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2013 Judge: Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli did not grow up wanting to be a writer. She loved books and she loved writing, but she loved just about everything else, too. School was a haven, particularly school libraries. It was after a personal tragedy that she came to writing, almost as a kind of whacked-out therapy. It worked; she got over her grief. But she didn’t get over writing. She has five children and two grandchildren (and she hopes to have a third by the time you read this). She teaches linguistics, gardens, dances, does yoga, bakes bread, pots, and draws. As of 2013 she has over 70 fiction books in print.
About Battle Commander
The Battle Commander is the nom de guerre for children’s literature enthusiasts Monica Edinger and Roxanne Hsu Feldman, fourth grade teacher and middle school librarian at the Dalton School in New York City and Jonathan Hunt, the County Schools Librarian at the San Diego County Office of Education. All three have served on the Newbery Committee as well as other book selection and award committees. They are also published authors of books, articles, and reviews in publications such as the New York Times, School Library Journal, and the Horn Book Magazine. You can find Monica at educating alice and on twitter as @medinger. Roxanne is at Fairrosa Cyber Library and on twitter as @fairrosa. Jonathan can be reached at hunt_yellow@yahoo.com.
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