Mock Newbery Discussion List and Details
Sunday, January 11th, 1pm-5pm
Golden Gate Library
5606 San Pablo Ave.Oakland, CA 94608
If you plan on coming:
1) Please RSVP to Sharon McKellar , or put your name/email in a comment
2) Read the Newbery Terms & Criteria
3) Read all eight titles below with those criteria in mind
4) Come ready to discuss and vote!
Titles for Discussion:
After Tupac and D Foster
by Jacqueline Woodson
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things
by Lenore Look
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Highway Cats
by Janet Taylor Lisle
My One Hundred Adventures
by Polly Horvath
The Porcupine Year
by Louise Erdrich
The Trouble Begins at 8
by Sid Fleischman
The Underneath
by Kathi Appelt
Please note that this event is intended for adult participants.
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About Nina Lindsay
Nina Lindsay is the Children's Services Coordinator at the Oakland Public Library, CA. She chaired the 2008 Newbery Committee, and served on the 2004 and 1998 committees. You can reach her at ninalindsay@gmail.com
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I read the Newbery Terms and Criteria, and notice that they’re originally from 1978, revised in 1987 (or something like that). I’m wondering what the original terms were, and how often they’ve been revised. Given the discussion about changing the award, it seems to me it would be interesting to see whether and, if so, how, they have changed over the years.