Comments on: The Polls Are Open! http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/ A Mock Newbery Blog Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sara Ralph http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/#comment-66121 Sara Ralph Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:45:47 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/?p=2166#comment-66121 I voted for: 1) Wonderstruck - I loved this one much more than Hugo. However, I do think this one may be a longshot for the gold 2) Amelia Lost - Such a great book and not her first brilliant biography; Candace Fleming deserves some Newbery love 3) Okay For Now - The plot has flaws, but I love the world Schmidt creates so much that I can forgive them. If I could have voted for four, I would have chosen Sir Gawain...I read it over winter break, and got many laughs. Also, the ending surprised me so that made it even more enjoyable. I'm going to encourage my daughter, who is in 3rd grade, to read it. The book I'm championing that is not on the shortlist - Jefferson's Sons. After failing to find a copy anywhere, I downloaded an ebook version and can't.stop.reading. I see a distinguished setting, characters and plot and I really hope it gets at least an honor. Of course, I have a huge bias in that historical fiction is my favorite genre. I love this book as much as I did Chains and Forge, which were shutout. Hoping to read Icefall and Sparrow Road before the announcement. I voted for: 1) Wonderstruck – I loved this one much more than Hugo. However, I do think this one may be a longshot for the gold 2) Amelia Lost – Such a great book and not her first brilliant biography; Candace Fleming deserves some Newbery love 3) Okay For Now – The plot has flaws, but I love the world Schmidt creates so much that I can forgive them. If I could have voted for four, I would have chosen Sir Gawain…I read it over winter break, and got many laughs. Also, the ending surprised me so that made it even more enjoyable. I’m going to encourage my daughter, who is in 3rd grade, to read it.

The book I’m championing that is not on the shortlist – Jefferson’s Sons. After failing to find a copy anywhere, I downloaded an ebook version and can’t.stop.reading. I see a distinguished setting, characters and plot and I really hope it gets at least an honor. Of course, I have a huge bias in that historical fiction is my favorite genre. I love this book as much as I did Chains and Forge, which were shutout. Hoping to read Icefall and Sparrow Road before the announcement.

]]> By: sam leopold http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/#comment-65951 sam leopold Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:42:05 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/?p=2166#comment-65951 sorry...was not trying to add a title. I voted on the survey monkey. I just really like Sparrow road ......though I agree that Icefall is an excellent choice also. sorry…was not trying to add a title. I voted on the survey monkey. I just really like Sparrow road ……though I agree that Icefall is an excellent choice also.

]]> By: Nina Lindsay http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/#comment-65902 Nina Lindsay Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:36:09 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/?p=2166#comment-65902 Well, you can't. Make sure that to cast your vote you proceed to the surveymonkey ballot in the link. We're still in the Mock Newbery universe with the ten titles on our shortlist only, but we will have time to look at the wider field before the actual announcements! Well, you can’t. Make sure that to cast your vote you proceed to the surveymonkey ballot in the link. We’re still in the Mock Newbery universe with the ten titles on our shortlist only, but we will have time to look at the wider field before the actual announcements!

]]> By: Mr. H http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/#comment-65879 Mr. H Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/?p=2166#comment-65879 SPARROW ROAD? How'd you add that one? I would've added PIE and ICEFALL behind OKAY FOR NOW, had I known we could! SPARROW ROAD? How’d you add that one? I would’ve added PIE and ICEFALL behind OKAY FOR NOW, had I known we could!

]]> By: samuel http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/2012/01/10/the-polls-are-open/#comment-65877 samuel Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:16:21 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/heavymedal/?p=2166#comment-65877 FIRST PLACE OKAY FOR NOW SECOND PLACE SPARROW ROAD THIRD PLACE AMELIA LOST FIRST PLACE OKAY FOR NOW

SECOND PLACE SPARROW ROAD

THIRD PLACE AMELIA LOST

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