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
(Source Image: “Archery Practice” http://flic.kr/p/66WL5m)
Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
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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