MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2019
Today's Heavy Medal Finalist is THE GIRL WHO DREW BUTTERFLIES. Heavy Medal Committee member Susan N. introduces the book, noting how "poet Joyce Sidman elegantly uses the stages of insect development as a metaphor for the transformation of a woman and of the world around her."
FRONT DESK by Kelly Yang is today's Heavy Medal Finalist. Heavy Medal Committee member Alys highlights the strong character development in the novel: "Mia...is action-oriented, and that's reflected in everything from the recurring imagery to the book's pacing to the event-focused plot lines."
Heavy Medal Committee member Sam introduces today's finalist: "Though I try to remain neutral in my analysis and discussions, I find myself incapable of such literary integrity in this context. I absolutely love THE FAITHFUL SPY written by John Hendrix."
In her introduction to Heavy Medal Finalist THE BOOK OF BOY, Deborah says the author Catherine Gilbert Murdock "weaves a mystery about redemption and desire into a world that believed in scraps of wood, bone and dust."
The Heavy Medal Newbery discussion begins today. In the next 24 days, 18 books selected as "Heavy Medal Finalists" will be discussed by the 19 members of the Heavy Medal Award Committee, culminating in Mock Newbery balloting on January 25th. Discussion opens with THE ASSASSINATION OF BRANGWAIN SPURGE
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