I’m honored and thrilled to find out The Premonitions Club was awarded the Horace Mann Mock Newbery Medal for Best Book of 2025 by the Horace Mann School in New York City. A committee 33 of middle schoolers voted it as their favorite book of the year.
They shared with me some of their comments why they chose The Premonitions Club:
“I loved The Premonitions Club, and I think it should win the HM Newbery! It is very exciting and made it really hard to put down the book, especially when they were introducing the plot. The characters are totally relatable, and I think everyone would enjoy it.”
“It is a nice romance and it’s quite thrilling.”
“The characters are well written and the plot is enjoyable.”
“I really like The Premonitions Club. It was very much a thriller while also managing to keep a thoughtful plot and message.”
“I finished it in about two sittings. I could not stop reading. The plot is gripping and the characters are really relatable.”
“IT IS AMAZING! I am a really impatient reader but The Premonitions Club has fast plot development.”
“I liked how the author wrote from different perspectives and gave each character a lot of depth and complexity.”
“Womack’s worldbuilding was truly masterful, and the Sci-Fi-esque organizations and terms that she used made me feel like I was there with Liv, Winnie, Jaxon, and Forrester reading the letters. The book was incredibly well-written, and the author did a very good job of making a complex plot accessible and easy to understand.”
“It is extremely captivating. It is also a very relatable book.”
“The Premonitions Club has a cool concept, and the mystery keeps the story moving.”
“I think The Premonitions Club is an AMAZING book. The detail is plentiful and the perceptions technique is very clever.”
Thank you so much, Horace Mann School!
I’m looking forward to Zooming with the students and talking about the story. If you are with a middle school or high school, please check out The Premonitions Club and don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like me to talk with your class. ❤️