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Battle of the Kids' Books   



About the Battle
School Library Journal's Battle of the (Kids') Books is a competition between 16 of the very best books for young people published in 2008, judged by some of the biggest names in children's books.

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Peoples' Choice Poll: 
Final Standings

Round 1 (week of April 13)  

Match 1: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves vs Ways to Live Forever

Match 2: The Graveyard Book vs The Trouble Begins at 8

Match 3: Chains vs Washington at Valley Forge

Match 4: Here Lies Arthur vs Tender Morsels

Match 5: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks vs We Are the Ship

Match 6: The Hunger Games vs The Porcupine Year

Match 7: Graceling vs The Underneath

Match 8: The Lincolns vs Nation

Round 2 (week of April 20)
Match 1: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves vs Trouble Begins at 8

Match 2: Chains vs Tender Morsels

Match 3: We Are the Ship vs The Hunger Games

Match 4: Graceling vs The Lincolns

Round 3 (week of April 27) 

Match 1: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves vs Chains 

Match 2: The Hunger Games vs The Lincolns

Final (week of May 4)
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves vs The Hunger Games

First Round Judges

Roger Sutton
Jon Scieszka
Elizabeth Partridge
Meg Rosoff
Rachel Cohn
Ellen Wittlinger
Tamora Pierce
Ann Brashares


Second Round Judges

Tim Wynne-Jones
Coe Booth
John Green
Nancy Werlin


Third Round Judges

Linda Sue Park
Chris Crutcher

 

Final Judge

Lois Lowry

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Awards Ceremony

May 6, 2009

Winners of the 2009 Battle of the (Kids') Books

Gold Medal
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Silver Medal
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II
The Kingdom on the Waves by M. T. Anderson

People's Choice Bronze Medal
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Congratulations to All!

Posted by Battle Commander on May 6, 2009 | Comments (3)


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May 7, 2009
In response to: Awards Ceremony
bsx commented:

This was great fun! The author judges were TERRIFIC! Thanks for helping us spread the YA word.
Signed a Middle School Librarian




May 8, 2009
In response to: Awards Ceremony
Reader commented:

No Peanut Gallery this week? I want to read what everyone else had to say!




May 9, 2009
In response to: Awards Ceremony
Battle Commander commented:

Sorry, Reader! We felt ending with the Awards Ceremony was fitting. (But a good way to check out what is being said is to go to one of the earlier Peanut Gallery posts and use those links --- some of those bloggers have weighed in on the finale.)





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