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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery BlogRecent PostsHungry for Hunger GamesDecember 1, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (5) When Nina made a post not too long ago requesting any titles we may have missed we had several people respond with the suggestion of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I wanted to take a minute to both address my feelings on the book as well as to offer an opportunity to its supporters for Mock Newbery consideration.
Industries: Awards, Books, Interviews, K-8 Recent PostsTurkey and Andes and Spiders Oh MyNovember 24, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1) Sometime soon after this week, when I return from sunny Florida, I'll post my thoughts on that particular Newbery year. See this post for more details, if you missed it the first time around, or need a refresher. Industries: Awards, Books, Interviews, K-8 Recent PostsThe Charming Alvin HoNovember 20, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (6) ![]() Again I come back to the same challenge of how exactly to compare a book like Alvin Ho to something like Chains. The Newbery covers s...Read More Industries: Awards, Books, Interviews, K-8 Recent PostsAnother Interesting Newbery SiteNovember 13, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0) In my random blog readings, I came across an intersting site I wanted to share with you all. Called The Newbery Project, this is a group blog that anyone can join. Members read Newbery winners (whichever ones they'd like) and post about their thoughts on them. Industries: Awards, Books, Interviews, K-8 Recent PostsSecret of the Andes - Part INovember 11, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (13) * Charlotte's Web by E. B. White * Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw * Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil * The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh * Birthdays of Freedom, Vol. 1 by Genevieve Foster Yes, you are seeing correctly. Charlotte's Web was an honor book. It is clear which of these books has stood the test of time. While most of us have read Charlotte's Web, probably more than once, Secret of the Andes is less well-known, and I would venture a guess that it is less often read. ...Read More Industries: Awards, Books, Interviews, K-8
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