tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post2666260760494437492..comments2024-03-26T23:18:42.901-07:00Comments on interactivereader: Annual Wild Guesses for the ALA Youth Media AwardJackie Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142876691306805769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post-6139745870078286602012-01-23T11:29:14.998-08:002012-01-23T11:29:14.998-08:00Now that we know the winners, I have a few new boo...Now that we know the winners, I have a few new books to add to my queue. I was really pulling for Inside Out and Back Again to win the Newbery. In verse AND incredible. I loved it!<br /><br />I wanted Rafael Lopez to win for The Cazuela that the Hand Maiden Stirred for Pura Belpré/Illustrator.<br /><br />I thought the PB books up for the Caldecott were all engaging and well done.<br /><br />I agree with you about Tuesdays at the Castle. I thought it was a sweet, girl-empowering adventure. I was bothered by the use of a handmade map in a castle that is always changing, but I got over it.<br /><br />http://literarylunchbox.blogspot.com/Ali Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744571560735322734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post-4972698788216668902012-01-22T20:54:52.079-08:002012-01-22T20:54:52.079-08:00Yeah, I hardly thought the boys counted though.Yeah, I hardly thought the boys counted though.Kelly Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288216494070095497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post-18147652897631888332012-01-22T20:51:56.239-08:002012-01-22T20:51:56.239-08:00Trisha, I have sporadically been reading Someday M...Trisha, I have sporadically been reading Someday My Printz Will Come, but not regularly. I like their analyses in general, but despite their qualms, I still think Daughter is a top contender. <br /><br />Kelly, Watch had that group of boys that spoke in the columns - at least a couple of those were teens. Although they got even less screen time, since there were multiple voices in each of those poems. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments, guys! I REALLY appreciate it!Jackie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142876691306805769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post-51815493812848666832012-01-22T19:14:40.063-08:002012-01-22T19:14:40.063-08:00The Watch that Ends the Night is one that's st...The Watch that Ends the Night is one that's stuck out to me since finishing it as one of the quieter releases this year with real Printz potential. More buzzed was Piper's Son but both of them have in common the lack of teen characters (though the Wolfe novel has one, she's hardly got page time). Life also has questionable teen-age characters in the novel. But I wouldn't speak to that one on authority finding it impossible to read.<br /><br />I do think there will be some rioting if DoSaB doesn't get some kind of nod. <br /><br />Can't speak as much on Newbery but think Okay for Now is a front runner and if it doesn't get a nod ... riots.Kelly Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288216494070095497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660349.post-945846700979344592012-01-22T15:38:00.367-08:002012-01-22T15:38:00.367-08:00Oh yeah, I forgot about Sean Griswold's Head (...Oh yeah, I forgot about <i>Sean Griswold's Head</i> (which I also really enjoyed), but agree with you about its chances.<br /><br />Not sure if you've been reading the Someday My Printz Will Come blog over at SLJ. I liked <i>Daughter of Smoke and Bone</i> and think it's got great language, setting, and worldbuilding. But it does have some flaws, as they point out, that make it hard for me to see this one winning/getting honored.<br /><br />I agree with you about <i>Okay for Now</i>, about the ending and still not minding if it wins the Newbery. I've struggled with Schmidt's previous books, but this one I found very engaging.<br /><br />And I haven't read <i>Breadcrumbs</i> yet, either. :)Trishahttp://theyayayas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com