#newbery medal

[vifetoile]

The movie adaptation of Holes by Louis Sachar is such a perfect adaptation, and part of that is its faithfulness. It's like they know that they have a good, meaty story to work with, all they need to do is tell it well. And they do.

#holes by louis sachar #ya literature #children's literature #newbery medal #the art of adaptation #film #books #bookblr #my posts #my writings

[meganwhalenturner]

2023 ALA Youth Media Awards

I was a little disappointed by the coverage of the Youth Media Awards. So few of the book jackets were featured in the articles I read. I'd like to say a special thank you to @the-dust-jacket for taking the time to put together the beautiful posts I have reblogged below.

The Newbery, the Caldecott, the Coretta Scott King, the Bel Pre etc etc-- the whole point of these awards is to drive sales. Because those sales motivate publishers to print more diverse books. The bigger the sales bump, the more important the prize; the more important the prize, the bigger the sales bump.

I think seeing the covers makes a huge impact and I hope @the-dust-jacket's posts gets lots of reblogs.

Congratulations to all those honored this year!

#youthmediaawards #newbery medal #caldecott medal #schneider family awards #michael l printz award #alex award #stonewall book award #sydney taylor book awards #Loretta scott kings book awards #pura bel pre awards #mildred l batch elder award

[kontextmaschine]

#newbery medal

[raybeansbooks]

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Historical Fiction (Listening to Audio Book) Mildred D. Taylor Originally Published 1967 by Scholastic Inc.

Author Mildred D. Taylor released the historical fiction middle grade book Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry in 1976 and it continues to enrich young readers to this day. I read it initially when I was in middle school over a decade ago and, like many other books I read growing up, I felt I should revisit it and find appreciation for such a stunning book that I didn’t fully recognize when I was younger. 

This Newbery Medal winning novel takes place in a country adjusting to the new United States after the civil war, racial tensions still high and potent in the south. We focus on the Logan family and follow along specifically with the daughter Cassie as we witness life and happenings surrounding her family and community over a very turbulent year. We see how the school district treats her and other black students with no buses and poor conditions books passed down until they “weren’t good enough” for white children anymore. We watch as Cassie and her siblings deal with troublesome children in the community as well as adults. We see how far a community will go to get “justice” on a black person who has done them wrong. 

In a way, this reminds me a little of Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. As his title suggests, and how I find some connection between the two, is that they highlight the going ons of everyday life for a time, place, and people. That this is just how life is in this moment, even if unfair and unrewarding as a reader or someone looking for a just and satisfactory ending to their story. Sometimes, that isn’t how it is.

As this novel was introduced to me as a reading in middle school, I can find myself keeping it somewhere between YA and JUV categories in a collection. This transitional period can be hard to place for people and reading materials so perhaps I would work a “middle” category into my catalog and collection to mark transitional pieces for young readers. There are some difficult matters and language addressed in it that make me hesitant for a children’s collection even if put in a higher reading level area so maybe a YA or Middle grade space with proper labeling.

For me, someone reading this in the wake of the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, it feels very potent and disturbing that these feelings and actions towards people of color persist to this day; how people are being brought up and raised in a way to perpetuate an unjust hatred. Considering I have seen this on banned books lists, the prejudice doesn’t surprise me but disappoints me; the company it shares in these thoughts is revealing.

Speaking of Banned Books, I could definitely see Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry joining a display of banned materials recorded by the ALA. In a library that I currently work at, a number of the front line books on this display also come with interests in the form of book marks educating readers on why this material has been contested and recognizing the general history of it and its author. I can see Taylor’s novel taking up valuable space with other stunning and notable works in a Banned Books Display. Let’s also not forget when we highlight pride and appreciation of communities, we could also use it as representation for Black History month in February and recommend it as a quick read considering the page count.

I remember having no complaints about this book in Middle school and I definitely don’t now. It is a beautiful book, though sad. I recommend readers take their time with this one considering what happens to the Logan family and their community, especially in the novel’s conclusion. Be well. 

- Ray

11/10/2023

Anonymous. (2020, February 20). Banned & Challenged books. Advocacy, Legislation & Issues. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks

Taylor, M. D. (2004). Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. Puffin

Books.Taylor, M. D. (n.d.). Roll of thunder, hear my cry (Logans, #4). Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/310459.Roll_of_Thunder_Hear_My_Cry

#book blog #books #literature #ya #mildred d taylor #puffin modern classics #classics #middle grade #newbery medal #roll of thunder #hear my cry #roll of thunder here my cry #own voices #black author #black books #historical fiction #fiction #banned books

[straycalico]

Sometimes fiction is a way of coping with the poison of the world in a way that lets us survive it.

Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech (2009)

Art by Felicia Hoshino

#neil gaiman #children's fiction #fantasy #author #newbery medal #newbery #literature #english literature #books #books & libraries #quotes #fiction

[animezinglife]

It’s not like I didn’t pick up dark themes reading books as a kid, but it really puts things into perspective sometimes when you go back and re-read them as an adult who’s closer to the parents’ ages, now. 

Sometimes “dark” and “unsettling” turns to you being horrified by how deeply disturbing the situation actually is. 

I think that’s also the mark of a fantastic work of fiction, though: when you perfectly understand everything from the child character’s perspective reading it at her age, then again through the parents’ eyes when you’re an adult.

#readerblr #bookblr #afternoon of the elves #janet taylor lisle #newbery medal #newbery award winner #great book. #juvenile fiction #children's books #middle grade fiction

[lamajaoscura]

#robin mckinley #newbery medal

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite Henry #BookReview #ARC #Edelweiss

Did you read the classic children's story, #MistyofChincoteague? A new biography explores the life and works of author #MargueriteHenry. #ReadersandRiders is a Really interesting book! #Edelweiss #BookReview #TrafalgarSquareBooks #ARC

The untold story of the bestselling children’s book author and how her most popular titles came to influence generations of aspiring writers and devoted equestrians. In certain circles, her name inspires immediate recognition and pronouncements of a committed admiration that has likely spanned decades. As an author, Marguerite Henry was indeed remarkably prolific, with 59 books published,…

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#ARC Review #Author #Biography #Book Review #Children&039;s Books #Horses #Marguerite Henry #Misty of Chincoteague #New Books #Newbery Honor #Newbery Medal

[dynamobooks]

Ellen Raskin: The Westing Game (1978)

#ellen raskin #the westing game #puffin #modern classics #mystery #childrens books #newbery medal

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

Forget your sign, what was the Newberry Medal winner the year you were born?

#newbery medal #newbery award #books #children's books #literature #i work at a public library #(mine is Missing May by Rylant fwiw)

[dogzcats]

can publishers stop printing awards ONTO the book itself please I am begging

#ONLY PULITZER PRIZES OR NEWBERY MEDALS ARE ALLOWED #other than that I am begging.... please...

[saunne]

Why did the author kill you off? by avaskian

Death By Newbery Medal

This is a coming of age story, and you are the painful reminder that growth so often comes hand-in-hand with pain. Not always, of course, but writers are keen to show this. You were bright, understanding, an almost relentless force of good, and quite possibly a beloved pet nearing the end of your lifespan. With your death comes shock, bitterness, and the breaking of countless hearts. But your loss will likely impart a fair few important life lessons onto those who read about it. More than that, there is a grand chance that the author is using this story to cope with the death of a real loved one. Take pride in knowing that you are love turned to grief, filtered and diluted back into love.

#death by newbery medal #11 results #I quiz Uquiz We quiz #uquiz #uquiz quiz #uquiz link #are queue ready for it ?

[tomewardbound]

"Most of what is best in writing isn't done deliberately."

— Madeleine L'Engle, "The Expanding Universe," Newbery Medal acceptance speech, August 1963

#Madeleine L'Engle #The Expanding Universe #Newbery Medal acceptance speech #author quote #tomeward bound

[sins-of-the-sea]

Quite possibly the world's largest pig comes up to tiny Josep and starts sniffing him. SNORFSNORFSNORF

Send Anons to pre-1498 Josep Frances

"Wow!! You have to be the biggest piggy in the world!! You're even bigger than the pigs at my farm!" Without hesitation, Josep moves forward to allow the absolute unit to sniff him so he can be more familiar with him before proceeding to hug him.

"You're so big and so healthy!! You'll make all our other pigs so jealous! I wanna take you home with me and ride you around like a horse!

".....Though I'm sure my mother and brother would oppose it. They won't even let me ride the horses yet. 'Not trained enough', they say."

#kid you are one breath away from being a Newbery Medal lmao #[Captain Josep Frascona] #[Tiny Josep]

[mediamaven]

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village :: Linda Book Lady's Review :: No Spoilers

This book about medieval village life is a truly unique reading experience. There’s a lot of variety and information in the text. (more…) “”

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#Award Winning Books #Books to Read #Historical Fiction #Newbery Medal Books

[prokopetz]

I was going to remark on how weird it is that "comic where a couple of ambiguously gay teenage girls are living through the actual Apocalypse, yet in spite of being surrounded by horrors, nothing bad ever happens to them personally, so they wander around being being wistful and shit" is just, like, a genre now, but then it occurred to me that we had exactly the same thing when I was a kid, except instead of "comic" it was "novel that really wants you to know it deserves a Newbery Medal", and instead of "a couple of ambiguously gay teenage girls" it was "a boy and his dog", and upon reflection I have to grant that the genre's present incarnation is strictly an improvement.

#media #comics #tropes #swearing