ACPL Mock Newbery (for Adults)

For our in-person discussion and Mock Newbery Election on December 11th, we will work off a short list of suggested titles. But we still don't have our final reading list! (The year just seems to be flying by, doesn't it???)

We know we want to include the books from our initial reading list compiled this summer. And we know we want to include the books the kids will be reading for their Mock Newbery. Are there other books which you would like to see included? Do you have any favorite titles that have been missed?

If you would like to suggest a book for this final list, send me an email or leave a comment here.

Our deadline for the creation of the short list is Tuesday, November 16th. We will post our final reading list for the ACPL Mock Newbery on Wednesday, November 17th.

If you would like to register for the ACPL Mock Newbery, to be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 11th at the downtown Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, click here.

2011 Mock Newbery for Kids

Hey, kids -- have you ever wished the grown-ups would ask YOU which books should win the big book awards each year? Well, here's your chance to be heard! Join the

Mock Newbery Election for Kids,
coming up on Sunday, December 12, 2010
from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Main Library

Children in grades 3 through 6 are invited to attend. Simply read the books from the list below, add your comments to the Mock Newbery Blog, and attend the program on December 12 to discuss which book was the best children's book of the year! Advance registration is required.

Here is this year's reading list:

• A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
• The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
• Mirror, Mirror by Marilyn Singer
• Countdown by Deborah Wiles

We'll have refreshments, door prizes, and a great discussion! We hope you can join us! Click here to register.