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Thanks to all for tweeting and retweeting yesterday’s announcement of this year’s contenders. Then there were those of you who managed not only to tweet the announcement but squeeze in something more, all within 140 characters! (If we missed some, our apologies. These are the ones we caught.) laurajspangler Battles of the Books announced! battleofthebooks.slj.comGreat list, @SLJsBoB Love Ness […]
The Battle Commander and the Commentator read furiously throughout 2011, reread, looked at what others were admiring, read more, argued, reread, agreed, disagreed, read some more, and by early December (in order to give time for our SLJ man-behind-the-curtain to begin recruiting judges) came up with our contenders. Then we had to keep it a secret from all […]
…is coming. Watch this space (and/or follow us on twitter) for exciting news about our contenders, judges, and more soon!
THE RING OF SOLOMON BY JONATHAN STROUD published by Hyperion Books
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud Hyperion A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner Greenwillow/HarperCollins Keeper by Kathi Appelt Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Judged by Richard Peck Kahuna Kudos Her Ladyship, Katherine Paterson, said last year she found herself in a pickle over three fine finalists. It appears to be an annual issue, and […]
Here’s what we’ve come across this week. Let us know what we’ve missed in the comments. Here’s Book Nut on Week Two. Mr. H is sad. Sondy’s thoughts on Round Two and Round Two. Josephine Cameron is catching up (and finding new books to read). Gail Gauthier is pleased with Bartimaeus’ progress and has some […]
As the voting opened, A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS raced to a huge lead, commanding nearly half of the votes. As the days went by, however, that lead was whittled down to 18%, still good enough to win, but never in doubt. A TALE DARK AND GRIMM, THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK, and WILL GRAYSON, WILL […]
Trash by Andy Mulligan David Fickling/Random House The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud Hyperion Books Judged by Karen Cushman When I first saw the two titles that were coming my way, I assumed that one would deal with serious contemporary issues and the other be a fairy tale. I was right, but I put […]
Keeper by Kathi Appelt Atheneum/Simon & Schuster The Cardturner by Louis Sachar Delacorte Books/Random House Judged by Grace Lin When I was asked to be a Battle of the Books judge I hurriedly became acquainted with all the original titles, as I was unsure which two books I would be choosing from. To save time, […]
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Dutton/Penguin Trash by Andy Mulligan David Fickling/Random House Judged by Pete Hautman Two tales, dark and grim: one, a retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s “brother and sister” stories, the other a thriller sent in shameful, hellacious underbelly of a third world city. I felt a little uncomfortable […]
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