From: Julie Ranelli <jranelli>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:23:40 -0500

I've really liked the previous 2 Belpre narrative award winners--Julia Alvarez's "Before We Were Free" in 2004 and Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising" in 2002. I was glad to see Ryan's "Becoming Naomi Leon" honored this year also. I loved the carvings in that book and how Naomi found her Mexican family and also resolved her feelings for her long-absent mother.

Has anyone read this year's narrative winner "Tequila Worm"? I have not and did not have access to it for our discussion. I'd be curious to hear thoughts on the book and whether you have it in your collection. I wonder if it will become as widely read/the author as well known as the two previous winners I mentioned above... It's more of a teen selection than the recent past winners had been.

Thanks for any thoughts you can share! Julie Ranelli

Children's/YA Librarian Queen Anne's County Free Library Kent Island Branch Stevensville, MD jranelli at quan.lib.md.us
Received on Thu 30 Mar 2006 10:23:40 AM CST