This is a super cool look at the Newbery Committee from a current committee member. Does it make me a geek that I studied his book shelf and piles to make sure the books I LOVE this year were there? Oh, how I would LOVE to be on the Newbery Committee!
I loved A Single Shard! What did you think of it? Her books are good in general!
ReplyDeleteI tried to see his books too, I will have to watch this a few more times!
ReplyDeleteOh, Laura - thanks for posting this. So cool!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for you being on a Newbery Committee someday!
Dan's a good dude - but he told me to tell you sorry about his ugly mug! (ha ha)
ReplyDeleteI definitely second the fingers crossed on your being on the committee someday, too. The way you're going, I think the real question is... will you be the youngest ever member of a Newbery Committee? And will you get on the committee before you graduate from high school? =)
-Sam B. from Cincinnati
I loved A Single Shard and her books are great, Pragmatic Mom! Joyce, Sam, David and Kristina, I really do hope that I might make it to the Newbery Committee someday, but I think that it would be really cool if I was on the committee before I turned 15 so that I would still be in the age range of the award. How cool would that be?
ReplyDeleteHi Laura! I live out here in the middle of nowhere with you, and I am good friends with Dan, member of the Newbery committee who is featured in the video. I'm just a voice telling you that it doesn't matter where you (we) live -- you go for anything you want to be and do. Looks like you are! What a fantastic young girl and reader you are. I am so impressed!
ReplyDeleteRebecca Dotlich
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Dan Darigan was the best professor I ever had the opportunity to learn from. He taught me so much about literature and incorporating it into my future classroom and inspired me to pursue a Reading Specialist certification.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I am going to follow in your footsteps (although I am 28 years old) and attempt to read all of the Newbery Award winners by the time I am 33. It's very impressive that you have such a passion for reading at such a young age!! Never lose that :)
Stephanie Lasota