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The Classroom Bookshelf
by Erika Thulin Dawes
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Karen Jensen, MLS
March 28, 2010 by Battle Commander
… bloggers and commenters alike. Be sure to email the Battle Commander with your mailing address so we can get your t-shirt to you! Julie Larios Peter Sieruta Joel Singerman This Grrl Reads Jessica Leader Christina Rodriguez Danae Miriam Genevieve M.anda Sam Kris Marie1163 Karn Tricia (Miss Rumphius) Lisanne
March 27, 2010 by Battle Commander
Julie Larios got in a tad late for last week, but she’s paying attention! Peter Sieruta thinks that next year “Fuse #8 and the BOB folks should join forces and run competitions to select the top Newbery title of all time.” He suggests some intriguing matches and a lot of the competitors would be Undeads….hmmm…. […]
March 26, 2010 by Battle Commander
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan Hyperion Press The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge HarperCollins Judged by Angela Johnson Okay, I have to admit I didn’t have a stellar beginning with all of this. Sometimes I actually wonder how I get myself into these predicaments. I don’t of course mean the fun predicament of reading […]
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March 25, 2010 by Battle Commander
Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman Henry Holt The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Henry Holt Judged by M.T. Anderson DARWIN VS. TATE: MANO A MANO (with opposable thumbs) In last year’s Battle of the Books, judges fretted about comparing apples to oranges. That’s not my problem. I’m forced to compare apples to […]
March 24, 2010 by Battle Commander
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan Arthur A. Levine Books When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Wendy Lamb Books Judged by Julius Lester Reading is subjective. What one experiences in a book, how much of a book one understands depends on what one brings to the act of reading. This is often illustrated […]
March 23, 2010 by Battle Commander
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan Candlewick Press Sweethearts of Rhythm by Marilyn Nelson Dial Books Judged by Anita Silvey Choosing between the two books in this bracket—The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan and Sweethearts of Rhythm by Marilyn Nelson—at first seemed like deciding between an apple and an artichoke. But […]
March 22, 2010 by Battle Commander
Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson Putnam A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck Dial Books Judged by Cynthia Kadohata If you could count the subject matter of every novel ever written, I’d wager that the subject of family would come in first place. Maybe not, but that’s where I’d put my money. Family dynamics are […]
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