Thoughts on Newbery: My 2012 Druthers

On Friday the members of the 2012 Newbery Committee will position themselves around a table in an undisclosed location and begin their work. At some point over the next few days they will make their decision at which point a puff of white smoke will come out of the Dallas Convention Center for the waiting multitudes.

Well, okay, no white smoke.  Instead we will get to see the Committee members wandering around looking inscrutable, exhausted and exhilarated until Monday morning when all will...