2019 Newbery Contender Book Trailers

Grab your popcorn and a comfy spot. Maybe a pencil and paper, too. It's time to watch a bunch of book trailers of 2019 Newbery contenders created by my fifth graders.  I have even more--these are some of the best and I really didn't want to overload you too much! BUT if you want to see more, just send me a message!

One week (!) from today we will know the winners! In this year of really awesome, incredible children's literature, I have NO IDEA what books are going to rise to the top in those closed door meetings next weekend.  NO. IDEA. 

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor




Louisiana's Way Home
By Kate DiCamillo




Rebound
By Kwame Alexander




The Faithful Spy
By John Hendrix




Front Desk
By Kelly Yang




Bob
By Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead


 

Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
By Pablo Cartaya


 

The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle
By Christina Uss



And one that could really win Caldecott and/or Sibert:

Otis and Will Discover the Deep
By Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Katherine Roy




More books that we loved that just didn't make the video cuts:

The Night Diary
Amal Unbound
The Season of Styx Malone
Sweep 
Lions and Liars
Out of Left Field 
Betty Before X 
The Day You Begin
Small Spaces 

SO? What books do you think will win GOLD next Monday???

2017 Mock Newbery Book Trailers

Three weeks from today will be the day we've all been waiting for--The ALA Youth Media Award announcements.  Out of the Dolby into Atlanta, Oscars.  Turn the down the music, Grammys. And glad-the-theatre-is-dark-on-Mondays Tonys, for January 23 is our day to celebrate!

Just before break, we had our Animoto Party.  A little Hollywood twist on movie trailers for our books.  We even had some book related food:

WISH JELLO

GHOSTS lollypops

MOO Oreos

SNOW WHITE apples

THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON treats 

Now go and grab your popcorn, cuddle up on the couch and enjoy!

Gertie's Leap to Greatness

When The Sea Turned to Silver

Towers Falling

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Wolf Hollow

The Wild Robot

Hour of the Bees

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

Booked

Raymie Nightingale

Full of Beans

Maybe a Fox

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

Ghosts

Counting Thyme

Pax

Moo

I'm so proud of all my students and the hard work and creativity they put into producing these book trailers.  I know they hope you will be inspired to read (or re-read) a book based on these videos. And the big question of the month is, "What's at the top of your Newbery 2017 list?"