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Stuck
For the past few months, I’ve been circling around and back to two books.* I start reading. I stop reading. I start again, from the beginning. I get a little further. I accidentally leave these books at home instead of carrying them to read on the train; when I do have them in my bag, […]
Defining the terms, part 2
Still with us after Friday’s mega post? Yay! This one tackles the second half of the criteria, and it’s actually a bit shorter. So, picking up right where we left off…
Defining the terms, part 1
The Printz is a funny animal. On the one hand, it’s loosely defined—no 90 page manual here. But at the same time, we all seem to know what it is when we see it (“it” being a book worthy of the award). How, with so little guidance, does each year’s committee come up with a […]
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Once upon a time there was a Newbery blog, which discussed contenders both real and mock. And people loved it. But some of those people served teens, and they wondered where they should go for the Printz speculation. And lo! Along came their Printz Charming, smiling and nodding and speculating, with reference to the criteria and eligibility.
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