Covering the Newbery (#41): The Bronze Bow
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1962: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: More like The Bronze Boooo! Can they all be winners? No, they cannot.
Up next week: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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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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