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Friday, September 28, 2012

From Blueberries to Cramberries--NJ reads kidlit

Gloves off.  Summer's over.   It's time to read, ponder, reread and duke it out.  Heavy Medal is in full Newbery mode and we here in NJ--while blueberries are a distant memory-must too gear up for our cranberry season--our Fall revival.  Here are my picks from our last round:  Lions of Little Rock, The Mighty Miss Malone, and Crow.  Here are the titles I propose we read for our second round: The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech,  Splendors and Glooms by Amy Schlitz, No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Nelson,  The Girl who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (out in October) by Catherynne M. Valente, Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin, and Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale.  Should we include Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead?  The Horn Book announced its Boston Globe-Horn Book winners in several categories at ALA annual and will be awarding them this weekend.  Take a look at the Heavy Medal interview with Thom Barthelmess who chaired the awards this year and who has served on The Newbery committee.  So what have you read?  What are you reading?  Children's literature needs your voice Jersey Girls and boys.  You might not pump your own gas but you power your vehicle. 


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  1. shelf-employedSeptember 30, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    It was difficult to choose a top three out of our first round, but I chose Lions of Little Rock, May B. and Crow. It was a very difficult decision and if anyone would like to try to sway my opinion, I'm open to all opinions. I'm in the midst of Liar and Spy (enjoying it so far), and I've got a copy of The Templeton Twins Have an Idea tucked in my bag, but have not begun reading it. Yes, I know one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but some book covers just call out to me and I can't resist them. This is one of them. :) The Great Unexpected was top-notch, and I can't wait to read the next in Catherynne Valente's Fairyland series.

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  2. Diane EstrellaOctober 1, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    Too many books too little time! My TBR pile is under control but always growing.

    Glad to have met you this weekend at KidLitCon. :O)

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