From: Elliott BatTzedek <ebattzedek>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:26:38 -0400

Here are my two favorites for the Printz award, since we're thinking about awards...

 _All Rivers Flow to the Sea_ by Alison Mcghee (Candlewick). It comes out October 11, but I read the pre-pub this summer. It is just amazing -- the language is beautiful, the characters so solid I swear I actually know them, and the part of the plot about how a teen in grief tries to use sex as a floodgate is one of the most honest portrayals of what sex can really mean and be that I've seen in any YA novel in a long time.

_Looking for Alaska_ by John Green (Dutton/Penguin). It's also a wonderfully imagined and written story. And I see from the Spring 06 Penguin catalog that they'll be bringing out the paperback as part of the Speak imprint, if that gives you a sense of the book.

Elliott batTzedek Curriculum and Collections Developer Children's Literacy Initiative

-----Original Message----- From: George, Becki [mailto:georgeb at ricelake.k12.wi.us] Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:06 AM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] off-topic Newbery Contenders


I'm looking to start a lunchtime reading group at our middle school. An idea I came across was to read and discuss possible Newbery Award winners. Can anyone suggest titles for us to consider?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions,


Becki George Teacher/Library Media Specialist Rice Lake Middle School 204 Cameron Rd. Rice Lake WI 54868

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