Kids Mock Newbery Club
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Join us for SJCPL's Mock Newbery Club. For readers ages 9-14. We'll be reading a variety of books eligible to win the 2011 Newbery Medal. Be ready to read a lot and talk about what makes the writing good--or not. Registration begins June 1. Please register online or call 282-4607.
Download the reading schedule (pdf) Take a look at our SJCPL Mock Newbery 2011 Blog. Soon readers will be able to add feedback about titles as well as questions about the reading list, and our procedures.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
View the 2009 Newbery Award Winners.
Here's the list of the winning titles:
    2009: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 2008: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 2007: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 2005: Wing Nut by M.J. Auch The Mock Newbery Club meets in the Storytime Room, 3rd floor Main Library (downtown), Children's Services from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.:
Thursday, September 9 Thursday, October 14 Thursday, November 11 Thursday, December 9 |
