2025 Birbery Awards

The Birbery reading program is designed by district media specialists for all BPS students in grades sixth, seventh and eighth. It is a “Mock Newbery” program, which gives an award each year in January for “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children in the preceding year.” The BPS media specialists and Baldwin librarians chose 10 exceptional books that they believe are front-runners for the real Newbery Award. 

How to Participate?

• Read as many book titles as you like from the 10 books selected. 
• Submit reviews on the titles you read
• Log into Destiny Discover

Each review should include:

1. Full name & grade
2. A brief summary of the book (but don’t spoil the ending)
3. Why you did or did not like the book
4. Who would you recommend the book to (people who like...)

• Five book reviews will qualify a student for the pizza and ice cream lunch.

• Nine to ten book reviews will qualify a student for the quiz bowl and chance to win the trip in a limo to Baldwin Library for the day.