Comments on: A Fuse #8 Prediction: Newbery/Caldecott 2011

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Hope Is the Word » Blog Archive » Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:03:36 +0000

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By: sam leopold

sam leopold — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:49:32 +0000

My 6th graders have looked at several Contender blogs and voted your blog the best. Thanks!!!

By: Pragmatic Mom

Pragmatic Mom — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:51:24 +0000

You have the best posts on potential winners! Thank you!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:38:48 +0000

OOOH!

So excited…

My School Staff’s mock Newbery has three of your four our top five.

Thanks, again, Betsy!

By: Ed Spicer

Ed Spicer — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:23:21 +0000

I thought that John Burningham could be eligible for the Caldecott for his There’s Going to Be A Baby. Even posted it someplace and then realized he is not eligible. Dang. Good book.

Please notice DEPARTURE TIME (even though it is not eligible). It is a brilliant book that, unfortunately, will not make the Notables list.

A Caldecott could go to Ubiquitous (even though Dark Emperor is getting the more serious consideration, perhaps rightly). A Newbery could go to Mirror Mirror. Also in that dark horse range, I would not be sorry to see Ninth Ward or Zora and Me sneak into the mix. I would love it if the AMAZING Scientists in the Field books got some serious award love (Kakapo Rescue being, perhaps, the best of this year’s bunch). I am solidly with you on One Crazy Summer. That is the horse I am betting on. I am also with you on Keeper and The Dreamer. So if I had to pick, I am selecting One Crazy Summer as the winner; honors going to The Dreamer, Keeper, Countdown, and Zora and Me. Last year my picks were: When You Reach Me, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, and The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis. I am not expecting to match last year’s success this year. In fact, I think it is entirely possible to be shut out. We shall see!

By: David Ziegler

David Ziegler — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:09:32 +0000

Some solid predictions. I certainly am rooting for A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Chalk, and wouldn’t be surprised to see Art & Max get an Honor. I really love and respect A Conspiracy of Kings, and think One Crazy Summer, Countdown, & The Dreamer have a real shot for Newbery recognition. My outside shots include Woods Runner and Boneshaker.

By: Sondy

Sondy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:35:28 +0000

A light-hearted book I’d love to see get some love is PENNY DREADFUL, by Laurel Snyder. One thing it might have going for it is that it’s a book for children’s librarians to love, since Penny loves classic children’s books and goes to them for advice.

But mainly, I’m in agreement with you about what will win the Newbery. My picks are ONE CRAZY SUMMER, with THE DREAMER and A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS as Honor books. But I haven’t yet read FORGE or KEEPER. If it’s Wild Card year, maybe CONSPIRACY OF KINGS will win the medal. I would so love for that to happen.

By: Grier

Grier — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:29:54 +0000

I’d wouldn’t be surprised to see THE KNEEBONE BOY receive an honor. THE BONESHAKER is a slight miss, but it would be a fun dark horse to see emerge. FORGE, for sure, is sure to receive something. I don’t think series books impact the ability to win an award (didn’t the second book of OCTAVIAN NOTHING win a Printz Honor last spring?)–it’s a brilliantly written story. I can see either ONE CRAZY SUMMER or FORGE taking the prize.

I agree about THE QUIET BOOK. A cryin’ shame it can’t win.

By: Lisa Song

Lisa Song — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:05:40 +0000

So glad to see another fan of “Departure Time!” And how about “Elsie’s Bird” as a Caldecott contender?

By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:30:11 +0000

Betsy, I’m so glad you like The Night Fairy. I think it’s excellent and actually not at all fluffy. Great character development, great setting, and of course, LAS’s style – lyrical, wry, and down-to-earth all at once.

I didn’t put it on my Mock Newbery reading list either because I also suspect that it’s not seriously in the running. It will warm my little heart if the committee shows it some love, though.

Maybe I’ll start clapping my hands…