Monday, January 23, 2012

And the Winners Are...

Today, the ALA has announced its 2012 winners. They are...




The John Newbery Medal



Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos




Go HERE to check out his site and read about the book.




The Newbery Honor Books



Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai



Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin




Michael L. Printz Award



Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley




Printz Honor Books



Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler



The Returning by Christine Hinwood




Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey




The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater




For a complete list of all ALA winners please visit THIS SITE.




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Be Thinking About...

Nashville Sounds Reading Program - As soon as our kit arrives from the Sounds we'll begin making announcements about this.

Battle of the Books - This year, there will be ten books on each grade's list. More info. to come. Be thinking about creating teams, etc.