tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post4472179624736294666..comments2024-03-27T21:40:37.820-04:00Comments on Ms. Yingling Reads: Fine. Award Winners.Ms. Yinglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-42858178115208991352010-04-14T13:46:10.941-04:002010-04-14T13:46:10.941-04:00I just now read Calpurnia, and I totally LOVED it....I just now read Calpurnia, and I totally LOVED it. I'm surprised you didn't like it! We usually love the same books.Mrs. F-B's Books Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545553396503839466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-34381770269393450262010-01-24T21:33:47.752-05:002010-01-24T21:33:47.752-05:00I don't think my copies of Calpurnia Tate or C...I don't think my copies of Calpurnia Tate or Claudette Colvin are going to jump off the shelves, but I've already checked out my two copies each of When You Reach Me and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and I think Homer Figg will do OK once it gets to me. (I've got a teacher who does Freak the Mighty as a class read and I can generally move the rest of the Rodman Philbrick books to those classes for the rest of the year.) I'll admit that the minor bout of When You Reach Me enthusiasm is probably due to my enthusiastic hand-selling of it to teachers, who then got their students interested, but I've also got kids checking out A Wrinkle in Time in quantity for the first time in my five years at my school. So, all in all, I'm feeling pretty good about this year's Newbery panel. <br /><br />The Printzes, on the other hand, I don't own any of them. Not a one. And probably won't buy most of them, since they seem mature for a middle school library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-27205002668293668612010-01-22T08:54:43.251-05:002010-01-22T08:54:43.251-05:00I personally liked Calpurnia Tate and did actually...I personally liked Calpurnia Tate and did actually buy it for our library - I do buy things with limited appeal now and then; I like to have something for everyone! It reminded me how glad I am not to be living in Texas anymore...too hot!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-26453976076573899652010-01-20T11:14:02.602-05:002010-01-20T11:14:02.602-05:00I wanted my son to read The Monstrulogist but he w...I wanted my son to read The Monstrulogist but he wasn't impressed with the blurb. He's one of those "picky" readers. The ones that you have to force feed every now and then.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-88188411116252642772010-01-20T08:56:21.323-05:002010-01-20T08:56:21.323-05:00Oh did love Calpurnia Tate, but then again I'm...Oh did love Calpurnia Tate, but then again I'm not a kid and I do live in (and love) Texas so I felt quite a connection to the story. I could see it having fairly limited appeal and several of my friends seeme to have felt fairly lukewarm about it.Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166022222097462784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-12255200130246279772010-01-19T09:35:22.675-05:002010-01-19T09:35:22.675-05:00Choke. I nearly spit up my orange juice when I rea...Choke. I nearly spit up my orange juice when I read your first paragraph. That's about what I felt when I picked up the cognotes at ALA Midwinter to check out the winners. We own some, not all, and I'm going to post circ stats too. Yeah, it's not a popularity award, but for that same reason I don't feel "required" to immediately rush out and purchase every title listed. And that's why I love the Cybils. Popularity and quality!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.com