tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post4818732528274425268..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: Awards Season!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-60231699936722935232015-02-03T03:11:18.574-08:002015-02-03T03:11:18.574-08:00Hi there Julie, I love reading your predictions he...Hi there Julie, I love reading your predictions here and noting how close they mostly are to the announced winners. :) Sad though about The Farmer and the Clown - that one is beautiful.Brown Girl Dreaming is love. This is the first I'm hearing Blue on Blue, will definitely try to find it.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-38045175346287518782015-01-31T04:56:15.888-08:002015-01-31T04:56:15.888-08:00Julie, thank you for alerting me to the fact that ...Julie, thank you for alerting me to the fact that I have not been spending my time wisely. I have not thoroughly read one single book of those you list. (Wasn't it just NCTE like, last week, when I made my list? What have I been doing since then?)<br />Virtual Monday Night Awards Hangout? I have no idea how we'd set that up, but I bet it's possible!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-31249000979583309002015-01-30T16:06:15.559-08:002015-01-30T16:06:15.559-08:00I'm looking forward to the ALA's - I'm...I'm looking forward to the ALA's - I'm hoping for a big win for Brown Girl Dreaming. Loved that book!Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-3744399399805167112015-01-30T11:07:07.134-08:002015-01-30T11:07:07.134-08:00Julie,
I was blown away by CROSSOVER. It hit al...Julie,<br /> I was blown away by CROSSOVER. It hit all my buttons. It does what I like to see poetry do. It has great characters and a plot that had a surprise ending for me. I felt like I'd been hit by a speeding rhino when I finished the book. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-43154981615103224082015-01-30T10:36:20.896-08:002015-01-30T10:36:20.896-08:00Blue on Blue looks beautiful! I like your party id...Blue on Blue looks beautiful! I like your party idea :-) Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-22749237332428754382015-01-30T09:06:25.368-08:002015-01-30T09:06:25.368-08:00I love the idea of watching the ALA awards present...I love the idea of watching the ALA awards presentations with friends and snacks. Maybe someday!<br /><br />I'm for Brown Girl Dreaming! Verse is such a fitting way to tell memories, and Jacqueline Woodson did it so beautifully. I loved the interweaving of her personal memories and the times they were set in. Karin Fisher-Goltonhttp://karinfisher-golton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-5754271046849942112015-01-30T07:09:44.715-08:002015-01-30T07:09:44.715-08:00Thanks for mentioning Blue on Blue which looks stu...Thanks for mentioning Blue on Blue which looks stunning! Must look for it soon.<br /><br />Would love to see a female illustrator win the Caldecott, whether it's Marla or Melissa or Beth. And for the Newbery, brown girl dreaming! jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-35305741675368726782015-01-30T06:57:37.235-08:002015-01-30T06:57:37.235-08:00How exciting. Thanks for posting. I will look up...How exciting. Thanks for posting. I will look up these books and order them from the library. I am currently reading BROWN GIRL DREAMING. Wow! Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.com