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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:32:51 -0700 (PDT)
"The Pull of the Ocean" was excellent on many levels. The use of alternating voices was very effective, giving us little glimpses of the story at a time. Some of these could almost work as short short stories in themselves, but together they make a very satisfying whole. There's a tangible sense of suspense and impending doom throughout, but the world they travel through turns out to have a surprising bit of warmth from many of the characters. It reads sort of like a mystery, but you never know exactly where it's heading, or what solving the mystery might reveal. My only complaint is that the French title, which I think would translate as "The Ocean Child," seems a better fit than "The Pull of the Ocean."
- Steven Engelfried, Raising A Reader Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
503-988-5206
stevene at yahoo.com
Megan Schliesman <schliesman at education.wisc.edu> wrote:
Thank you for your comments on the 2007 Sibert award winner and honor books.
Today we begin discussion of the 2007 Batchelder Award winner and honor books.
The Batchelder is "awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States. ALSC gives the award to encourage American publishers to seek out superior children's books abroad and to promote communication among the peoples of the world." (ALSC web site)
The 2007 Batchelder Award Committee selected The Pull of the Ocean by Jean-Claude Morulevat as the winner of the award. It was published in the United States by Delacorte Press, and translated from the French by Y. Maudet.
The 2007 Batchelder Committee named two honor books:
The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press. Translated from the French by Y. Maudet.
The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari. Published in the Unites States by Miramax/Hyperion. Translated from the Italian by Shaun Whiteside.
I have yet to read "The Last Dragon," but found the winner, "The Pull of the Ocean," and one of the honor book's "The Killer's Tears" to be haunting, compelling works, although in very different ways.
What are your thoughts about this year's Batchelder books?
Megan
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:32:51 -0700 (PDT)
"The Pull of the Ocean" was excellent on many levels. The use of alternating voices was very effective, giving us little glimpses of the story at a time. Some of these could almost work as short short stories in themselves, but together they make a very satisfying whole. There's a tangible sense of suspense and impending doom throughout, but the world they travel through turns out to have a surprising bit of warmth from many of the characters. It reads sort of like a mystery, but you never know exactly where it's heading, or what solving the mystery might reveal. My only complaint is that the French title, which I think would translate as "The Ocean Child," seems a better fit than "The Pull of the Ocean."
- Steven Engelfried, Raising A Reader Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
503-988-5206
stevene at yahoo.com
Megan Schliesman <schliesman at education.wisc.edu> wrote:
Thank you for your comments on the 2007 Sibert award winner and honor books.
Today we begin discussion of the 2007 Batchelder Award winner and honor books.
The Batchelder is "awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States. ALSC gives the award to encourage American publishers to seek out superior children's books abroad and to promote communication among the peoples of the world." (ALSC web site)
The 2007 Batchelder Award Committee selected The Pull of the Ocean by Jean-Claude Morulevat as the winner of the award. It was published in the United States by Delacorte Press, and translated from the French by Y. Maudet.
The 2007 Batchelder Committee named two honor books:
The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press. Translated from the French by Y. Maudet.
The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari. Published in the Unites States by Miramax/Hyperion. Translated from the Italian by Shaun Whiteside.
I have yet to read "The Last Dragon," but found the winner, "The Pull of the Ocean," and one of the honor book's "The Killer's Tears" to be haunting, compelling works, although in very different ways.
What are your thoughts about this year's Batchelder books?
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-net --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.Received on Tue 13 Mar 2007 11:32:51 PM CDT
