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2020 John Newbery Medal Awards
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I think the reason I felt like this book was very popular was the fact that it popped up continually in Facebook and other ads. It just felt too heavy-handed, and not one I think many upper elementary and middle school students would appreciate. As noted by others, I was surprised by two big editing errors: the grade the girls were in, and the name of the town both changed. I felt like Naomi's characterization was somewhat inconsistent, and the journey into the depths of the Welcoming Center was
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EVENTOWN has an unreliable narrator in Elodee. Elodee is unhappy but we don't know why. She, her twin sister Naomi, and her parents are moving to Eventown to start a new life. Everything is perfect in Eventown and they need a fresh start. The problem is that things are too perfect in Eventown. It took me a longer than usual amount of time to read a book of this length. The story dragged and dragged for me. In my opinion, the big reveal of what Elodee wasn't saying, took too long to be explained.
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Takes much too long to develop.
Richie’s Picks: EVENTOWN by Corey Ann Haydu, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, February 2019, 336p., ISBN: 978-0-06-268980-1
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport…the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat…the human drama of athletic competition…This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!"
-- the late sports broadcaster Jim McKay
“When you get a little tired
And you can’t find a place to rest
And what used to come so easy
Is now some kind of test
Just remember
There’s no substitute fo ...more
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport…the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat…the human drama of athletic competition…This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!"
-- the late sports broadcaster Jim McKay
“When you get a little tired
And you can’t find a place to rest
And what used to come so easy
Is now some kind of test
Just remember
There’s no substitute fo ...more
Imagine a perfect world, where the weather was perfect, anything you set out to do would only end in success, all your cooking meals would be perfect. Do you think you'd be truly happy? Elodee and her twin Naomi, have experienced something traumatic, and they have a chance to move to Eventown. Eventown is perfectly even - the weather is great, everyone's houses are pretty much the same - there really isn't room for highs and lows - just medium. Yet Elodee feels like something is lacking. Part St
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It's hard to separate my thinking about this book as an adult versus my thinking about it as a kid would. I pretty much knew what was going on and what was going to happen, but most probably it would be hazier for a nine, ten, or eleven year old. Like The Giver, this book gives the reader a chance to ponder upon the questions: What would it be like to live in a perfect world? It was an OK so-so book for me as an adult, but would probably be quite a bit more than that for me as my 10-year-old sel
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"Love has a lot to do with imperfections.” This line from the book sums it up for me. I loved this one. I loved the message, I loved how the weirdness of Eventown creeps in slowly, and I loved Elodee and her perfect imperfections.
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May 28, 2019
Addy
marked it as to-read
Jun 09, 2019
Marianne
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fantasy,
family,
contemporary,
mental-health
Aug 12, 2019
Kimberly
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Aug 16, 2019
Sylena
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