Stacy: Welcome to the Clermont County Public Library’s Booklovers Podcast. I’m your host today. My name is Stacy and I’m joined by two youth services librarians, Cara and Kristine. Hi guys. During this episode, we’re going to discuss the Newbery award. We’re really excited! We’re going to talk about the criteria used by the Newbery committee and our two guests are going to discuss their predictions for the 2022 Newbery award.







Stacy: Remember that show notes with links to all the titles we talk about are available at clermontlibrary.org.  And I’m going to kick things off and talk a little bit about what the Newbery award is and about the exciting anniversary coming up. So, this is the first in a series of four podcasts that we’re doing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Newbery award.







Table of contents* A brief history of the Newbery Award * Newbery Honor books* 100 years of Newbery Awards* Newbery committee and criteria* Choosing the Newbery committee* Committee communications* Committee voting process* Honors books* Criteria* Finding the most distinguished* Reading to evaluate* Predictions for 2022 Medal* First picks* Lion of Mars* Great descriptions* Perfect for reluctant reader* Kid appeal* The Shape of Thunder* Jasmine Warga’s previous awards* Difficult subject* About the book* Plot of The Shape of Thunder* Good book club choice* Second picks* Amber and Clay* About Amber and Clay* For older readers* Not Kristine’s typical book choice* The Beatryce Prophecy* Author Kate DiCamillo* About The Beatryce Prophecy* Balance of humor and seriousness* Illustrations* Kid appeal* Goat appeal* Third picks* Red, White, and Whole* About Red, White, and Whole* Emotional story* Middle grade readers* <a href="#h-sta...