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From: Jennifer Sommer <sommer>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:25:45 -0500
I read "Octavian Nothing" to review for a group here in Ohio and, I have to say, I had a very difficult time reading it. If I didn't have to, I probably would have stopped. The style of writing in period English made it a chore to decipher. I liked the subject and premise of the story. I enjoyed the end of the book very much and will probably read the sequel. You know, I plowed my way through Octavian's history and now I feel I obligated to find out the rest. It was quite a time investment for me...a slow reader anyway! It probably took me a month to finish it, which says something since I read every night before bed. It wasn't the length...it was the book. I have been reading all the glowing reviews and keep wondering, "Really? They really didn't like any other book better than that one? Hmmm." Is it just me?
Jennifer Sommer Coordinator of Children's Services Wright Memorial Public Library 1776 Far Hills Avenue Dayton, OH 45419 937-367-3699 sommer at wrightlibrary.org
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:46 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] National Book Award
Today we'll begin our discussion of the 2006 National Book Award Youth Literature winner and nominees:
Winner:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
(Candlewick Press)
Nominees:
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (Front Street)
Sold by Patricia McCormick (Hyperion)
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Dial)
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Roaring Brook Press)
(For more information on the National Book Award, go to http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html)
We welcome your thoughts on one or more of these titles!
Megan
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:25:45 -0500
I read "Octavian Nothing" to review for a group here in Ohio and, I have to say, I had a very difficult time reading it. If I didn't have to, I probably would have stopped. The style of writing in period English made it a chore to decipher. I liked the subject and premise of the story. I enjoyed the end of the book very much and will probably read the sequel. You know, I plowed my way through Octavian's history and now I feel I obligated to find out the rest. It was quite a time investment for me...a slow reader anyway! It probably took me a month to finish it, which says something since I read every night before bed. It wasn't the length...it was the book. I have been reading all the glowing reviews and keep wondering, "Really? They really didn't like any other book better than that one? Hmmm." Is it just me?
Jennifer Sommer Coordinator of Children's Services Wright Memorial Public Library 1776 Far Hills Avenue Dayton, OH 45419 937-367-3699 sommer at wrightlibrary.org
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:46 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] National Book Award
Today we'll begin our discussion of the 2006 National Book Award Youth Literature winner and nominees:
Winner:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
(Candlewick Press)
Nominees:
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (Front Street)
Sold by Patricia McCormick (Hyperion)
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Dial)
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Roaring Brook Press)
(For more information on the National Book Award, go to http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html)
We welcome your thoughts on one or more of these titles!
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 ph: 608-262-9503 fax: 608-262-4933 schliesman at education.wisc.edu _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Fri 05 Jan 2007 02:25:45 PM CST
