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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Winner's Circle: Onion John, by Joseph Krumgold (1960)

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Only five authors in the 90+ year history of the Newbery Medal have won that honor twice. But while E. L. Konigsburg, Lois Lowry, Katheri...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

2014 Contenders: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein

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Luigi Lemoncello is the most famous game designer in the world, and twelve-year-old Kyle Keeley is one of his biggest fans. So when Kyle f...

2014 Contenders: Better Nate Than Ever, by Tim Federle

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Thirteen-year-old Nate Foster is your quintessential small-town social outcast. He's chubby, terrible at sports, and prone to belting ou...
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Friday, July 19, 2013

2014 Contenders: The Fortune-Teller, by Paul B. Thompson

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When last we saw Mikal and Lyra, at the end of The Brightworking , they had escaped the destruction of the Guild of Constant Working'...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

2014 Contenders: The Year of Billy Miller, by Kevin Henkes

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When I attend ALA, I usually approach author signings in one of two frames of mind. Sometimes - probably the majority of times - I am diffid...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

2014 Contenders: The Hidden Summer, by Gin Phillips

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Nell and Lydia, a pair of Alabama girls on the cusp of adolescence, are best friends. Their mothers used to be friends too, but they'...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

2014 Contenders: The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, by Kathi Appelt

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"I am not the person to review this movie. Perhaps you will enjoy a review from someone who disqualifies himself at the outset......
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