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"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."
Librarian Judy Brown, at Elger Bay Elementary, holds a "Mock Newbury Awards" for students. Students get a chance to VOTE on their favorite books of the school year! There are numerous ways to approach this.
At Falmouth Elementary School, in Falmouth, Maine, students join a "Mock Newbury Book Club." The librarian provides students with reading lists appropriate to their grade level. Students then vote on the winner! Their 2011 Mock Newbery winner was Out of Mind, by Sharon Draper. The students combine the Mock Newbery Awards with a "book club" where students get together to discuss the books! Students who participate in the Mock Newbery Book Club will vote for their favorite book from the "Top Ten list" at a school-wide assembly.
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Don't forget that you can also have students write their own book reviews
"The 2011 Newbery Medal winner is Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc." (ALSC)
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