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2013 Contenders Speak: Day 4
TEMPLE GRANDIN
Hi! My name is Temple Grandin. I should win the Battle of the Kids’ Books because I am the story of a person who fights autism and loves animals. I work to give animals a calm and painless death. You might say I’m like the Greek Goddess Artemis of America.
— mc, 6th grade
THREE TIMES LUCKY
Hi! I’m Three Times Lucky, a touching story about a girl searching for her mother. I am humorous and adventurous, showing a hunt for a mother and a hunt for a murderer. You can totally relate to me and I’m fun for kids of varying ages to read. If you see a bottle floating in a river, don’t hesitate to pick it up. It’s probably a message from me, telling you to pick me for the Battle of the Kids’ Books.
— lk, 5th grade
TITANIC
Hi everyone! I am a sad but thrilling account of the whole story of the sinking of the Titanic. I combine a series of voices of survivors and images of the ship to give the entire account: not just that the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean over one hundred years ago at 2:20 in the morning. Plus you can see a passenger log and lifeboat launching information that was almost never seen before! So don’t wait, read me to find out more!
— lk, 5th grade
WONDER
When people look at me they don’t exactly think, “average kid with an average life.” I mean I do normal stuff like playing xbox, watching star wars, and playing with my dog. But my face, well my face is not exactly normal. I’m bright, humorous, and creative. You know the expression, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” right? Well don’t judge a boy by his face.
— al, 6th grade
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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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