School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids Books Waged. . . . and the Winner is . . .
Marching for Freedom
by Elizabeth Partridge
The Library of Congress' Young People's Book Ambassador and National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance Vice-President Katherine Paterson, was the "Big Kahuna" Final Judge. Other judges in the succeeding rounds included: M. T. Anderson, Christopher Paul Curtis, Nancy Farmer, Candace Fleming, , Helen Frost, Shannon Hale, Angela Johnson, Cynthia Kadohata, Julius Lester, Jim Murphy, Walter Dean Myers, Gary Schmidt, Anita Silvey, and Megan Whalen Turner. (http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/judges/)
Find all the great "Battle of the Kids Books" and share them with your kids, all available at your local neighborhood library or bookstore:
CHARLES AND EMMA
CLAUDETTE COLVIN
THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE
FIRE
THE FROG SCIENTIST
THE LAST OLYMPIAN
LIPS TOUCH
THE LOST CONSPIRACY
MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD
MARCHING FOR FREEDOM
PEACE, LOCOMOTION
A SEASON OF GIFTS
THE STORM IN THE BARN
SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM
TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA
WHEN YOU REACH ME
The NCBLA knows that a great children's book Internet event like this could not take place without many talented people working hard behind the scenes. So, we would like to thank Battle Commanders Monica Edinger and Roxanne Feldman (http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/commander/); Commentator Jonathan Hunt (http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/commentator/); and Rick Margolis, editor, and Mark Tuchman, creative director, both at School Library Journal--- for creating and organizing this provocative Battle of the Kids Books!!
For more information on the books listed above, reviews of the books, and to rehash the unfolding battle go to: http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/
