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Mock Newbery Club 2025

Discussion Guidelines - CCBC

Mock Newbery Criteria Simplified

Literary Elements

Icebreakers

Have you ever done something inspired by a book? What made you decide to do it? Did it live up to your expectations?

Have you ever decided NOT to do something based on what you read in a book? What influenced your decision?

Do you ever reread books? Why or why not? Are there any specific titles you return to regularly? What makes you go back to them?

Who is your favorite book villain?

Paperback or hardcover? Ebook or physical book?

Do you like to read more than one book at once?

What's your favorite book that became a movie or tv show? and/or What book do you think should get a tv or movie adaptation?

Do you ever get in a reading. slump? What do you do to get out of it?

What's your deserted island book?

Do you prefer a cliff hanger or a nice rounded endng?

What's a book that made you laugh out loud?

 

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