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This year’s titles for the KC Mock Newbery Award discussion are ready to share! Many thanks to our excellent Newbery discussion facilitator, Naphtali Faris, for putting together an exciting bunch of stories. Don’t forget to join our Facebook group to take part in the conversation!

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

We’re excited to announce this year’s nominees for the KC Area Mock Printz Awards Discussion! Sign up for the mailing list and visit our Facebook Group for more info.

1) Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
2) Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
3) Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X Kendi
4) Kent State by Deborah Wiles
5) Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
6) Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
7) Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
8) We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

Mock Newbery Winner: The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor

Mock Newbery Honors: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani and Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge

Mock Printz Winner: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Mock Printz Honor: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

A huge thank you goes out to those of you who joined us to discuss some truly phenomenal titles in the world of youth literature last week. See you in 2020!

It’s official! Put these titles on your holds list!

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi
Munmun by Jesse Andrews
Brazen: Rebel Ladies who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Blood Water Paint – Joy McCullough
Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Stay tuned for the Newbery list in coming weeks!

Save the date, y’all! The Mock Awards will be back next year.

When: Wednesday, January 16
Mock Newbery from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Mock Printz from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Where: The Cohen Center at Kansas City Public Library – Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street
               Kansas City, MO 64112

Stick it on your calendars and remember to join the mailing list for updates. Please let us know about the excellent books you’ve been reading this year by nominating titles here.

After a day of fabulous discussion, we have new winners and honor titles to announce!

Mock Newbery Winner: Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Mock Newbery Honors: Patina by Jason Reynolds and Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

Mock Printz Winner: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Mock Printz Honors: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

The website has been updated to reflect this announcement and we hope you continue to watch this space for news about next year’s awards discussion.

It’s official! The final nominees are here! Follow the links below to see this year’s selections. Happy reading and we’ll see you all on January 18th!

2018 Mock Newbery Nominees
2018 Mock Printz Nominees

What: Mock Newbery and Printz awards

Where: Plaza Library – Cohen Center

When: Thursday, January 18, 2018

Newbery discussion from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Printz discussion from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

How to get involved:

• Mark the date on your calendar
• RSVP
• Nominate titles for discussion
• Share the mailing list sign-up form with any colleagues or community members who may want to join our discussion
• Put these titles on hold for the Mock Printz: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge

Stay tuned for the full lists for both discussions!

Ballots were cast and votes were tallied Tuesday, January 10th. These were the results:

Mock Newbery Winner
   Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Mock Newbery Honors
 The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
 Pax by Sara Pennypacker
 Samurai Rising by Pamela S. Turner
 Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Mock Printz Winner
 Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Mock Printz Honor
 Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend. It was another day of lively discussions that left your hosts excited for the 2018 lists!

Have your library cards at the ready and get your To Be Read lists cleared! The nominees for 2017’s Mock Literary Awards are here!

We have the full list of 2017 Newbery Nominees and a partial list for Printz titles, just to get you started. We’ll have the remaining Printz nominees added before the end of the month. Feel free to forward them on to any and all who are interested, along with the RSVP form.

We’ll see you in January for another exciting round of discussions!