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2022 ALA John Newbery Medal and Honors
By Kristen · 9 posts · 202 views
By Kristen · 9 posts · 202 views
last updated Mar 30, 2022 12:00PM
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The 2022 Newbery winner and, wow, was it deserving! Science fiction for middle grade readers. Sort of a Giver meets the Uglies meets the movie Passengers with Mexican folklore mixed in. Petra is fabulous main character (although I felt her limited eyesight was unnecessary to the story) and there are so many wonderful surprises along the way. Highly recommend.
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As fate would have it, I actually had this book at home and next up in my to-read pile when the Youth Media Awards were announced!
This was so good and I see why it won the Newbery Award. Good for upper middle grade-young YA it hits so many marks--tense science fiction action, the importance of self and our stories, the dangers of fringe groups, and just the meaning of humanity and being human in general. My heart ached for these characters.
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This was so good and I see why it won the Newbery Award. Good for upper middle grade-young YA it hits so many marks--tense science fiction action, the importance of self and our stories, the dangers of fringe groups, and just the meaning of humanity and being human in general. My heart ached for these characters.
Many have compared it as a fresh read-alike for those th ...more
While I can appreciate the love this book has received, Newbery Medal included, it just wasn't a book for me. I think in part because I kept wondering what the Collective's ultimate goal actually is. I know what they're doing and why to a point, but I never felt the end game was revealed. So all the drama fell flat for me. No doubt many will argue that I'm missing the point of the book entirely. I'm not, but I just didn't enjoy it in the way others have.
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I couldn’t put this book down. The writing is descriptive so I could imagine the ship, the planet and the way the humans looked. It is about white washing history that makes people uncomfortable. It is a gorgeous book. A worthy choice for the Newbery Medal.
A little bit intriguing but also kind of on the boring side. It has a pretty cover though
I can see why the message of the book is important. Not my favorite type of story though.
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