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March 19th Peanut Gallery
Here’s what we’ve come across this week. As always, if we missed yours, let us know in the comments and we’ll add it in here or in next week’s Peanut Gallery.
- Roger Sutton thinks our first judge is a ….well, go see for yourself!
- Slightly Addicted to Fiction appears addicted to us too.
- The Brain Lair has her first round picks here.
- And here are Brandy Painter’s.
- The Los Angeles Times mentioned us in…um… “The Crazy Proliferation of March Madness Book Contests.“
- Miss Julie also includes our Battle in her round-up.
- Good Books for Kids is “…glad we aren’t judges.“
- The Dalton School Book Bloggers have some, er, strong thoughts about this week here, here, here as well as this take on one of next week’s battles.
- Based on his Bracket Challenge, here are Eric Carpenter’s Round One Previews: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Linda suggests that “This would be a fun reading activity in your school using the Battle of the Kids’ Books list or your own list.” We agree.
- Liz Burns on Match 1, Match 2, Match 3, Match 4, and Match 5.
- Kara Schaff Dean on the story so far and a bit farther.
- PCL Book Space is pleased with Judge Stork’s decision, reflects on Tuesday’s match. Wednesday‘s, and Thursday‘s.
- Conspiracy of Kings’ fans are not giving up.
- Eva on the first three matches.
- Mr. H was outraged with Barry Lyga’s decision!
- Mirka and Barry are gracious.
- Finally, the Everdeen Sisters are back!
Filed under: 2011, Peanut Gallery
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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