ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery Winner!

This afternoon a small, but discerning group of kids chose the ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery winner!
Drum roll please...

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead was the undisputed winner of the 2010 ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery award!


One honor book was also chosen: Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin.

CHILDREN'S Mock Newbery List

Here is the list for the 2010 Children's Mock Newbery Election program!

Kids in third grade through sixth grade are invited to attend. Read the books from the list, add comments to our blog, and join us for a discussion of which was the best children's book of the year! Advanced Registration required.

We will have refreshments, door prizes, and a lively discussion.

• Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
• The Great and Only Barnum: the Tremendous, Stupendous Life of P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming
• The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
• Melonhead by Katy Kelly
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Happy reading!

Kids' Mock Newbery 2009 Results!

What a wonderful afternoon! Today thirteen kids who love books got together to discuss six titles and decide on the winner of the first ever ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery. They had a great discussion and finally decided on the following:

2009 ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery 2009 Winner:
Savvy by Ingrid Law

2009 ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery 2009 Honor Books:
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

Mock Newbery Program for KIDS!

Kids who love reading are invited to a special kids’ version of our popular Mock Newbery Election program. The Kids' Mock Newbery program will be held Sunday, January 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Main Library. Advance registration is required, click here to register.
Kids in grades 3 through 6 are encouraged to read the following six books, add comments to our blog as they read, and then join us for a discussion to decide which was the best children’s book of the year. The books we will be discussing are:

· Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
· Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
· Savvy by Ingrid Law
· The Trouble Begins at 8 – A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild Wild West by Sid Fleischman
· The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
· The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

We will have refreshments, door prizes, and a lively discussion. Advance Registration is required.