2026 Mock Newbery List

1.
Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion #2)
Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion #2) 4.54 avg rating — 530 ratings
2.
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest 4.44 avg rating — 658 ratings
3.
Will's Race for Home
Will's Race for Home 4.16 avg rating — 533 ratings
3.
The Trouble with Heroes
The Trouble with Heroes 4.68 avg rating — 1,052 ratings
5.
Rebellion 1776
Rebellion 1776 3.93 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
6.
Bad Badger: A Love Story
Bad Badger: A Love Story 4.14 avg rating — 498 ratings
7.
All the Blues in the Sky
All the Blues in the Sky 4.45 avg rating — 961 ratings
8.
The Peach Thief
The Peach Thief 4.07 avg rating — 164 ratings
9.
Once for Yes
Once for Yes 4.19 avg rating — 295 ratings
10.
Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen
Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen 4.38 avg rating — 297 ratings
11.
Please Pay Attention
Please Pay Attention 4.41 avg rating — 650 ratings
12.
A World Worth Saving
A World Worth Saving 3.92 avg rating — 382 ratings
13.
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
by: Grace Lin
4.31 avg rating — 300 ratings
13.
Radiant
Radiant 4.31 avg rating — 323 ratings
15.
It's All or Nothing, Vale
It's All or Nothing, Vale 4.11 avg rating — 627 ratings
16.
Scattergood
Scattergood 4.13 avg rating — 355 ratings
17.
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor 4.12 avg rating — 589 ratings
18.
One Wrong Step
One Wrong Step 4.05 avg rating — 816 ratings
18.
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
20.
The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds
The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds 4.02 avg rating — 59 ratings
21.
Candle Island
Candle Island 4.37 avg rating — 634 ratings
22.
Racing the Clouds
Racing the Clouds 4.40 avg rating — 146 ratings
23.
Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster
Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster 3.92 avg rating — 90 ratings
24.
Tear This Down
Tear This Down 4.14 avg rating — 244 ratings
25.
Same Page
Same Page 4.19 avg rating — 257 ratings
26.
The Enemy's Daughter
The Enemy's Daughter 3.94 avg rating — 188 ratings
27.
Spark
Spark 4.46 avg rating — 56 ratings
27.
The Winter of the Dollhouse
The Winter of the Dollhouse 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
29.
You Are My Rainbow
You Are My Rainbow 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
29.
Unboxing Libby
Unboxing Libby 4.05 avg rating — 80 ratings
29.
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings
32.
The Poetry of Car Mechanics
The Poetry of Car Mechanics 4.50 avg rating — 56 ratings
33.
Lost Evangeline (The Norendy Tales)
Lost Evangeline (The Norendy Tales) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
34.
Ollie in Between
Ollie in Between 4.47 avg rating — 174 ratings
35.
The Song of Orphan's Garden
The Song of Orphan's Garden 4.30 avg rating — 114 ratings
36.
The Secret of Honeycake
The Secret of Honeycake 4.46 avg rating — 171 ratings
37.
Danilo Was Here
Danilo Was Here 4.16 avg rating — 83 ratings
38.
Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer
Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 60 ratings
39.
The Forgotten Magic of Zoey Turner
The Forgotten Magic of Zoey Turner 4.24 avg rating — 107 ratings
40.
What Fell from the Sky
What Fell from the Sky 3.96 avg rating — 236 ratings
41.
The Experiment
The Experiment 4.31 avg rating — 55 ratings
42.
El Niño
El Niño 3.88 avg rating — 192 ratings
43.
Zarina Divided
Zarina Divided 4.34 avg rating — 77 ratings
44.
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby 3.90 avg rating — 701 ratings
45.
Many Voices: Building Erie, The Canal That Changed America
Many Voices: Building Erie, The Canal That Changed America 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
46.
Holding on for Dear Life
Holding on for Dear Life 4.67 avg rating — 24 ratings