tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post2575479193504553239..comments2023-12-22T09:04:09.898-08:00Comments on Six Boxes of Books: 2009 Printz PredictionsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-54418792361081154352009-01-25T15:47:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:47:00.000-08:00Doesn't it just make you wish you could overhear t...Doesn't it just make you wish you could overhear the committee's discussions? I would love to know not just what they picked, but what came really close - and why it didn't make it. Nation is in my to-read pile still. I'll be curious to hear that you think of Tender Morsels!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-80625672357994885332009-01-24T19:58:00.000-08:002009-01-24T19:58:00.000-08:00I was looking at my spreadsheet of starred reviews...I was looking at my spreadsheet of starred reviews, and they seemed sort of crazy, but then I remembered that starred reviews aren't necessarily given on anything like the ALA committees' award criteria; so they can give stars to books for sheer awesomeness, even if the writing is bad.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-60463768606708564532009-01-24T14:16:00.000-08:002009-01-24T14:16:00.000-08:00Oh, it was an adult. And the reviewers who gave it...Oh, it was an adult. And the reviewers who gave it starred reviews are, of course, adults.LaurieA-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482323207701500679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-78344516459349153032009-01-24T08:23:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:23:00.000-08:00I meant, was the person who said she thought Littl...I meant, was the person who said she thought Little Brother would win a kid or an adult?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-20598407593587781602009-01-24T07:40:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:40:00.000-08:00Marcus, the main character, is 17. Little Brother ...Marcus, the main character, is 17. Little Brother got starred reviews in SLJ, PW, Horn Book, and Booklist. So it's definitely a contender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-58769921077979097822009-01-23T19:37:00.000-08:002009-01-23T19:37:00.000-08:00Ditto the impossibility of Little Brother (there i...Ditto the impossibility of Little Brother (there is nothing distinguished about it). I am hoping that Disreputable History takes the gold. I would also love to see Octavian Nothing Vol. 2 get some recognition (i thought it was even better than the first).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-85100793673977082652009-01-23T16:54:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:54:00.000-08:00I haven't read all the Morris nominees, but I thin...I haven't read all the Morris nominees, but I think A Curse As Dark As Gold is a great contender for it, while not really strong enough for the Printz. But yes, I think they could probably all be taken seriously.<BR/><BR/>Rave reviews for Madapple mystify me. <BR/><BR/>Was the Little Brother person a kid or an adult? I simply can't imagine.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704532387089251856.post-88246887682136264722009-01-23T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:38:00.000-08:00Someone today told me she thinks Little Brother wi...Someone today told me she thinks Little Brother will win. I have read Graceling, and it is made of awesome. Haven't read Madapple yet, I just read another rave review for it today. The nominees for that new first-time YA author award (William Morris Award?) all seem like possible Printz contenders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com