The judges are all announced so now is time to let you know what they are judging. Here you are! What do you think? How do YOUR brackets look?
Round OneM1 Judge: Duncan Tonatiuh
Freedom in Congo Square vs. Freedom Over MeM2 Judge: Lulu Delacre
Thunder Boy Jr. vs. When Green Becomes TomatoesM3 Judge: James Dashner
Ghost vs. The Girl Who Drank the MoonM4 Judge: Varian Johnson
Makoons vs. March: Book ThreeM5 Judge: Tanya Lee Stone
Samurai Rising vs. Some Writer!R1 M6 Judge: Jane Yolen
Wet Cement vs. When the Sea Turned to SilverM7 Judge: Nova Ren Suma
Anna and the Swallow Man vs. The Lie TreeM8 Judge: Brendan Kiely
The Passion of Dolssa vs. The Sun is Also a Star
Round Two
M1 Judge: Javaka Steptoe
M2 Judge: Eliot Schrefer
M3 Judge: Cynthia Kadohata
M4 Judge: Sara Farizan
Round Three
M1 Judge: Ellen Oh
M2 Judge: Sabaa Tahir
The Closing Battle
Judge: Kwame Alexander
The GUESSING GAME begins again! Comment here and let us know which 8 titles you believe will advance to Round 2. There will be prizes for those who guess correctly!
Freedom Over Me
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Ghost
March, Book 3
Samurai Rising
When the Sea Turned to Silver
The Lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
Genevieve: 6 correct titles!
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Ghost
March: Book Three
Samurai Rising
When the Sea Turned to Silver
The Lie Tree
The Passion of Dolssa
Eric: 6 Correct Guesses!
I’m just going to go with the ones I prefer.
Freedom Over Me
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
March: Book Three
Some Writer!
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Anna and the Swallow Man
The Passion of Dolssa
Sondy, 4 correct guesses.
Isn’t the title Anna and the Swallow Man, not Ann and the Swallow Man? It’s incorrect in the text and on the side of the page.
Thanks — it is corrected:)
What I want to advance and what I think will advance are not the same on a lot of these. But here’s what I want to advance
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes )
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (but I think Ghost really will)
Makoons (but I’m pretty sure it will actually be March: Book 3)
Samurai Rising
Wet Cement (I haven’t finished When the Sea Turned to Silver yet, but I loved Wet Cement)
The Lie Tree
The Passion of Dolssa (but I loved both of these so much. I can’t really decide which one I want to move on. I’d be pretty thrilled if one of them was the ultimate winner)
Other Meredith, 3 correct guesses.
This is SO HARD.
Freedom in Congo Square
Thunder Boy Jr
Ghost (I believe in the Newbery curse)
March: Book Three (but only for the Newbery, thus March is invincible)
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
ugh this one is so hard…The Lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
Cecilia, 7 correct guesses!
I am SO excited about the judge line up! We are doing a fantasy BOB at school with a group of 6th graders and I’m thrilled with their engagement already.
Here are my picks to go on:
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Ghost
March
Some Writer
Wet Cement
The lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
except that for half of them I could easily choose the other contender tomorrow.
I love, love, love Battle of the Kids Books!
Sara, 7 correct guesses!
Freedom in Congo Square
Thunder Boy Jr.
Ghost
March: Book Three
Samurai Rising
When the Sea Turned to Silver
The Lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
Looking forward to hearing the judges’ opinions!
Heather, 6 correct guesses.
Freedom Over Me
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
March Book 3
Some Writer!
When the Sea Turned to Silver
The Lie Tree
The Sun is also a Star
Alex, 6 correct guesses.
Here are my picks!
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (one of my favorites on this list)
March Book 3
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Anna and the Swallow Man
the Passion of Dolssa (I did also love The Sun is Also a Star though)
Angie, we’re Book-Favorite-Twins!
Well, except the first one, which to be honest was the one I feel the least strongly about and almost went the other way.
Angie, 5 correct guesses.
Freedom Over Me
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank The Moon
March: Book 3
Samurai Rising
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Lie Tree
Passion of Dolssa
Cherylynn, 4 correct guesses.
Freedom in Congo Square
Thunder Boy Jr.
Ghost
March Book 3
Some Writer!
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Anna & the Swallow Man
Passion of Dolssa
Laura, 5 correct guesses.
Freedom Over Me
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Ghost
March: Book Three
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Anna & the Swallow Man
The Sun is Also a Star
Amanda, 6 correct guesses.
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
March Book 3
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
The Lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
Wendy, 7 correct guesses.
Cecilia, Sara, and Wendy each guessed SEVEN titles correctly that moved on from Round 1 to Round 2. We will contact you regarding your prizes.