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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:51:10 -0600
We don't want to disrupt the timeliness of the current comments on the 2007 Newbery Award book. If you have things to add to that discussion, please feel free to do so.
At the same time, we also want to invite comments on the 2007 Printz Award, which we are scheduled to discuss from now through the end of February.
The 2007 Printz Award winner was American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2006)
There were four Printz Award honor books:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick Press, 2006) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (Dutton, 2006) Surrender by Sonya Hartnett (U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)
In our work at the CCBC, we are often talking about new books to teachers, and I find that's it's hard to contain my enthusiasm when talking about this year's Printz books--particularly American Born Chinese, Octavian Nothing and The Book Thief--with educators on the lookout for books to teach in the high school classroom.
What do you --or the young adults with whom you share books--have to say about one or more of these titles?
Megan
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:51:10 -0600
We don't want to disrupt the timeliness of the current comments on the 2007 Newbery Award book. If you have things to add to that discussion, please feel free to do so.
At the same time, we also want to invite comments on the 2007 Printz Award, which we are scheduled to discuss from now through the end of February.
The 2007 Printz Award winner was American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2006)
There were four Printz Award honor books:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick Press, 2006) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (Dutton, 2006) Surrender by Sonya Hartnett (U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)
In our work at the CCBC, we are often talking about new books to teachers, and I find that's it's hard to contain my enthusiasm when talking about this year's Printz books--particularly American Born Chinese, Octavian Nothing and The Book Thief--with educators on the lookout for books to teach in the high school classroom.
What do you --or the young adults with whom you share books--have to say about 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.eduReceived on Wed 21 Feb 2007 08:51:10 AM CST
