From: Lindsay, Nina <nlindsay>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:49:17 -0800

My group held our Mock Newbery Discussion at the Rockridge Library in Oakland yesterday afternoon. We had a great group of 13 people, discussing 8 titles. Our winner is....

The River Between Us, by Richard Peck

We selected 3 honor books as well. In alphabetical order by title, they are:

An American Plague by Jim Murphy Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Our complete discussion list follows. Thanks to everyone who participated-it was a well-informed and impassioned discussion!

An American Plague by Jim Murphy (Clarion) The Canning Season by Polly Horvath (FSG) Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins) Keeper of the Night by Kimberley Willis Holt (Henry Holt) Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam) Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) The River Between Us by Richard Peck (Dial) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick)



Nina Lindsay, Librarian Children's Room Oakland Public Library 125 14th Street Oakland CA 94612
(510) 238615 fax (510) 238h65 nlindsay at oaklandlibrary.org
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