Comments on: Pyrite Poll! http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2012/11/29/pyrite-poll/ by Karyn Silverman and Sarah Couri Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:03:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jen J. http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2012/11/29/pyrite-poll/#comment-10888 Jen J. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:33:15 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/?p=1787#comment-10888 I just finished All You Never Wanted and could definitely see arguments for it. Also I've updated my Best Books spreadsheet to include the SLJ list and both halves of Kirkus' huge list. Biggest suprise for me was that with Kirkus choosing 200 books, they still didn't name Bomb as one of the best of the year - and they had plenty non-fiction unlike the PW list. A little bit mind-boggling to me. Here's the link: http://ow.ly/fs615 Based on these, All You Never Wanted would definitely be a dark horse as it hasn't made any lists yet. Neither has This Is Not a Test. So far 15 books (including Code Name Verity, The Fault in Our Stars, Ask the Passengers, Diviners, Grave Mercy, No Crystal Stair, Raven Boys, Son and We've Got a Job[which is not the non-fiction title I thought would make the most best lists this year - I figured on Moonbird or Bomb]). Since nothing made all 6 best lists last year, it'll be interesting to see if anything makes them all this year giving the starring consensus. Horn Book's list will be out Thursday the 6th, the Bulletin won't post theirs 'til Jan 1st. I'm thinking Booklist's list usually shows up online sometime in December and print pubs in their January issue. I just finished All You Never Wanted and could definitely see arguments for it. Also I’ve updated my Best Books spreadsheet to include the SLJ list and both halves of Kirkus’ huge list. Biggest suprise for me was that with Kirkus choosing 200 books, they still didn’t name Bomb as one of the best of the year – and they had plenty non-fiction unlike the PW list. A little bit mind-boggling to me. Here’s the link:

http://ow.ly/fs615

Based on these, All You Never Wanted would definitely be a dark horse as it hasn’t made any lists yet. Neither has This Is Not a Test. So far 15 books (including Code Name Verity, The Fault in Our Stars, Ask the Passengers, Diviners, Grave Mercy, No Crystal Stair, Raven Boys, Son and We’ve Got a Job[which is not the non-fiction title I thought would make the most best lists this year - I figured on Moonbird or Bomb]). Since nothing made all 6 best lists last year, it’ll be interesting to see if anything makes them all this year giving the starring consensus.

Horn Book’s list will be out Thursday the 6th, the Bulletin won’t post theirs ’til Jan 1st. I’m thinking Booklist’s list usually shows up online sometime in December and print pubs in their January issue.

]]> By: Elizabeth Fama http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2012/11/29/pyrite-poll/#comment-10886 Elizabeth Fama Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:30:23 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/?p=1787#comment-10886 I forget which post asked about possible "dark horses," so I'll just add a comment here on that subject. Now that Jen Hubert Swan has her <a href="http://www.readingrants.org/2012/12/01/2012-top-ten/" rel="nofollow">2012 Top Ten List</a> posted, I'm wondering whether Adele Griffin's <i>All You Never Wanted</i> is being overlooked. I haven't read it yet, but Jen's word is as good as gold, and Mark Flowers loved it, while only 5 people admitted to reading it in the readership poll (which definitely puts it in the Dark Horse category). Also, has anyone mentioned <i>This is Not a Test</i>, by Courtney Summers? I loaded it up in my Kindle earlier this summer because of rave reviews online, and I know Kelly J. is a big champion of it (again, I haven't gotten to it). But maybe zombies are a hard-sell for award committees, no matter how well-written a book is. I forget which post asked about possible “dark horses,” so I’ll just add a comment here on that subject. Now that Jen Hubert Swan has her 2012 Top Ten List posted, I’m wondering whether Adele Griffin’s All You Never Wanted is being overlooked. I haven’t read it yet, but Jen’s word is as good as gold, and Mark Flowers loved it, while only 5 people admitted to reading it in the readership poll (which definitely puts it in the Dark Horse category). Also, has anyone mentioned This is Not a Test, by Courtney Summers? I loaded it up in my Kindle earlier this summer because of rave reviews online, and I know Kelly J. is a big champion of it (again, I haven’t gotten to it). But maybe zombies are a hard-sell for award committees, no matter how well-written a book is.

]]> By: Karyn Silverman http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2012/11/29/pyrite-poll/#comment-10784 Karyn Silverman Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:53:13 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/?p=1787#comment-10784 Tess, Yes. Right now it's set to close at 6 am Sunday, and then when I wake up I'll pull the results and post them. Tess, Yes. Right now it’s set to close at 6 am Sunday, and then when I wake up I’ll pull the results and post them.

]]> By: tess http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/2012/11/29/pyrite-poll/#comment-10750 tess Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:41:17 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/printzblog/?p=1787#comment-10750 How long will the poll be open for? Till Sunday? How long will the poll be open for? Till Sunday?

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