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Introducing the 2019 Newbery Challenge!

12/3/2018

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Welcome to another year of the Newbery Reading Challenge! Newbery and Caldecott books are fun to read - whether it's our first time experiencing them, or we're revisiting them from our childhood. If you want to challenge yourself to read more Newbery and Caldecott books this year, then you have found the right place!

Here are the rules:​
Each book you read is worth points. You get:
  • 3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner
  • 2 points for a Newbery Honor Book
  • 1 point for a Caldecott Book (Both Medal winners and Honor books are worth a point.)

In addition to that, you pick a level to aim for:
  • L'Engle: 15 - 29 points
  • Spinelli: 30 - 44 points
  • Avi: 45 - 59 points
  • Lowry: 60 - 74 points
  • Konigsburg: 75+ points

You can get to this level with any combination of points you want. You can read all Newbery Medal winners. You can throw in a few Honor Books. If you want, you can even read 75 Caldecott Medal winners! How you get to your point level is totally up to you. 

Also, anywhere in the point range for your level counts as completing that level. So for example, if you signed up for the Avi level and read 46 points' worth of books, then you have completed that level!

List of Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books
List of Caldecott Medal Winners & Honor Books

Challenge Guidelines:
  • Rereads count (because you were probably a kid when you read it last, and your perspective on the story just might have changed since then).
  • Audiobooks and ebooks count.
  • And paper books count, too. :)
  • All books must be read between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. Books begun before January 1 don’t count.
  • Books can be used for other challenges as well.
  • Reviews are encouraged, but not necessary.
  • Choose your point level. You can always aim for a higher point level, but you can't move to a lower one.
To join the Newbery Reading Challenge:
  • Write a post (or a comment) stating your intention to join. Choose your point level. You can find the challenge image above to use in your post.
  • Add your link to the Linky at the bottom of this post. Make sure you include the link to your sign-up post, not just your homepage.

Sign Up for the 2019 Newbery Reading Challenge!

12 Comments
Jamie link
12/7/2018 09:32:01 pm

Hi, I'm in again.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
12/17/2018 02:50:53 pm

So glad you're joining in again, Jamie!

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Darlene link
12/9/2018 02:45:29 pm

I didn't reach my goal for 2018, but I'm in again! Thanks for hosting

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
12/17/2018 02:51:41 pm

Any books read count as a success! :) Glad you're joining again, Darlene!

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Cleo @ Classical Carousel link
12/12/2018 11:36:27 am

I'm joining for the first time. I can't wait to get to some of those Newbery award and honor books that have been sitting on my shelves! Thanks for hosting, Julie!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
12/17/2018 02:52:36 pm

I'm so glad you're joining in, Cleo! Enjoy your reads!

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Jenna @ Falling Letters link
12/21/2018 09:21:00 pm

I didn't participate in any official challenges this year, but I might give this one a go. I am thinking of setting a personal goal of reading 52 middle grade books in 2019, so this would support that nicely :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
1/6/2019 03:56:08 pm

Middle grade books are the best! I hope you join in, Jenna, but either way, enjoy your reads! :)

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Michelle Sauerbrei
12/28/2018 08:29:37 pm

Konigsburg is my goal.

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Michelle Sauerbrei
1/6/2019 05:24:07 pm

I have a several Caldecotts ready to read via FaceTime to my grandson. So fun!

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Emersen
3/31/2019 03:50:08 pm

Hi, I don’t have a reading website but I am participating. Excited to re read some of my childhood favorites and discover new books!

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Sue Carey link
11/8/2019 01:48:29 pm

Looks like I never posted my sign-up. Oops! I was aiming for L'Engle. Have surpassed that and am ready for the wrap-up post anytime now. :)

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