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2021 Mock Newbery Winning Selections
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By Kristen · 14 posts · 266 views
last updated Feb 16, 2021 02:44PM
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Brilliant. Sara Pennypacker wrote her character Ware to be so much like me as a kid, I have to wonder if she's a fellow introvert who would have been horrified to be sent to Rec camp all summer. You'll cheer for how Ware ends up figuring out his own way.
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This is a really nice story about finding your own voice, even if it's really different from everyone else. Ware worries a lot about not fitting in. His parents are worried that he's weird and he spends a lot of time on his own. They sign him up for a rec camp for the summer and he decides he just won't go. He finds an abandoned church that's close by and there's a girl there planting papayas. He decides to turn the church into a castle. This is a lovely story of transformation and seeing things
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11 year old Ware, is forced to spend the summer attending the Rec Dept camp. Luckily, an adventure presents itself to him and unknown to his parents he has the best summer ever. With his imagination as active as ever, Ware learns so much about who he is. He understands his purpose driven life. Jolene, Ashley, Walter, Big Deal, and other characters enrich and enhance the story. Life is not always easy, but here in the real world it is most worthwhile. Grades 4 and up
I loved this story. I want my grandkids to read it!
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