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From: Joan Atkinson <jatkinso>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:38:44 -0600
Correction to the day on which Ms. Compestine will speak. It's Friday, January 11th, at ALA Midwinter meeting in Philadelphia. The session is from 8-10 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liberty Ballroom. Sorry for the mistake.
Joan Atkinson Past President, USBBY
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In resposnse to Faith Brautigam's comment about Mrs Baker's name, I assumed she was part of the Baker family as an in-law. Something that did bother me though was the November entry when Holling talks about the pink and white azaleas losing the remnants of their blossoms. Perhaps the blooming season for New York is quite different from Kentucky, but I never heard of azaleas blooming past June. Susan Daole Education Library University of Kentucky
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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:55:32 -0800 From: "Sarah Nelsen" <snelsen at fvrl.org> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars To: tlhubbar at uiuc.edu, ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <20080107165156.M39897 at fvrl.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I loved this book though I did not live through the time period, (though I am old enough to know records and stereos). I went to a Mock Printz workshop this weekend at Multnomah County Library and it was one of the selections that all the participants read. We had one high schooler in our small group and she liked the book but agreed with the rest of us that it seemed to be for a younger audience than the Printz. I'd love to see it win the Newberry.
***** Sarah Nelsen snelsen at fvrl.org Collection Development Librarian Fort Vancouver Regional Library
---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Tracy L. Hubbard" <tlhubbar at uiuc.edu> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 19:21:58 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars
> I am fascinated by the responses to this book and how each of us can
> relate to the time period by a personal reference. I suppose it shows
> our age to some extent...the minute I hear the Monkees I can visualize
> my brother with the record playing it on his stereo! But mention the
> words "record" and "stereo" to my own kids and it is a foreign
> language!
>
> I have to admit I read this book in late November and have not really
> had an opportunity to book talk or refer it to students. I am in a k-5
> school and I would peg this as a good 5th grade reader.
>
> What are the kids saying about this book? There are lots of cultural
> references they may not have frame of reference to.
>
> Just curious,
> Tracy
> Tracy Hubbard
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> Highland Park, IL
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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:23:14 -0600 From: "Faith Brautigam" <fbrautigam at gailborden.info> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <001c01c85151$fc7f2150$9920a8c0 at gailb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
There was a lot about this book that I liked, but aside from the question of whether an average 7th grader would understand Shakespeare that readily, I also was distracted by C. Did anyone else notice this? Mrs. Baker was married to Lt. Baker, thus creating the assumption that Baker was her married name. The store, though, was referred to as her family business, but it was Baker Sports Emporium and run by her brother. I couldn't get my mind around this. If she was a Baker who married a Baker, wouldn't this oddity have been mentioned in the book? If I missed something obvious and someone could explain this to me, it would make me feel better.
C Gail Borden Public Library Elgin, IL
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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:27:33 -0800 (PST) From: Donna MacKinney <dlmackinney at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <911563.10898.qm at web51311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I noticed the Baker-Baker thing and wondered if I misread something earlier in the book but didn't take the time to figure it out.
I don't know about "average" 7th graders (although I do have 7th graders who are in theater and they love doing Shakespeare) but maybe Holling wasn't really average - he makes a point of telling us that he's read Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Ivanhoe (part way:), and The Call of the Wild. While many 7th graders would be capable of reading those books, I don't know that many would read and re-read them voluntarily. Maybe it was more likely during the 60's pre-computer and video game distractions.
Prior to the beginning of his Shakespearean Phase he used unusual language..."Negligent Playground Monitor," "Day of Dread and Doom," and other non-7th grade phrases. So maybe "pied ninny" wasn't that big of a stretch for Holling and we know he liked to fly under the radar:) I recall that while I certainly heard real cursing in the halls in junior high (I was in 7th grade in 1967), the penalty if caught, and to some extent the stigma, was greater then than it is now.
A 6th grade teacher and I were talking about the book and reading parts aloud - the eavesdropping kids got quite interested and now it has a list of student holds on it. My theater teacher has ordered a copy and plans to use it in class. I don't think it is going to be everyone's cup of tea here, but suspect it will hit find some popularity.
Donna MacKinney
Rice Middle School
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There was a lot about this book that I liked, but aside from the question of whether an average 7th grader would understand Shakespeare that readily, I also was distracted by a niggling thing. Did anyone else notice this? Mrs. Baker was married to Lt. Baker, thus creating the assumption that Baker was her married name. The store, though, was referred to as her family business, but it was Baker Sports Emporium and run by her brother. I couldn't get my mind around this. If she was a Baker who married a Baker, wouldn't this oddity have been mentioned in the book? If I missed something obvious and someone could explain this to me, it would make me feel better.
Faith Brautigam Gail Borden Public Library Elgin, IL
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Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:38:01 -0600 From: "L. Brown / M. Regenold" <miclarry at netins.net> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Wed. Wars To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <004801c85197$1b0a23a0$f2f43743 at larry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I avoided reading all the comments about the Wednesday Wars until I could read it. I enjoyed it quite a lot and was totally pulled into the story. Like another commenter's boy's school students, I bought into the teacher's hatred of Holling, though I thought he was kind of dense not to realize that Mrs. Baker had been looking forward to her Wed. afternoons free.
The one thing that bumped me out of the story was Lt. Baker's rank and Mrs. Baker's age. I couldn't figure out what Mrs. Baker's relationship was with her Lt. for the longest time because lieutenants are young, young, young--unless this one received a battlefield commission, which is never explained. So I was picturing Mrs. Baker as a 50-something mother of the lieutenant. It was quite jarring then to discover that she was his wife. Considering how long ago she ran the Olympics, he should have been at least a captain.
Michele Regenold http://iowakid.blogspot.com
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Correction to the day on which Ms. Compestine will speak. It's Friday, January 11th, at ALA Midwinter meeting in Philadelphia. The session is from 8-10 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liberty Ballroom. Sorry for the mistake.
Joan Atkinson Past President, USBBY
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In resposnse to Faith Brautigam's comment about Mrs Baker's name, I assumed she was part of the Baker family as an in-law. Something that did bother me though was the November entry when Holling talks about the pink and white azaleas losing the remnants of their blossoms. Perhaps the blooming season for New York is quite different from Kentucky, but I never heard of azaleas blooming past June. Susan Daole Education Library University of Kentucky
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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:55:32 -0800 From: "Sarah Nelsen" <snelsen at fvrl.org> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars To: tlhubbar at uiuc.edu, ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <20080107165156.M39897 at fvrl.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I loved this book though I did not live through the time period, (though I am old enough to know records and stereos). I went to a Mock Printz workshop this weekend at Multnomah County Library and it was one of the selections that all the participants read. We had one high schooler in our small group and she liked the book but agreed with the rest of us that it seemed to be for a younger audience than the Printz. I'd love to see it win the Newberry.
***** Sarah Nelsen snelsen at fvrl.org Collection Development Librarian Fort Vancouver Regional Library
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> I am fascinated by the responses to this book and how each of us can
> relate to the time period by a personal reference. I suppose it shows
> our age to some extent...the minute I hear the Monkees I can visualize
> my brother with the record playing it on his stereo! But mention the
> words "record" and "stereo" to my own kids and it is a foreign
> language!
>
> I have to admit I read this book in late November and have not really
> had an opportunity to book talk or refer it to students. I am in a k-5
> school and I would peg this as a good 5th grade reader.
>
> What are the kids saying about this book? There are lots of cultural
> references they may not have frame of reference to.
>
> Just curious,
> Tracy
> Tracy Hubbard
> Learning Center Director
> Indian Trail School
> Highland Park, IL
>
> CAS Student GSLIS/UIUC
> tlhubbar at uiuc.edu
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There was a lot about this book that I liked, but aside from the question of whether an average 7th grader would understand Shakespeare that readily, I also was distracted by C. Did anyone else notice this? Mrs. Baker was married to Lt. Baker, thus creating the assumption that Baker was her married name. The store, though, was referred to as her family business, but it was Baker Sports Emporium and run by her brother. I couldn't get my mind around this. If she was a Baker who married a Baker, wouldn't this oddity have been mentioned in the book? If I missed something obvious and someone could explain this to me, it would make me feel better.
C Gail Borden Public Library Elgin, IL
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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:27:33 -0800 (PST) From: Donna MacKinney <dlmackinney at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Wednesday Wars To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <911563.10898.qm at web51311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I noticed the Baker-Baker thing and wondered if I misread something earlier in the book but didn't take the time to figure it out.
I don't know about "average" 7th graders (although I do have 7th graders who are in theater and they love doing Shakespeare) but maybe Holling wasn't really average - he makes a point of telling us that he's read Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Ivanhoe (part way:), and The Call of the Wild. While many 7th graders would be capable of reading those books, I don't know that many would read and re-read them voluntarily. Maybe it was more likely during the 60's pre-computer and video game distractions.
Prior to the beginning of his Shakespearean Phase he used unusual language..."Negligent Playground Monitor," "Day of Dread and Doom," and other non-7th grade phrases. So maybe "pied ninny" wasn't that big of a stretch for Holling and we know he liked to fly under the radar:) I recall that while I certainly heard real cursing in the halls in junior high (I was in 7th grade in 1967), the penalty if caught, and to some extent the stigma, was greater then than it is now.
A 6th grade teacher and I were talking about the book and reading parts aloud - the eavesdropping kids got quite interested and now it has a list of student holds on it. My theater teacher has ordered a copy and plans to use it in class. I don't think it is going to be everyone's cup of tea here, but suspect it will hit find some popularity.
Donna MacKinney
Rice Middle School
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There was a lot about this book that I liked, but aside from the question of whether an average 7th grader would understand Shakespeare that readily, I also was distracted by a niggling thing. Did anyone else notice this? Mrs. Baker was married to Lt. Baker, thus creating the assumption that Baker was her married name. The store, though, was referred to as her family business, but it was Baker Sports Emporium and run by her brother. I couldn't get my mind around this. If she was a Baker who married a Baker, wouldn't this oddity have been mentioned in the book? If I missed something obvious and someone could explain this to me, it would make me feel better.
Faith Brautigam Gail Borden Public Library Elgin, IL
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Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:38:01 -0600 From: "L. Brown / M. Regenold" <miclarry at netins.net> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Wed. Wars To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <004801c85197$1b0a23a0$f2f43743 at larry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I avoided reading all the comments about the Wednesday Wars until I could read it. I enjoyed it quite a lot and was totally pulled into the story. Like another commenter's boy's school students, I bought into the teacher's hatred of Holling, though I thought he was kind of dense not to realize that Mrs. Baker had been looking forward to her Wed. afternoons free.
The one thing that bumped me out of the story was Lt. Baker's rank and Mrs. Baker's age. I couldn't figure out what Mrs. Baker's relationship was with her Lt. for the longest time because lieutenants are young, young, young--unless this one received a battlefield commission, which is never explained. So I was picturing Mrs. Baker as a 50-something mother of the lieutenant. It was quite jarring then to discover that she was his wife. Considering how long ago she ran the Olympics, he should have been at least a captain.
Michele Regenold http://iowakid.blogspot.com
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Message: 4 Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:29:32 -0800 From: "Susan Dubin" <sdubin at socal.rr.com> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Western Regional Conference on Jewish Literature
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Jewish Literature for Children
Western Regional Conference
Sunday, February 17, 2008
10 AM - 4 PM
Sinai Temple
10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
The Association of Jewish Libraries, Association of Jewish Libraries of Southern California, and Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library in cooperation with the Bureau of Jewish Education will hold the West Coast Regional Conference on Jewish Literature for Children on Sunday, February 17, 2008, at Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, where authors, illustrators and publishers will present sessions on the latest offerings in Jewish literature for children and young adults. The one-day event is open to administrators, teachers, librarians, authors, booksellers, would-be authors, and adults who have a passion for Jewish children's literature. The $60 registration for the conference includes all sessions and handouts, a kosher lunch, an autograph dessert party, and a silent auction of artwork from Jewish picture books.
The conference will feature a panel on illustration in Jewish literature, moderated by Lois Sarkissian, owner of Every Picture Tells a Story in Santa Monica. Ms. Sarkissian will present an overview of the history of illustration in Jewish books. On the panel will be Amalia Hoffman (Purim Goodies and Friday Night with the Pope), Steve Sheinkin
(Adventures of Rabbi Harvey), Marissa Moss (Hannah's Journal and Amelia's Notebook), and Elisa Kleven (Paper Princess and The Apple Doll). In addition, the conference will hold small group workshops where participants will make an art project in the style of the featured illustrators. Appearing at the autograph party will be many local authors and illustrators. Books by all the authors and illustrators participating will be available for sale at our Jewish Literature for Children marketplace. Individual manuscript consultations will be available for an additional fee of $45. Up to 10 pages may be submitted by January 30. A 0.5 unit of
Continuing Education is available for this conference from the Bureau of Jewish Education in Los Angeles.
Group discounts are available for 3 or more registrants from a library, school, synagogue or center. For additional information, contact Susan Dubin at 818-886-6415 or email her at sdubin at socal.rr.com . Registration forms can be downloaded from the AJLSC web site at www.ajlsc.org . Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lisa Silverman and Susan Dubin,
Conference Coordinators
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The 2008 Sydney Taylor Book Awards sydney taylor book award
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(Chicago - January 7, 2008) - Sarah Gershman and Kristina Swarner, author and illustrator of The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book, Sid Fleischman, author of The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, and Sonia Levitin, author of Strange Relations, are the 2008 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award. The Sydney Taylor Book Award of the Association of Jewish Libraries honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Cleveland, Ohio this June at a
special ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the award. The Bedtime Sh'ma
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e9adbicab.0.5fjqficab.mxr6owbab.0&ts=S0305&p=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ekspublishing.com%2Fcatalog%2Findex.php%3Fmain_page%3Dpro duct_info]Gershman and Swarner will receive the 2008 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Younger Readers Category for The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book, published by EKS Publishing.
With accessible language, this book helps young children understand the meaning
and concepts of the Sh'ma prayers. The stunning artwork matches the mood of the text, and the words of the prayer (in Hebrew, English, and transliteration) are beautifully integrated into double spread illustrations. "The soothing and soulful voice of Rabbi Julia Adelman on the included CD will lull the listener to sleep with sweet dreams," adds Kathy Bloomfield a member of the Award Committee. The book is recommended for children up to grade 2. Fleischman will receive the 2008 The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e9adbicab.0.4fjqficab.mxr6owbab.0&ts=S0305&p=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.harpercollins.com%2Fbooks%2F9780061344459%2FThe_Entertain er_and_the_Dybbuk%2Findex.aspx]gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Older Readers Category for The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, published by HarperCollins Children's Books. When the spirit of
a 12-year old Jewish boy, murdered by the Nazis, possesses the body of an American GI traveling through Europe as a second-rate ventriloquist, the pair is able to unmask the Nazi responsible. "Fleischman's knowledge of ventriloquism and senses
of humor and humanity craft an imaginative and haunting story, and although all
the action takes place after the war, the sense of loss and tragedy echo through the book," comments Kathe Pinchuck, incoming Chair of the Award Committee. "Wry
humor adds dimension to the characters and suspense accelerates the pace." The
book is recommended for grades 6-8. Strange Relations
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e9adbicab.0.agjqficab.mxr6owbab.0&ts=S0305&p=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.randomhouse.com%2Fcatalog%2Fdisplay.pperl%3Fisbn%3D978037 5937514]Levitin will receive the 2008 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Teen Readers Category for Strange Relations, published by Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Fifteen-year-old Marne decides to spend the summer with her Aunt Carole in Hawaii. But, Aunt Carole is now Aunt Chaya, married to a Chabad Rabbi with seven children. What Marne anticipates will be a relaxing summer of jogging on the beach, surfing, sun tanning, and shopping turns out to be a summer of exploration, spirituality, and growth. "Levitin skillfully writes from the perspective of a contemporary teenager and realistically deals with issues such as drinking, drugs, sexuality, and peer
pressure," notes Rachel Kamin, Chair of the Award Committee. Levitin also won the 1987 Sydney Taylor Book Award for The Return and two honor awards for The Singing Mountain (1998) and Silver Days (1989). Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2008. For Younger Readers, Honor Books are: The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller with illustrations by Boris Kulikov
(Simon & Schuster), Letter on the Wind by Sarah Lamstein with illustrations by Neil Waldman (Boyds Mills Press), and Light written and illustrated by Jane Breskin Zalben (Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group). For Older Readers, the Honor Books are: Holocaust: The Events and Their Impacton Real People by Angela Gluck Wood with consulting by Dan Stone (DK Publishing in association with USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education) and The Secret of Preist's Grotto by Peter Lane Taylor and Christos Nicola (Kar-Ben). For Teen
Readers, the Honor Book is Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler, translated
from the German by Erik J. Macki (Front Street). It should be noted that The Castle on Hester Street won the Sydney Taylor Book Award when it was first published in
1982 by the Jewish Publication Society, and its Honor Award this year is due to
Boris Kulikov's new illustrations. In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated twenty-three Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2008: eleven in the Younger Readers Category, eight in the Older Readers Category, and four for Teens. Notable titles, and more information about the Sydney Taylor Book Award, may be found online at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org
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A special video announcement of the awards can also be accessed at www.youtube.com/SydneyTaylorAward
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