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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:16:31 -0600
Interesting list, Lisa! Thanks so much for providing the children's comments
Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 60 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Tel: 608-263-3721 Fax: 608-262-4933 horning at education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav at bnkst.edu> Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:11 pm Subject: [CCBC-Net] Mock Newbery Results To: CCBC-NET <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>, Susan Dubin <sdubin at socal.rr.com>
> Bank Street College School for Children, 96 fifth and sixth graders
> read, discussed and voted.
>
> The Short List
> Paint the Wind-
> First Light
> Edward's Eyes
> Elijah buxton
> Wednesday Wars
> Eggs
> True Meaning of Smek Day
> a crooked kind of Perfect
> The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous
> No talking
> This is just to say
> Book of a thousand days
> Lemonade wars
>
> Winner
> True Meaning of Smek Day
>
> Honor Books
> Crooked Kind of Perfect- Linda Urban
> This is Just To Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman
> Book of a Thousand Days- Shannon Hale
>
>
> Comments
>
> Paint the Wind- Pam Munoz ryan
> Sarah age 11 ? sad and happy and makes you keep reading
>
> Wednesday Wars- Miranda 11 Relationships were unique
> Otis 12, writing was good, plot could have been better.
> Isabelle 11- I liked that there was more than one story
> Sophie 11 - Its about a long time ago but it also seems like today.
> This is a time we don?t talk about.
>
> True Meaning of Smek Day
> Jack- I could stop reading. Best book of the year. The Boov were
> great.
> Yoella12- hilarious, I loved the cat- pig
> Azizz 11- The best plot of all the books we read
> Carlotta 11- I liked the form of the essay as a way of telling the
> story?
> Andrew 12- I could really see the characters The story was
> unpredictable.
> Cal- 12 Exciting funny and weird
> Jenna, I loved it. I don?t like science fiction but I loved it.
> Miranda 11- Fun to read. I read non-stop. Real kids our age wouldn?t
> talk like this
> Judah 11
>
>
> A Crooked kind of Perfect
> Colby age 12- I haven?t read anything like this. I like the quirky
> characters
> Judah- the characters were three dimensional, funny and interesting
> Jenna 12, not a word was wasted, the ideas were grown up
> Miranda 11- you got to know the characters by what they said to each
> other
> Colby- I liked the relationships
> Alex, age 11 It drew you in
> Bruke age 12- the plot was twisted and you knew what it felt like to
> lose and gain a friend.
> Pheobe age 10- This book was funny, sad, and real
> Katrina 11- the plot was unexpected
> Julie age 12 ?low key not as exciting as the other nominees
> Mia age 11_I like the way the ?she became herself?
> Alex 11- I play piano and I could really relate to her. Feelings were
> described well
>
> The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous
> Jenna, age 12 ?no one understood her but I did when I read this book
> Nora, age 11- never read a book before with these unique characters
> Mia- I have a cousin who is like this. This book is perfect and she
> read it and loved it.
>
> This is just to say
> Nora 11- Touching
> Phoebe- Best book. I felt like the narrator was talking to me.
> Arden 12-I love the apologies and responses. I could hear the
> conversation.
> Isaiah 12- The poems had and actual story.
> Aziz-11 Even though the poems were short they gave you an in-depth look
> at the characters.
> Charlie- first poem book I read that I actually liked.
>
> Book of a thousand days
> Celia- I liked the format of days instead of chapters
> Sophie age 12- Even though there were a lot of words you may not have
> known they made sense in the sentences
> Kristine 11- It was a fast adventure. I didn?t want to put it down.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Lisa Von Drasek
> Children's Librarian
> Bank Street College of Education
> School for Children Pre-K- 8
> 610 West 112th St
> NY NY 10025
>
> lisav at bnkst.edu
>
> 212 875 4452
>
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Received on Wed 09 Jan 2008 09:16:31 PM CST
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:16:31 -0600
Interesting list, Lisa! Thanks so much for providing the children's comments
Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 60 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Tel: 608-263-3721 Fax: 608-262-4933 horning at education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav at bnkst.edu> Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:11 pm Subject: [CCBC-Net] Mock Newbery Results To: CCBC-NET <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>, Susan Dubin <sdubin at socal.rr.com>
> Bank Street College School for Children, 96 fifth and sixth graders
> read, discussed and voted.
>
> The Short List
> Paint the Wind-
> First Light
> Edward's Eyes
> Elijah buxton
> Wednesday Wars
> Eggs
> True Meaning of Smek Day
> a crooked kind of Perfect
> The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous
> No talking
> This is just to say
> Book of a thousand days
> Lemonade wars
>
> Winner
> True Meaning of Smek Day
>
> Honor Books
> Crooked Kind of Perfect- Linda Urban
> This is Just To Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman
> Book of a Thousand Days- Shannon Hale
>
>
> Comments
>
> Paint the Wind- Pam Munoz ryan
> Sarah age 11 ? sad and happy and makes you keep reading
>
> Wednesday Wars- Miranda 11 Relationships were unique
> Otis 12, writing was good, plot could have been better.
> Isabelle 11- I liked that there was more than one story
> Sophie 11 - Its about a long time ago but it also seems like today.
> This is a time we don?t talk about.
>
> True Meaning of Smek Day
> Jack- I could stop reading. Best book of the year. The Boov were
> great.
> Yoella12- hilarious, I loved the cat- pig
> Azizz 11- The best plot of all the books we read
> Carlotta 11- I liked the form of the essay as a way of telling the
> story?
> Andrew 12- I could really see the characters The story was
> unpredictable.
> Cal- 12 Exciting funny and weird
> Jenna, I loved it. I don?t like science fiction but I loved it.
> Miranda 11- Fun to read. I read non-stop. Real kids our age wouldn?t
> talk like this
> Judah 11
>
>
> A Crooked kind of Perfect
> Colby age 12- I haven?t read anything like this. I like the quirky
> characters
> Judah- the characters were three dimensional, funny and interesting
> Jenna 12, not a word was wasted, the ideas were grown up
> Miranda 11- you got to know the characters by what they said to each
> other
> Colby- I liked the relationships
> Alex, age 11 It drew you in
> Bruke age 12- the plot was twisted and you knew what it felt like to
> lose and gain a friend.
> Pheobe age 10- This book was funny, sad, and real
> Katrina 11- the plot was unexpected
> Julie age 12 ?low key not as exciting as the other nominees
> Mia age 11_I like the way the ?she became herself?
> Alex 11- I play piano and I could really relate to her. Feelings were
> described well
>
> The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous
> Jenna, age 12 ?no one understood her but I did when I read this book
> Nora, age 11- never read a book before with these unique characters
> Mia- I have a cousin who is like this. This book is perfect and she
> read it and loved it.
>
> This is just to say
> Nora 11- Touching
> Phoebe- Best book. I felt like the narrator was talking to me.
> Arden 12-I love the apologies and responses. I could hear the
> conversation.
> Isaiah 12- The poems had and actual story.
> Aziz-11 Even though the poems were short they gave you an in-depth look
> at the characters.
> Charlie- first poem book I read that I actually liked.
>
> Book of a thousand days
> Celia- I liked the format of days instead of chapters
> Sophie age 12- Even though there were a lot of words you may not have
> known they made sense in the sentences
> Kristine 11- It was a fast adventure. I didn?t want to put it down.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Lisa Von Drasek
> Children's Librarian
> Bank Street College of Education
> School for Children Pre-K- 8
> 610 West 112th St
> NY NY 10025
>
> lisav at bnkst.edu
>
> 212 875 4452
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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
Received on Wed 09 Jan 2008 09:16:31 PM CST
