Notes on September 2017
In September . . .
. . . we looked ahead.
I highlighted ten books coming out this fall.
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. . . I noticed a new category of books.
On a scale of 1-10, how mad will these books make our president?
. . . we checked in on some books that might (might) be taking home Newbery and Caldecott.
It seemed like a fine time to check out the Goodreads mock Caldecott and Newbery lists.
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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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Hi Travis, looking forward to these books. Thanks for sharing!