tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post6786012127074701207..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Newbery, NewberyBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-18665968308879639752008-12-30T16:53:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:53:00.000-05:00To anonymous--it's totally subjective as to whethe...To anonymous--it's totally subjective as to whether last year's choice was really the best of the year, but in my mind, it was certainly worthy.alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-32333432402345319692008-12-27T09:23:00.000-05:002008-12-27T09:23:00.000-05:00Bravo, Alvina! I agree. There is too much dumbing-...Bravo, Alvina! I agree. There is too much dumbing-down already; the Newbery doesn't need to follow suit.Blue Rose Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-68679541900728314692008-12-24T12:22:00.000-05:002008-12-24T12:22:00.000-05:00The article was harsh, but was last year's choice ...The article was harsh, but was last year's choice really the the most outstanding children's book of the year? Maybe the process of choosing the winner needs to be rethought? It will be exciting to see what wins this year in any case!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-32328881463303225482008-12-23T11:33:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:33:00.000-05:00I agree that is an odd choice of stats for evaluat...I agree that is an odd choice of stats for evaluating children's literature, I can't think of many books that don't deal with an "issue" of some kind. Isn't that sort of the point?Anna Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158290821419472185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-62465046481176948512008-12-22T10:20:00.000-05:002008-12-22T10:20:00.000-05:00Of the 25 winners and runners-up chosen from 2000 ...Of the 25 winners and runners-up chosen from 2000 to 2005, four of the books deal with death, six with the absence of one or both parents <BR/><BR/>While I can't comment on the Physical or mental challenges the writer mentions, I can't remember a children's/teen's movie or book that DOESN'T have either death or absence of one or both parents. From our earlies days of Bambie's mother being shot, to Anne of Green Gables, there seems to always be a tragedy somewhere in our literature.Christine Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058419743726981987noreply@blogger.com