Each January a committee from the American Library Association (ALA) selects the official Newbery Award and Honor books for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year."
Our book club will read and suggest books we think deserve this award (based on the Newbery criteria) and then, in January, vote for our pick for the Bayside Mock Newbery award.
Official Newbery Winner January, 2010
When You Reach Me
Runners up: Claudett Colvin; Evolution of Calpurnia Tate; Where the Mountain Meets the Moon; The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Runners up: When You Reach Me; Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
June 13, 2009
Happenstance Found by P. W. Catanese
Twelve year old Happenstance wakes up in a cave with no idea how he got there, or who he is, but merchant and royal advisor Lord Umber helps Hap and his two friends escape from the caverns.
The awards were announced on January 18th, at the American Library Association's Winter Convention.
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Twelve year old Happenstance wakes up in a cave with no idea how he got there, or who he is, but merchant and royal advisor Lord Umber helps Hap and his two friends escape from the caverns.
I can't wait for the sequel to come out! I loved the futuristic element, even though the setting is in medieval times.
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