From: Ackerman, Marilyn <M.Ackerman_at_BrooklynPublicLibrary.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:14:08 -0500

Brooklyn Public Library held its Mock Newbery discussion on January 12th, with 30 children's librarians participating.

The BPL 2010 Mock Newbery Award goes to:

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

We named 2 Honor Books:

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

The other titles discussed were:

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills (illus. by Heather Maione)

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Happy Reading!

Marilyn Ackerman Children's Materials Selector Office of Materials Selection Brooklyn Public Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 718-230-2033 Fax: 718-230-2097 Email: m.ackerman_at_brooklynpubliclibrary.org
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