What's next?

We’ve finished introducing our first round of mock Newbery contenders.  The reading list at right now contains links to the posts for each of our first seven books. 

Going forward, we envision using SurveyMonkey to whittle down our initial list of seven books to three.  To these three, we will add a new selection of books as the fall titles begin appearing.  Ultimately, we will pare our list down to the winner, to be announced just before the official Newbery Medal winner is revealed at the ALA Youth Media Awards on January 28, 2013.

How can you participate?

1.       Leave us a comment.  Did you read the first seven books?

2.       Join in the conversation.  Click the links at right for each book and share your thoughts.

3.       Comment on this or any other post with suggestions for books we should add to the reading list.

 Questions or suggestions?  Please, share.

Thanks.

The Beginning

WELCOME to the site where librarians from the blueberry state read, wring their hands, shout out loud, eat pie, and cast their vote for the children's book most deserving of the award for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. You are welcome to participate and comment. A subcommittee made up of the members of the New Jersey Library Association's(NJLA) Children's Services Section will monitor the blog. We will post a list by the end of June of recommended reading and readers will have an opportunity to make further suggestions. Voting on this blog will conclude one week before ALA Midwinter conference(Jan 25-29, 2013) when the ALSC awards are announced.