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November 24, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Narrowing Newbery Edition

November 24, 2010 by Travis Jonker   4 comments

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A MUST SEE: ALA YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS WEBCAST

While I’m excited to say that I’ll see them in person this year, I couldn’t be more pleased that the American Library Association will again offer a live webcast of their annual Youth Media Awards. Well, I guess I would be more pleased if they somehow combined it with English muffins, but that seems unlikely. You can watch the announcement of the Newbery, Caldecott, et al. from your computer on January 10 at 7:45 a.m. PT. Click here for details. Click here to bookmark the webcast site.

NARROWING DOWN NEWBERY

One of my favorite Newbery-related sites – ACPL Mock Newbery – recently posted their final reading list of contenders. A fine, fine group. Click here to read it.

J.K. ROWLING TEXTS DANIEL RADCLIFFE: NO MORE ‘HARRY POTTER’ BOOKS

Real headline alert! Ridiculous headline gong! The actor seems about as certain as one can be (from a text) that ol’ J.K. isn’t going to continue the Harry Potter series. Click here to read.

Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. On shelves April 4, 2011.

The master is back, this time telling the story of Annie Taylor – the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Is it springtime yet?

It’s still kinda boggles my mind that Diary of a Wimpy Kid will play a role in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Author Jeff Kinney’s above quote sums up the awesomeness. Thanks to @PWKidsBookshelf for pointing the way to this USA TODAY article.

Ever wonder what it be like if Harry Potter had decided to ditch Ron to become friends with Malfoy? Wonder no more!

(Thanks to BuzzFeed for the link)

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Abby says

    November 24, 2010 at 8:01 am

    Ack! You’re going to be at Midwinter?! Me, too! We should definitely figure out a Blogger Meetup. 🙂

    • Travis says

      November 24, 2010 at 8:09 am

      I’d be all for that – let’s get the wheels turning!

  2. Lisa says

    November 26, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    I went to Niagara Falls this summer and learned all about poor Annie Taylor. She was never able to make any money from her barrel-riding fame. 🙁 I look forward to reading the book. Thanks for the heads up. I hope I can score a copy for myself before April.

  3. Ed says

    December 7, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    Travis!

    San Diego? Yes! When do you leave? How long are you staying? What will you be doing? Committees?

    We also need to plan an Uncaldecott gathering.

    Ed

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