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January 21, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
It’s been a privilege to co-blog with Nina these past several years at Heavy Medal. I would like to think that we’ve elevated the conversation about the Newbery Medal on a national level, and that we have constantly pushed each other and our audience to consider what we mean by literary excellence. This past season, […]
January 19, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
The 2016 winners have been announced. Hope you had time to catch your breath. Let’s start reading again! FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE by Carole Boston Weatherford . . . Fresh on the heels of the first Newbery Medal picture book, I offer you this one to consider. It’s got three starred reviews so far, and […]
January 16, 2016 by Nina Lindsay
Jonathan will be closing out our season shortly with a preview for 2016; but first I’d like to say goodbye. As I warned at the beginning of the season, this is my last hurrah with Heavy Medal. In that post in September, I’d mentioned I’d been doing this “long enough.” Although the books change each year, […]
January 13, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
CJ’s journey with his Nana is not just a simple bus ride; it is a multi-sensory experience through which he discovers that beautiful music, nature and people surround him. CJ’s questions are familiar, and Nana answers him with gentle wisdom. Right up until their arrival at the last stop on Market Street, Nana guides CJ […]
January 11, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
Everything is awesome! To find out–and discuss–just how awesome, check back here later in the morning . . . Link to live webcast is here. Medal: LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET Honor: THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE Honor: ROLLER GIRL Honor: ECHO Please share your thoughts on the winning titles and the YMAs in […]
January 10, 2016 by Nina Lindsay
It’s drizzling in Boston, and various award committee members are peppering social media with “we’re done!” They’re turning in their draft press releases, and the ALA Press office takes over until the unveling tomorrow morning. So we wait. This afternoon I’ll be sitting in again on the Notable Children’s Book Discussions, where I hear they […]
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January 8, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
From time to time, we have talked about the process for selecting honor books. There is always great interest in why the number of honor books varies from year to year, and that was especially true this past year when the Newbery committee selected 2 honor books, while the Caldecott selected 6 honor books. I’d […]
January 6, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
MEDAL HONOR HONOR HONOR Here is the point breakdown. You can see that ECHO actually had more 1st place […]
January 4, 2016 by Nina Lindsay
We had a wonderful Mock Newbery discussion Sunday afternoon, with 20 in attendance, and 15 voting (who had read all nine titles). Yet…we ran short of time to come to a conclusive consensus. We took 3 ballots over the course of 45 minutes, and then just called time. Here’s how it went. Ballot 1 All […]
January 2, 2016 by Jonathan Hunt
Something weird happened. Knowing I was going to be out of town during the holidays, I wrote my last couple of posts and scheduled them. I wrote one about picture books, specifically THE SKUNK and IT’S ONLY STANLEY, that should have posted this morning. Try as I might, I cannot figure out what happened to […]
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