ALA Award Eve!
Tomorrow morning at 8 am, the American Library Association with once again publicly stream the announcement of their award ceremony. Among the list of awards are the highly revered Newbery Award for literature and the Caldecott Award for illustrations. The entire list of awards can be found on the website.
I've been a little outside of the loop this year and have only caught a bit of the buzz. I picked up a book last week and read it because it was on a lot of lists as a potential winner.
It has been a busy year and I have had some readjusting to a new schedule. The toughest part for me was the 1 hour subway commute each way. The fall left me tired but I have started to embrace the silver lining of my new schedule. Since the new year, I have been reading more than I have ever read during a school year! Not just kid's books, but real grown up books. Wanna know what they are? Great! (I'm assuming since you are reading my blog you already have an interest.) I highly recommend them all. Also, I seem to be going through books faster than I can get new books on my list so if you have any recommendations, send them my way!
Children's Books
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
A quiet little story about a second grade boy. We learn about his mom, dad, teacher and sister in this sweet book. This is the book many have mentioned as a potential winner for the Newbery.
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park explores the world of the Lost Boys in Sudan. She weaves the story of Nya with that of Salva, both children alive at different time periods in Sudan's history. A Long Walk to Water is partially based on the true story of Salva Dat, a Lost Boy who now lives in Rochester, NY.
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Gilly Hopkins is in the foster system and knows just the right things to do and say to get herself moved from home to home. She wants to find her real mother and convince her to take her back. Lots of controversy has surrounded this book as Gilly proves herself to be a real anti-hero. However, the reader get a glimpse into real emotions and for that, the drama is worth it.
Mary Poppins by P.L. Tavers
I was prompted to read this after hearing some controversy over the movie that just came out. (Read a really interesting commentary here.) What I found was a different story than the Disney movie, no surprise there, but lovely in a whole new way. I still love the movie, but this Mary Poppins was a bit snarky and I loved it!!
Grown Up Books
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Drown by Junot Diaz
Currently reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
I've been a little outside of the loop this year and have only caught a bit of the buzz. I picked up a book last week and read it because it was on a lot of lists as a potential winner.
It has been a busy year and I have had some readjusting to a new schedule. The toughest part for me was the 1 hour subway commute each way. The fall left me tired but I have started to embrace the silver lining of my new schedule. Since the new year, I have been reading more than I have ever read during a school year! Not just kid's books, but real grown up books. Wanna know what they are? Great! (I'm assuming since you are reading my blog you already have an interest.) I highly recommend them all. Also, I seem to be going through books faster than I can get new books on my list so if you have any recommendations, send them my way!
Children's Books

A quiet little story about a second grade boy. We learn about his mom, dad, teacher and sister in this sweet book. This is the book many have mentioned as a potential winner for the Newbery.
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park explores the world of the Lost Boys in Sudan. She weaves the story of Nya with that of Salva, both children alive at different time periods in Sudan's history. A Long Walk to Water is partially based on the true story of Salva Dat, a Lost Boy who now lives in Rochester, NY.
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Gilly Hopkins is in the foster system and knows just the right things to do and say to get herself moved from home to home. She wants to find her real mother and convince her to take her back. Lots of controversy has surrounded this book as Gilly proves herself to be a real anti-hero. However, the reader get a glimpse into real emotions and for that, the drama is worth it.
Mary Poppins by P.L. Tavers
I was prompted to read this after hearing some controversy over the movie that just came out. (Read a really interesting commentary here.) What I found was a different story than the Disney movie, no surprise there, but lovely in a whole new way. I still love the movie, but this Mary Poppins was a bit snarky and I loved it!!

The Stranger by Albert Camus
Drown by Junot Diaz
Currently reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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