I can't believe how intrigued I am with this Battle of the Books thing. In a million years, why should I read about one book vs another when I often haven't even read both books?
Because the judges are so hilarious and so bright and so very articulate, that's why.
Okay for Now vs. Wonderstruck?
I've actually read both those books and would have guessed
Okay for Now. But like my beloved basketball team and their bracket, you just never know.
So check it out. Here's the School Library Journal website:
http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/ Plus, they have these really cool graphics:
And I love how they link all the blog posts, tweets, etc., others have written. Now THAT can lead to some serious time wasting- chugging along following those links.
But it's not wasting time when you learn something new about books.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Published on March 24, 2012 07:21