Adult Shortlist - Part 2 The Final Final

Here they are folks! These are the 20 titles we are bringing to the table January 21, 2012!  Please read and respond to as many as you can!  In addition to reading like a maniac, check out Kris' directions at the bottom and decide which books you want to champion!

1. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall


2. Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley


3. Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming


4. Hidden by Helen Frost


5. True...Sort of by Katherine Hannigan


6. Junonia by Kevin Henkes


7. Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm


8. Small as An Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson


9. Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby


10. Freedom Stone by Jeffrey Kluger


11. Inside Out And Back Again by Thannha Lai


12. Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack


13. Heart and Soul by Kadir Nelson


14. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (the experts aren't sure whether this book will be eligible or not, so it's staying on the list)


15. Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy


16. Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt


17. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick


18. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys


19. Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu


20. Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin

TO DO LIST

BY JANUARY 6 - email Kris your top 5 titles! Use the Note Taking Guide that was emailed to you to help firm up your thoughts!  Please email if you need another copy!



BY JANUARY 6 - email Kris the 3 books you believe are distinguished.  You will discuss the merits of each, briefly (2min or less),  listing strengths and how each particular book compares to other titles on the list.

Happy Reading!

Adult Mock Newbery 2012 List #2

Here are ten more titles for your consideration!



Have you read these yet?  What are you waiting for!?? Read these titles and be ready to discuss them at our Adult Mock Newbery meeting in January.



Click on each link to add your voice to the discussion!

City of Orphans by Avi

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin 

The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson

Hound Dog True by Linda Urban 

Mo Wren, Lost and Found by Tricia Springstubb

The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill

The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

True...Sort of by Katherine Hannigan

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

The Adult Mock Newbery Club meeting will be held on January 21, 2012 from 10:00am - 5:00pm in the Children's Services Storytime Room at the Main Library.  Register HERE, if you haven't already done so!

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Scholastic Press

2011

416p.

Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against
Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races,
both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to
make it to the finish line.

Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson

Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson

Candlewick Press

2011

288p.

A magical amulet brings power and despair to those who touch it.

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Farrar Strauss Giroux

2011

341p.



In the historic town of Norvelt,
Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962
grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly
neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead,
molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving,
lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

Dragon's of Silk by Laurence Yep

Dragon's of Silk by Laurence Yep

Harper Collins Children's Books

2011

339p.



Four generations of Chinese and Chinese-American girls, beginning in 1835, are tied together by the tradition of raising silkworms and the legacy of the legendary Weaving Maid.

The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty

The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty

Harcourt Children's Books

2011

345p.



In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see
witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star
Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with
fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill
Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector that could unleash the
worst witch-hunt in American history.