AND THE WINNER IS.........

The BCS Mock Newbery Club held a virtual meeting today, via google's video chat, for what they hoped would be a final vote to decide what book they would award the top medal. Led by Lower School Librarian Ms. Sauro, fourth grader's from 701 and fifth , sixth and seventh graders from the 181 faction engaged in a lively exchange, making a case for the book they believed had the qualities that distinguished it from the rest.

A clear winner did emerge from the pack and the BCS Mock Newbery Medal was awarded to:

Out Of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.

Reader's comments:
"Out of my Mind is about a girl in a wheel chair who can't speak. She gets a machine that lets her speak and wins a place as a "wiz kid" It is a gripping and touching book. I loved reading this fantastic book and think you should read it too!" -EM

"This book was amazing. It made me cry at the end. I really hope that this book wins the real Newbery award. 10000000000000000000000000000001 out of 10". -CH

"This is a really good book. It is about a girl named Melody who is eleven and hasn't spoken a word in her life. She has a memory like a video camera and has never forgotten anything in her life. She is a genius but nobody knows it until she gets a machine called a medi-talker and it changes her life but not everyone is ready for it." - NT


BCS Mock Newbery Honor Books:

A Tale Dark & GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz
"This book is a twist on Hansel and Gretel. Why were they in the woods? What happened afterward? Do they ever find their way back home? Find out in this book. 4 out of 5. Warning-this book gets a little gruesome." -AZV

"This was a really good book. It was in my opinion the best Mock Newbery book I have read. Touch Blue and Drizzle were pretty good but nothing matches up to A Tale Dark and Grimm. I would give this book 900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,100 stars!" - OA



The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

"A funny book about a weird 6th grader that folds origami. 4.5 out of 5. Includes folding instructions in the back!" - TP

"This book is a mysterious story, It is kinda crazy. At the end it shows you how to make a origami Yoda. It deserves10 stars." - LM





Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs

"A weird book about a dead hippo. This book has many interesting twists and turns, although, all loose ends are tied up at the end. 4.3 out of 5." -TP

"Belly up is awesome. It is about the worlds most famous hippo who was "murdered" and then Teddy has to solve the mystery. It is a cool book and I like the ending." - SH

181 Mock Newbery Club members with their Newbery picks