Thursday, December 22, 2011

Final Reading List for 2012 Mock Newbery

You've looked over List One and List Two. Here (at last) is the final reading list for the ACPL Mock Newbery 2012:

The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell

Bluefish by Pat Schmatz

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin

I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems

The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill

True (…sort of) by Katherine Hannigan

The Wikkeling by Steven Arntson

With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo

YOUR CHOICE – Let us know in the comments below which title you were hoping was going to be included in the discussion; we’ll do our best to have it available for perusal on January 7th, the day of our in-person discussion.

We hope you'll consider joining us for our "in-person" discussion. You can register online or you can call Children's Services at 260.421.1220 to register.
Here are the details:

WHO:        Adults interested in great new children's books

WHAT:      ACPL Children's Services Mock Newbery discussion

WHERE:    Allen County Public Library  900 Library Plaza  Fort Wayne, Indiana

WHEN:      Saturday, January 7, 2011 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems

"I have not seen Gerald today."

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Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

Hyperion Books; 57 pages

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Have you registered yet?

If you are in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area -- or will be on Saturday, January 7th -- we'd love to have you join us for our Mock Newbery discussion!

You can register online or you can call Children's Services at 260.421.1220 to register.

Here are the details:
WHO:       Adults interested in great new children's books
WHAT:     ACPL Children's Services Mock Newbery discussion
WHERE:   Allen County Public Library  900 Library Plaza  Fort Wayne, Indiana
WHEN:     Saturday, January 7, 2011 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

We look forward to hearing your comments in our discussion!