Monday, January 11 was our annual Mock Newbery Award/meeting of the librarian minds. And the winner (according to us) is:
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg - Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.

And the honor books are:
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly - Texas, 1899: A science-y girl learns to be a lady.
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - NYC girl gets enigmatic notes from the future. (This was not a personal favorite of the librarians here - it seems to be a book you either love or hate.)

Stay tuned for the winners of the real Newbery Award, which are being announced today!