From: robinsmith59 at comcast.net <robinsmith59>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 21:32:15 -0600

Here are some of my favorite books of the year -- a list for now, some discussion later:

Picture:

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers -- Mordicai Gerstein Beautiful Blackbird -- Ashley Bryan Big Mamma Makes the World -- Phyllis Root/Helen Oxenbury Girl Wonder -- Deborah Hopkinson


Intermediate:

The Tale of Despereaux -- DiCamillo Inkheart -- Funke Olive's Ocean -- Henkes The River Between Us -- Richard Peck (Could be on the YA list, too) Milkweed -- Jerry Spinelli " " " "

Young Adult:

Breakout -- Paul Fleischman Birdland -- Tracy Mack The Canning Season -- Polly Horvath Confessions of a Heartless Girl -- Martha Brooks

Nonfiction:

Shutting Out the Sky -- Deborah Hopkinson Inside the Alamo -- Jim Murphy In Defense of Liberty -- Russell Freedman Millions to Measure -- Steven Kellogg


It's been a good year!


Dean Schneider Ensworth School Nashville, TN 37205 schneiderd at ensworth.com
Received on Wed 03 Dec 2003 09:32:15 PM CST