front Desk2. The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle
3. Bob
1. Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster2. Front Desk
3. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
1. Front Desk2. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
3. Sweep
(But I just finished Lifeboat 12 and would have put it on top.)
I agree with you. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood is a very much overlooked strong contender.
I also loved Lifeboat 12, but it didn't make it into this conversation soon enough!
1) Front Desk2) Journey of Little Charlie
3) Hey, Kiddo
1. Sweep2. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
3. Bob
1. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl2. Front Desk
3. Bob (As reported by students)
1. The Night Diary 2. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
1. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
2. Louisiana's Way Home
3. Bob
2. Louisiana's Way Home
3. Bob
1. The Night Diary2. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
3. The Journey of Little Charlie
1. The Night Diary2. Sweep
3. Amal Unbound
1. Front Desk2. Hey Kiddo
3. The Parker Inheritance
Ghost BoysSweep
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
1. The Parker Inheritance2. Ghost Boys
3. Front Desk
1. Ghost Boys2. Front Desk
3. Harbor Me
1. Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth2. Amal Unbound
3. The Parker Inheritance
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Mock Newbery 2026
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Louisiana's Way Home (other topics)Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction (other topics)
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl (other topics)
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Stacy McAnulty (other topics)Varian Johnson (other topics)
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Now it's time to do a preliminary vote.
When the Newbery committee votes for a book they list their top three choices.
"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."
The ten books that earn the most points will be on our final round.
Please list in order (1,2,3) your top three choices from the list
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
Bob by Wendy Mass
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
I will close voting on January 12th at 6:00 Eastern Time.