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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The book with the most points will become our award winner. The second and third runners up will become our honor books.

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 2024 Mock Newbery final voting list:

A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla

The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead

The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow




This thread will close on the morning of January 16th.

1. Simon Sort of Says
2. A First Time for Everything
3. The Labors of Hercules Beal

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes...
3. The Eyes and the Impossible

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. The Eyes and the Impossible
3. Simon Sort of Says

1. Simon Sort of Says
2. The Lost Library
3. A First Time for Everything

The Lost Year
Simon Sort of Says
The Labor of Hercules Beal

1. The Eyes and the Impossible
2. The Labors of Hercules Beale
3. Simon Sort of Says

1. The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
3. The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead

1. Remember Us
2. Labors of Hercules Beale
3. The Lost Year

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
3. A First Time for Everything

1. The Last Year
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
3. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
2. Simon Sort of Says
3. The Lost Library

1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
2. The Many Assassinations of Samir, Seller of Dreams
3. The Labors of Hercules Beale

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. A First Time for Everything
3. The Eyes and the Impossible

1. The Lost Year
2. The Lost Library
3. The Labors of Hercules Beale

1. Remember Us
2. The Labors of Hercules Beal
3. A First Time for Everything

1. The Lost Library
2. Remember Us
3. A First Time for Everything

1. Labors of Hercules Beal
2. The Lost Year
3. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

1. Labors of Hercules
2. Simon Sort of Says
3. The Lost Year

1. Simon
2. Fire, water
3. Remember us

1. Simon Sort of Says
2. Labors of Hercules Beal
3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes

1. A First Time for Everything
2. The Eyes and the Impossible
3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes

1. Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
2. Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
3. Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri

1. Simon Sort of Says
2. The Labors of Hercules Beal
3. The Lost Library

1. A First Time for Everything
2. The Labors of Hercules Beal
3. Remember Us

1. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
2. The Lost Year
3. Remember Us

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
3. The Lost Year

1. The Fire, the Water and Maudie McGill

2. Labors of Hercules Beal

3. Remember Us

1. Simon Sort of Says
2. The Labors of Hercules Beal
3. Remember Us

1. The Labors of Hercules Beal

2. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

3. The Lost Year

1. The Lost Year
2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes
3. A First Tome for Everything

1. The Lost Year
2. Simon Sort of Says
3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes

1- Simon Sort of Says
2- The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
3- The Mona Lisa Vanishes

Here is the final tally of votes:

The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt - 64

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow - 44

The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh - 42



The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day - 37

A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat - 24

Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson - 21

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla - 16

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead - 16

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers - 14

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri - 10


Thank you all for voting and for a fantastic year of participation!