Kidlitchat Transcript – January 4

2:00 am kidlitchat: TOPIC: Award prediction time! What’s going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:00 am debbieduncan: ONE CRAZY SUMMER is my Newbery pick! #kidlitchat
2:01 am gregpincus: @dawnmetcalf I am indeed, ready. And happy new year to you, Dawn! #kidlitchat
2:01 am BrandonPDuncan: @Magicblox …not to use #kidlitchat when you are doing giveaways like that. It’s like spam on that tag, fwiw. > which its worth alot!
2:01 am gregpincus: @debbieduncan One Crazy Summer seems to have a lot of love. You mentioned it first tonight, so now we’re all copying you :-) #kidlitchat
2:02 am laurielyoung: Hi all! Wish I’d read more books last year, so I could have an educated opinion, here. #kidlitchat
2:02 am debbieduncan: @gregpincus I’ve been warned not to jinx it, but I just couldn’t help it! #kidlitchat
2:02 am dawnmetcalf: Happy New Year to @gregpincus @bonnieadamson & all of #kidlitchat
2:02 am bonnieadamson: @laurielyoung me, too. Laurie–I’m still on my 2009 list! #kidlitchat
2:03 am bonnieadamson: @dawnmetcalf Happy 2011 to you, too! #kidlitchat
2:03 am laurielyoung: @bonnieadamson Ha! I’m even farther behind than that! #kidlitchat
2:03 am dawnmetcalf: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Award prediction time! Whats going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:03 am emilytastic: I actually posted on this at The YA-5 a bit ago http://bit.ly/bD01Za — I’d love to see SEA by @HeidiRKling get a Printz nod. #kidlitchat
2:04 am BrandonPDuncan: Hmmm… out of my element tonight, unfortunately! #kidlitchat
2:04 am KatGirl_Studio: @laurielyoung I read a lot of books this past year too but most weren’t actually published in 2010 #kidlitchat
2:04 am kellyhashway: The books I read this year where older titles so I won’t be much help here. I will lurk and add to my TBR list though! #kidlitchat
2:04 am laurielyoung: One Crazy Summer is next on my list, followed by Mockingbird. Might as well read the best. #kidlitchat
2:04 am dawnmetcalf: Uh-oh. As one of the @Tenners crew, I have a heavily biased opinion… #kidlitchat
2:05 am laurielyoung: @kellyhashway Good idea, me too! #kidlitchat
2:05 am angelacraft: I am sooooooooo terrible at predicting what will win, but I’m rooting for SHIP BREAKER for a Printz nod. #kidlitchat
2:05 am jennymckmoss: I’m pulling for BORROWED NAMES by Jeannine Atkins, which has received many starred reviews & is a Cybils Finalist. #kidlitchat
2:05 am jolantru: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Award prediction time! What’s going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:06 am kirstenhubbard: eek! what an exciting topic, I have to join in. #kidlitchat
2:06 am gregpincus: #kidlitchat Some of the awards to be announced this weekend: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Batchelder, Sibert, King, Belpre
2:07 am kirstenhubbard: is anyone here going to BE at ALA in San Diego this weekend? I’m going! #kidlitchat
2:07 am RebeccAgent: My first kidlitchat on my iPad…I’m the winner! #Kidlitchat
2:07 am PattyJMurphy: I will say NINTH WARD by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Such a lyrical and beautiful story. #kidlitchat
2:07 am BrandonPDuncan: @kellyhashway – I agree – I’m actually starting heavily into this genre this year – research, research, research! #kidlitchat
2:07 am dawnmetcalf: @kirstenhubbard Oooo! I am kermit with envy. #kidlitchat
2:07 am jennymckmoss: Other books I loved this year: MONSTERS OF MEN, REVOLUTION, MISTWOOD, MATCHED #kidlitchat
2:08 am gregpincus: As always, I’m pulling for a poetry book to sweep in and win the Newbery…. #kidlitchat
2:08 am EmilyJiang: I absolutely adored reading One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia! #kidlitchat
2:08 am lynnekelly: @gregpincus Awards are this weekend? Not Monday morning, the 10th? #kidlitchat
2:08 am ctrichmond: Hands down, ONE CRAZY SUMMER deserves the Newbery. Such a work of art. #kidlitchat
2:08 am KatGirl_Studio: @RebeccAgent i did one of the chats on my phone once which surprisingly wasn’t that bad #kidlitchat
2:09 am jennymckmoss: Any favorites? RT @gregpincus: As always, Im pulling for a poetry book to sweep in and win the Newbery…. #kidlitchat
2:09 am BrandonPDuncan: @gregpincus – Sir, you will be doing the transcript on tonight’s chat again, right? #kidlitchat
2:09 am angelacraft: Don’t read a lot of Newbery eligible titles, but my fav was OUT OF MY MIND – couldn’t get into ONE CRAZY SUMMER #kidlitchat
2:09 am gregpincus: @LynneKelly Oh, it is Monday, I’m sure. I just always forget that! #kidlitchat
2:09 am valvearshecter: What are the front runners? #kidlitchat
2:09 am misskubelik: some other awards: Morris, Excellence in YA Nonfiction, Stonewall, Schneider, and Alex. #kidlitchat
2:10 am laurielyoung: Lulu and the Brontosaurus illus by Lane Smith, and Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown are 2 of my favorite 2010 pb’s #kidlitchat
2:10 am PattyJMurphy: RT @gregpincus: I’m pulling for a poetry book to sweep in + win the Newbery <<Like DARK DEVINE? Esp loved the spider poem:) #kidlitchat
2:10 am RebeccAgent: I don’t want to jinx anything tho! Predictions are hard…always chance for disappointment #Kidlitchat
2:10 am gregpincus: @BrandonPDuncan Yes, I will be putting up the transcript. That way we can review who predicted weill :-) #kidlitchat
2:10 am JoKnowles: Great choice! :-) RT @jennymckmoss: I’m pulling for BORROWED NAMES by Jeannine Atkins. #kidlitchat
2:10 am gregpincus: @jennymckmoss Some of my favorites are up for Cybils awards, and as I’m a judge there, I will be mum :-) #kidlitchat
2:10 am RebeccAgent: This is a pretty stressful week for authors pub’ed this yr, their publishers and agents #Kidlitchat
2:11 am PattyJMurphy: @RebeccAgent: But, not every great book gets nominated or wins.There we sooo many wonderful books of 2009. #kidlitchat
2:11 am jennymckmoss: @JoKnowles I really think Jeannine deserves recognition. Borrowed Names is such beautiful, spare poetry – moving & meaningful. #kidlitchat
2:11 am RebeccAgent: Just wrote a bit about the lead up to @pacylin‘s newborn honor on today’s blue rose girls blog #Kidlitchat
2:11 am beckyoung3: I’ll confess to reading fewer books than I wanted to last year, but I loved Cynthia Lord’s “Touch Blue.” Newbery? #kidlitchat
2:12 am VBTremper: For the awards this weekend, I’m partial to Revolution and The Sky is Everywhere. #kidlitchat
2:12 am angelacraft: @RebeccAgent I’ve always wondered – do authors/agents/publishers know winners in advance? Or do they find out w/ rest of us? #kidlitchat
2:12 am gregpincus: @RebeccAgent That’s why it’s great to write something like Wimpy Kid where you don’t get mentioned for awards (tho should) #kidlitchat
2:12 am kirstenhubbard: contenders for the Printz, I’ll bet: THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE, WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON, REVOLUTION (still need to read)… #kidlitchat
2:12 am RebeccAgent: I have to say- I am a lot less stressed this yr #Kidlitchat
2:12 am mitaliperkins: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Award prediction time! What’s going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:13 am JoKnowles: @jennymckmoss Agree. Simply beautiful. I love the complexity of each relationship. #kidlitchat
2:13 am BrandonPDuncan: @gregpincus – Great – I have a feeling my reading list for this year will be largely pulled from it! LOL! #kidlitchat
2:13 am jennymckmoss: Ah! :) RT @gregpincus: @jennymckmoss Some of my favorites are up for Cybils awards, and as Im a judge there, I will be mum :-) #kidlitchat
2:13 am angelacraft: @VBTremper Haven’t read Revolution yet (finishing up A Northern Light first, just because), but YES on Sky is Everywhere! #kidlitchat
2:13 am gregpincus: @angelacraft The Newbery winners sure don’t know in advance. The early morning phone call stories are proof of that! #kidlitchat
2:13 am RebeccAgent: We find out earlier that morning if the author or ills calls us #Kidlitchat
2:14 am jennymckmoss: @JoKnowles Yes! And such a perfect selection of those three relationships. #kidlitchat
2:14 am PattyJMurphy: @kirstenhubbard: Why the Printz for THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE…and not the Newberry? #kidlitchat
2:14 am kirstenhubbard: @VBTremper oooh jinx. same predictions! #kidlitchat
2:14 am RebeccAgent: Publishers notified first-head of library marketing. They give phone number of recipient to committee #Kidlitchat
2:14 am gregpincus: @angelacraft Well, they know a couple hours ahead of us. They don’t hear it with the opening of an envelope like the oscars… #kidlitchat
2:15 am kirstenhubbard: @PattyJMurphy The Printz is for YA, and the Newbery is for middle grade — SKY is for older teens :) #kidlitchat
2:15 am gregpincus: So, Mockingbird won the NBA, but no one is buzzing about it here? #kidlitchat
2:15 am angelacraft: @gregpincus @RebeccAgent Ah. That’s what I was wondering – how far in advance, etc. Curiosity satisfied :-) #kidlitchat
2:15 am RebeccAgent: Sometimes prints winner knows Sunday but I think those calls less likely in age of social media-more times for spilled beans #Kidlitchat
2:15 am JoTreggiari: buzz! RT @gregpincus: So, Mockingbird won the NBA, but no one is buzzing about it here? #kidlitchat
2:16 am TracyClark_TLC: RT @gregpincus: So, Mockingbird won the NBA, but no one is buzzing about it here? #kidlitchat
2:16 am RebeccAgent: I lovedmockingbird #Kidlitchat
2:16 am PattyJMurphy: RT @kirstenhubbard: The Printz is for YA + the Newbery is for middle grade — SKY is for older… <<Thx. I didn’t know that! #kidlitchat
2:16 am RebeccAgent: Rare than NBA winner gets medal, honor sometimes #Kidlitchat
2:17 am RebeccAgent: Past few hrs o’dell winner got nada from ala #Kidlitchat
2:17 am mitaliperkins: Follow @ALAyma here on Monday morning to track the awards news. #kidlitchat
2:17 am angelacraft: @gregpincus NBA was forever ago in internet years – short memories for earlier awards! #kidlitchat
2:17 am LindaJoySinglet: RT @gregpincus: So, Mockingbird won the NBA, but no one is buzzing about it here? #kidlitchat
2:17 am RebeccAgent: Sorry for typos-still getting used to iPad keyboard #Kidlitchat
2:17 am amylovestrees: My daughter loved MOCKINGBIRD, OUT OF MY MIND, and KEEPER #kidlitchat
2:17 am gregpincus: I have a Sibert pick – They Called Themselves the KKK by Susan Campbell Bartoletti #kidlitchat
2:18 am bonnieadamson: RT @mitaliperkins: Follow @ALAyma here on Monday morning to track the awards news. #kidlitchat
2:18 am gregpincus: Excellent. RT @mitaliperkins: Follow @ALAyma here on Monday morning to track the awards news. #kidlitchat
2:18 am RebeccAgent: Thanks @mitaliperkins and congrats on being on notables discussions list… #Kidlitchat
2:18 am dawnmetcalf: RT @gregpincus: Excellent. RT @mitaliperkins: Follow @ALAyma here on Monday morning to track the awards news. #kidlitchat
2:19 am RebeccAgent: A good way to narrow prediction field btw #Kidlitchat
2:19 am angelacraft: Agreed! RT @gregpincus: I have a Sibert pick – They Called Themselves the KKK by Susan Campbell Bartoletti #kidlitchat
2:19 am EmilyJiang: @gregpincus They Called Themselves KKK was extremely compelling. Bartoletti did a superb job with a difficult subject #kidlitchat
2:20 am MardouLedger: @gregpincus where is the list of NBA winners please? #kidlitchat
2:20 am BrandonPDuncan: Well, no predictions, but I do have a question – are there historical similarities to what brings a Newbery win? #kidlitchat
2:21 am VBTremper: @kirstenhubbard Great minds…and all that! #kidlitchat
2:21 am amylovestrees: Daughter is my #kidlit award barometer – she’s called it three years running. #kidlitchat
2:21 am gregpincus: The 2010 National Book Awards are listed here. They were given out in November – http://bit.ly/albPkv #kidlitchat
2:21 am RebeccAgent: Funny, I don’t feel like such an insider re:this topic. Need former committee member. What happens on an ala committee… #Kidlitchat
2:21 am VBTremper: @angelacraft I read A Northern Light first too. Loved them both. #kidlitchat
2:22 am LindaJoySinglet: #Kidlitchat I haven’t read most buzzed Newbery choices but did enjoy COUNTDOWN and one I’d love to get notice is CRUNCH. DREAMER was ok.
2:22 am EmilyJiang: @amylovestrees So what does your daughter predict this year? #kidlitchat
2:22 am dawnmetcalf: RT @gregpincus: The 2010 National Book Awards are listed here. They were given out in November – http://bit.ly/albPkv #kidlitchat
2:23 am gregpincus: Anyone have an Caldecott predictions? #kidlitchat
2:24 am EMKokie: @gregpincus I’ve heard some buzz about CHALK for Caldecott – but it’s a fairly slim year for PBs #kidlitchat
2:25 am RebeccAgent: I think David wiesner is an amazing talent and nice as can be but i don’t think he needs a fourth medal #Kidlitchat
2:25 am EMKokie: @LindaJoySinglet Have to admit, I didn’t really enjoy COUNTDOWN – but for Newbery, the use of the media in it may push it out. #kidlitchat
2:25 am gregpincus: @EMKokie I like Chalk. And one should never dismiss a Wiesner book! Art and Max could be in the mix? #kidlitchat
2:26 am amylovestrees: @EmilyJiang daughter would say OUT OF MY MIND by Draper. #kidlitchat
2:26 am bonnieadamson: Caldecott: BINK & GOLLIE would be an interesting choice. #kidlitchat
2:26 am juliekingsley: @RebeccAgent Does that come into play while making these decisions? #kidlitchat
2:26 am misskubelik: I’d love to see Dave the Potter w/ illustrations by Bryan Collier win the Caldecott. #kidlitchat @gregpincus
2:26 am RebeccAgent: I’m sorry but it is not a slim year for PBS (yes, feathers ruffled) #Kidlitchat
2:26 am PattyJMurphy: @gregpincus: Would love to see Dan Santat’s OH NO! win. I would. Wonderful book…and a great guy. #kidlitchat
2:26 am EMKokie: I think what’s interesting is that often the honor books are more interestijng choices than the winner, b/c of consensus voting. #kidlitchat
2:27 am EmilyJiang: @BrandonPDuncan The Newbery committee changes every year, so there’s no judging continuity from year to year. #kidlitchat
2:27 am mawbooks: CHALK & A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE RT @gregpincus Anyone have an Caldecott predictions? #kidlitchat
2:27 am 100scopenotes: @gregpincus I’m throwing my support behind Chalk by Bill Thomson – amazing book #kidlitchat
2:27 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent Didn’t mean to ruffle – big PB supporter here – just what I’ve been hearing, ie, not as many clear choices. #kidlitchat
2:27 am laurielyoung: Yes, me too! RT @gregpincus: Would love to see Dan Santats OH NO! win. I would. Wonderful book…and a great guy. #kidlitchat
2:27 am mawbooks: @RebeccAgent Totally agree. Lots of great picture books this year. #kidlitchat
2:27 am gregpincus: Yes, it would! RT @bonnieadamson: Caldecott: BINK & GOLLIE would be an interesting choice. #kidlitchat
2:28 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent Personally, I’m hoping for a good number of honors to get some maybe not yet buzzed about books notice. #kidlitchat
2:28 am RebeccAgent: Does consensus not go for honors too- I think so hence only 2 Caldecott honors in 2010 instead of max 4 #Kidlitchat
2:28 am BrandonPDuncan: @EmilyJiang – So what is the primary criteria? There has to be some standard, correct? #kidlitchat
2:29 am gregpincus: @laurielyoung I agree with the sentiment, but that’s not a RT of me. That’s from @PattyJMurphy to me! (But I do love OH, NO!) #kidlitchat
2:29 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent The committee gets to decide how many honors – so, sometimes a book that couldn’t get enough support for medal… #kidlitchat
2:30 am LindaJoySinglet: #kidlitchat @EMKokie I agree! I’d love to learn about some not-buzzed books through the awards. If a winner sounds good, I’ll read it.
2:30 am laurielyoung: @gregpincus @PattyJMurphy Sorry Patty, I miscopied your comment! #kidlitchat
2:30 am EMKokie: …Can get enough for an honor. Sometimes they are really exceptional, but less…accessible or less popular choices. #kidlitchat
2:31 am thereadingzone: My Newbery picks: Countdown, Keeper #kidlitchat
2:31 am emilytastic: Gah, sorry I disappeared. Making brinner. So what’s been a popular title tonight? #kidlitchat
2:31 am PattyJMurphy: RT @laurielyoung: @gregpincus @PattyJMurphy Sorry Patty, I miscopied your comment! <<OH NO!!! LOL…No worries:) #kidlitchat
2:31 am RebeccAgent: I always read the NBA, newborn, and prints medal winners (well at least since 2005) #Kidlitchat
2:31 am EmilyJiang: I am not a PB expert, but I really loved Spork by Kyo Maclear b/c it’s multicultural w/o being obviously multicultural. #kidlitchat
2:32 am bonnieadamson: @thereadingzone Ooh–yes, COUNTDOWN–one I actually have! Lovely book. #kidlitchat
2:32 am jennfisherbooks: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Award prediction time! What’s going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:33 am RebeccAgent: Ok my iPad thinks newbery should be newborn #Kidlitchat
2:34 am RebeccAgent: And that Printz should be prints! #Kidlitchat
2:34 am EMKokie: I’ll be very disappointed is ONE CRAZY SUMMER doesn’t get the Newbery. But there are a lot of books that could be honors #kidlitchat
2:34 am LindaJoySinglet: #Kidlitchat I can’t wait to hear more about Newbery’s. I’ll be at #ALA on Sat & Sun signing books at the #Flux booth (4Pm Sat/12:30 Sun).
2:34 am maryfranholm: RT @kidlitchat TOPIC: Award prediction time! What’s going to win at ALA this weekend? And what “should” win? #kidlitchat
2:34 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent LOL – I was wondering about you reading the “newborns” #kidlitchat
2:35 am PattyJMurphy: RT @RebeccAgent: Ok my iPad thinks newbery should be newborn <<LOL, thought that was your nickname for them:) #kidlitchat
2:35 am EmilyJiang: @BrandonPDuncan My write-up of a Mock Newbery discusses a little about Newbery criteria – http://tinyurl.com/2v5m7ry #kidlitchat
2:35 am deegarretson: @RebeccAgent hmm…newborns could be awards for board books #kidlitchat
2:35 am thereadingzone: I know it’s YA, but I am really, really pulling for Janne Teller’s NOTHING to take home the Printz or an honor #kidlitchat
2:36 am PattyJMurphy: RT @deegarretson: @RebeccAgent hmm…newborns could be awards for board books <<Love that…I write board books:) #kidlitchat
2:36 am KatGirl_Studio: @RebeccAgent drat foiled again by auto-correct! #kidlitchat
2:36 am RebeccAgent: Outside of my clients, i would love to see Ninth Ward get some love #Kidlitchat
2:36 am EMKokie: What about Geisel? Any easy reader predictions? #kidlitchat
2:37 am ontheshelf4kids: @kidlitchat #kidlitchat Newbery: Mockingbird. Caldecott: Art and Max
2:37 am laurielyoung: I have to go, but will use the transcript for compiling my new “to read” list. Good night! #kidlitchat
2:37 am PattyJMurphy: RT @RebeccAgent: Outside of my clients, i’d love to see Ninth Ward get some love <<Wouldn’t be great for it to win in…NOLA??? #kidlitchat
2:38 am gregpincus: @RebeccAgent Ninth Ward could be a King winner, yes? #kidlitchat
2:38 am LindaJoySinglet: @gregpincus #Kidlitchat I’ve wanted to read Ninth Ward. It’s on my to-be-read list. I just have to get a copy (g).
2:39 am RebeccAgent: @gregpincus I think it could also go like a Gary Schmidt novel and get Printz and Newbery attn or fall between #Kidlitchat
2:39 am BrandonPDuncan: @EmilyJiang – Excellent. That puts it into a little more perspective. Thank you, Emily! #kidlitchat
2:40 am angelacraft: Looking at my favs of 2010 list, Last Night I Sang to the Monster seems like it could be a Printz contender, too. #kidlitchat
2:40 am gregpincus: @EMKokie What about @PacyLin‘s Ling & Ting for the Geisel? I also loved We Are In a Book by @The_Pigeon #kidlitchat
2:40 am RebeccAgent: Some years csk awards fall more to PBS for author don’t think they will this yr #Kidlitchat
2:41 am EmilyJiang: @amylovestrees oh, I love Sharon Draper! I haven’t yet read Out of My Mind. Thanks for the reminder! #kidlitchat
2:41 am RebeccAgent: Ok I didn ‘t say it first… If ever there was a bk deserving of a Geisel! #Kidlitchat
2:42 am EmilyJiang: @BrandonPDuncan You’re welcome :) #kidlitchat
2:42 am PattyJMurphy: RT @RebeccAgent: Ok I didn t say it first… If ever there was a bk deserving of a Geisel! <<What makes it a Geisel candidate? #kidlitchat
2:42 am thereadingzone: Oh, I also loved AS EASY AS FALLING OFF THE EARTH for the Newbery! #kidlitchat
2:43 am RebeccAgent: Re PBS that meant picture book authors winning csk #Kidlitchat
2:43 am LaurelSnyder: I’m super extra late. My kids would *not* go to bed. What’s the topic? #kidlitchat
2:43 am EMKokie: Yup, both strong RT @gregpincus What about @PacyLin‘s Ling & Ting for the Geisel? I also loved We Are In a Book by @The_Pigeon #kidlitchat
2:44 am gregpincus: @LaurelSnyder predicting the ALA awards. #kidlitchat
2:44 am bonnieadamson: @LaurelSnyder sorry–that was not meant to be a DM #kidlitchat
2:45 am PattyJMurphy: @LaurelSnyder: Just read Baxter’s story…loved it. Learned a whole bunch about the Jewish faith:) #kidlitchat
2:45 am LaurelSnyder: @gregpincus Aha. I haven’t read enough to predict, sadly. But I have hopes. #kidlitchat
2:46 am gregpincus: @LaurelSnyder well, hope is not a plan… but it’s good enough for tonight! Join in. #kidlitchat
2:47 am LaurelSnyder: @PattyJMurphy So glad you liked him! #kidlitchat
2:49 am EMKokie: I saw THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK as a Seibert pick – any others? I’m woefully behind on non-fic reads this year. #kidlitchat
2:50 am EmilyJiang: Someone mentioned this before, but I also think Shipbreaker by @paolobacigalupi might be honored by the Printz committee #kidlitchat
2:51 am thereadingzone: For Seibert, I would love to see Hive Detectives get a sticker! #kidlitchat
2:51 am planetalvina: Hi all! Oooh, are we putting money down on our predictions? Kidding. #kidlitchat
2:51 am RebeccAgent: Last year the field in non- fix was stacked. Haven’tread but Tanya lee Stone’s bk on barbie? Maybe some picture bks #Kidlitchat
2:51 am EMKokie: @EmilyJiang I’m hoping REVOLUTION gets the notice of the Printz committee, too. #kidlitchat
2:52 am thereadingzone: @EMKokie Oh, Yes yes yes to REVOLUTION!! #kidlitchat
2:52 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent I’ve read Stone’s Barbie book and Bartoletti’s KKK book – both great. Will be interesting what else emerges. #kidlitchat
2:52 am RebeccAgent: @planetalvina typos (and humor) provided by my ipad #Kidlitchat
2:52 am planetalvina: ONE CRAZY SUMMER is my pick for Newbery. Then again, I haven’t read too much MG this year… #kidlitchat
2:53 am gregpincus: @planetalvina I wonder if Vegas makes book on the ALA awards?! #kidlitchat
2:53 am LaurelSnyder: I don’t read lots of YA, but I loved Jandy Nelson’s. And I feel like it got big buzz, I’m not hearing so much about it now. #kidlitchat
2:53 am EMKokie: @planetalvina I’ve read a fair amount of MG, and OCZ is by far my fave. But…we’ll have to see. :) #kidlitchat
2:53 am planetalvina: @RebeccAgent I love my ipad. Am on my Macbook right now, though. #kidlitchat
2:53 am gregpincus: BTW @planetalvina, saw an announcement of your promotion on Publishers Lunch today. Congrats! #kidlitchat
2:53 am PattyJMurphy: @planetalvina: Congrats on your recent promotion. Yeah, Little Brown Books! #kidlitchat
2:53 am angelacraft: @RebeccAgent Liked Barbie, but this was a year of amazing non-fic & I’m not sure it stands out like Almost Astronauts did #kidlitchat
2:54 am planetalvina: I feel like the Printz is wide open! Same with Caldecott. #kidlitchat
2:54 am amandahoving: @planetalvina I’m a little late, too, but a friendly bet never hurt anyone, right? #kidlitchat
2:54 am planetalvina: @gregpincus @PattyJMurphy Thanks! #kidlitchat
2:54 am beckyoung3: Agree “Ling and Ting” and “Out of My Mind” – Both terrific. “Bones” by Steve Jenkins, possible Caldecott? #kidlitchat
2:55 am RebeccAgent: I worry if something other than One Crazy Summer wins so many will be disappointed and winner will feel thta #Kidlitchat
2:56 am PattyJMurphy: @beckyoung3: Yes. BONES is amazing…how about MIRROR MIRROR??? Caldecott or Newberry? #kidlitchat
2:56 am planetalvina: Aside from books I’ve edited, HENRY IN LOVE is my sentimental pick for Caldecott. But for some reason, I don’t think it’ll win. #kidlitchat
2:56 am EmilyJiang: @planetalvina Congrats on your promotion! #kidlitchat
2:57 am planetalvina: @EmilyJiang thanks! #kidlitchat
2:57 am EmilyJiang: @EMKokie That’s right! Revolution was gorgeous! #kidlitchat
2:57 am PattyJMurphy: @planetalvina: Wish THE QUIET BOOK could win, but Renatta is from Canada. #kidlitchat
2:57 am angelacraft: Other NF I loved this year: The Horrors of Andersonville, The Dark Game (finalist for YALSA nonfic award) #kidlitchat
2:58 am RebeccAgent: What about ballet for martha for caldecott? Floca not getting Caldecott love last year was surprise #Kidlitchat
2:58 am malindalo: I’m so glad I’m totally not eligible for any ALA awards this year! *relief* I’m excited to see what happens on Monday! #kidlitchat
2:59 am planetalvina: @PattyJMurphy Oh, I know. I heart THE QUIET BOOK so much. Being a NYT bestseller is nice consolation, though. #kidlitchat
2:59 am aliciapadron: Wish so too… :o ( RT @PattyJMurphy: @planetalvina: Wish THE QUIET BOOK could win, but Renatta is from Canada. #kidlitchat
2:59 am EMKokie: @RebeccAgent yes, Ballet for Martha is beautiful. Could be. #kidlitchat
3:00 am PattyJMurphy: RT @RebeccAgent: What about ballet for martha for caldecott? <<Love that book, too! #kidlitchat
3:01 am EMKokie: City Dog, Country Frog or Mama Miti could also be Caldecott contenders. But I had forgotten about Ballet for Martha… #kidlitchat
3:01 am happybluejess: @PattyJMurphy Love THE QUIET BOOK, too. #kidlitchat
3:01 am RebeccAgent: Signing off nxt kidlitchat we will know the winners! #Kidlitchat
3:01 am PattyJMurphy: RT @planetalvina: @PattyJMurphy Oh, I know. I <3 THE QUIET BOOK. Being a NYT bestseller is nice consolation, though. <<Yes:) #kidlitchat
3:02 am PattyJMurphy: @RebeccAgent: Thanks for all of your award picks:) #kidlitchat
3:03 am happybluejess: @PattyJMurphy Have you read BINK AND GOLLIE? Love that one, too. #kidlitchat
3:04 am bonnieadamson: Thank you all for catching me up on the best of 2010–got a lotta readin’ to do! #kidlitchat
3:04 am PattyJMurphy: RT @happybluejess: Have you read BINK AND GOLLIE? Love that one, too. <<Yes, I have. They are a cute twosome:) #kidlitchat
3:04 am gregpincus: #kidlitchat I need to take off for a spell. The transcript will be up soon so we can look back on this and laugh at ourselves #kidlitchat
3:04 am Pam_Vickers: RT @gregpincus: So, Mockingbird won the NBA, but no one is buzzing about it here? #kidlitchat
3:05 am bonnieadamson: Good night, chat people–sweet book award dreams! #kidlitchat
3:06 am EMKokie: @Pam_Vickers Mockingbird could snag an honor, but not sure it’ll have the support for the medal – kind of a like or not book. #kidlitchat
3:06 am EMKokie: @bonnieadamson @gregpincus – thanks for another good chat. :) #kidlitchat

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