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The Winner of the 2014 Undead Poll Is…
So was this year’s Undead Winner a dark horse? Did a scientist come along and cause his or her favorite to win? Or did perhaps a certain famous conservative radio commentator-and-now-best-selling-children’s-author get his followers to vote often and well for his favorite? (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) Nope, not to worry. This year’s winner started out in front and pretty much stayed there ending up with a hefty 25.5% of the final vote. Coming in second was Rose Under Fire with Doll Bones rounding out at third. Close behind these top three were Far Far Away, True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, All the Truth That’s in Me, and Flora & Ulysses. And, so here you are, the 2014 winner of the Undead Poll is….
Congratulations, Eleanor & Park!
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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