Wednesday, August 10, 2016

2017 FES Mock Newbery List

Students in 4th and 5th grades are invited to join the FES Mock Newbery Book Club. Participants will read at least 5 books from the reading list between September and January. Readers may choose any books from the list below. All books were written U.S. authors and published in 2016.

As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster

Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Historical Fiction
Random House

Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Wordsong

Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Fantasy
Algonquin

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
Historical Fiction
Dutton Books

Jazz Day by Roxane Orgill
Nonfiction
Candlewick Press

Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde
Realistic Fiction
Nancy Paulsen Books

Moo by Sharon Creech
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Harper Collins

The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Adventure/Fantasy
Knopf Books for Young Readers

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
Historical Fiction
Candlewick Press

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Realistic Fiction
Scholastic

Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
Biography
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
Fantasy/ Folklore
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Realistic Fiction
Macmillan