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100 Scope Notes Year in Review: The Best of the Best of the Best (Part 4)

Travis Jonker, December 17, 2007 | Articles, Best of



Part 4: Graphic Novels I’ve said it before: I love lists. I think that it’s an inherent trait librarians posses. I love lists so much (especially those of the “year-end”, “best-of” persuasion) that I decided to make a book-related master list to sum up 2007. Call it “Kidlit’s Greatest Hits”, call it “Now This is […]

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100 Scope Notes Year in Review: The Best of the Best of the Best (Part 3)

Travis Jonker, December 16, 2007 | Articles, Best of



Part 3: Middle Grade Fiction The 100 Scope Notes roundup continues today with a look back at middle grade fiction. In case you missed the recap of fiction and non-fiction picture books, let me explain. I’ve taken every year-end list I could find (see below), threw them in my children’s lit blender, and hit “frappé”. […]

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100 Scope Notes Year in Review: The Best of the Best of the Best (Part 2)

Travis Jonker, December 14, 2007 | Articles, Best of



Part 2: Picture Books (Non-fiction) The wrapping up of the year in children’s lit continues today with non-fiction picture books. In case you’re new to the scene, I’ve looked at every year-end list I could find (see below) to see which books have received the most notice in 2007. I am no scientist, and the […]

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100 Scope Notes Year In Review: The Best of the Best of the Best (Part 1)

Travis Jonker, December 13, 2007 | Articles, Best of



Part 1: Picture Books (Fiction) Well, it’s done. I picked over every single year end list I could get my hands on. From the big names (Horn Book, School Library Journal) to the names which carry lesser weight in the children’s lit world (Miami Herald anyone?), no list went un-poured over (see below). I noted […]

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