• The winner of Birbery 2016 was Masterminds by Gordon Korman!

    Masterminds Cover

    After three rounds of voting, the Birbery committee members selected Masterminds by Gordon Korman as the winner of the 2016 Birmingham Public Schools mock Newbery Awards reading challenge.

    The committee also gave Birbery honor awards to:

    The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

    Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

    Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

    Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielson

  • The contenders for Birbery 2016 were...

     Boys Who Challenged Hitler Cover

    Circus Mirandus Cover

    Echo Cover

    Fish in a Tree Cover

    Fuzzy Mud Cover

    Mark of the Thief

    Masterminds Cover

    Roller Girl

    Stella by Starlight

    War that Saved My Life