OKAY FOR NOW BY GARY D. SCHMIDT published by Clarion, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
And the Giveaway Winners Are…
April 7, 2012 by 7 Comments
Thank you so much for many wonderful comments, whether you commented daily or just once or twice to let us know your thoughts on specific titles and matches. The winners of the 2012 BoB Giveaways are drawn from more than 100 names. We will contact each winner via email to arrange for prize delivery. Congratulations! […]
Who’s that Man Inside the BoB Art Studio?
April 3, 2012 by 15 Comments
As many of BoB followers pointed out, SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ Books site is not only thought provoking and fun to read, it is also a total joy to look at: all because we have the ingenious and whimsical Match graphics and other icons. Who has created all these images? You asked, and we answer here: Mark […]
The Big Kahuna Match: Between Shades of Gray vs Life: An Exploded Diagram vs Okay for Now
April 2, 2012 by 43 Comments
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Clarion/HMH Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet Candlewick Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Philomel/Penguin Judged by Jonathan Stroud When those fine people at School Library Journal asked me to judge the conclusion of this year’s Battle of the Kids’ Books, I knew at once […]
This Week’s Peanut Gallery
April 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
Posts of the Week The Book Nut’s Weekly Roundup #2, and Quarterfinal Roundup. Emily Brown weighs in and makes an interesting suggestion: So I’m enjoying the Battle of the Kids Books, but in comparing it to the Morning News Tournament of Books, I do find it lacking in the commentary department. The judges give you their experience of […]
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