From: OReilly, Alison <Alison.OReilly>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:18:03 -0600

On Monday, January 12th, Austin Public Library held its first Mock Newbery Discussion. We discussed ten titles - books that were pre-selected to provide us with a sample that could reflect (at least in part) the variety of books the Newbery committee might consider. We also hoped these titles would allow us to experience the typical issues the committee might face while discussing books that were intended for the wide variety of audiences within the 0-14 age range. Our Mock Newbery titles were:

 

Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look

Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West by Sid Fleischman

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

 

After one round of balloting, we did not have an official winner. Since the library customers of Austin were anxiously awaiting our return to public service, we decided to choose our top scorer as our winner: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. We awarded our second and third place scores with honors: Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse and The Trouble Begins at 8 by Sid Fleischman.

 

Regards,

Alison

   Alison O'Reilly, Teen Services Librarian Austin Public Library 800 Guadalupe, Austin, TX 78701 email: alison.oreilly at ci.austin.tx.us voice: 512-974-7347 fax: 512-974-7587
 
 
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