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I'm so curious to look at Wonderstruck. As I understand it, one of the stories is all pictures, and the other all text. So that means you could, in theory, just read the text and get a complete narrative, right? In which case-- would it maybe be eligible for Newbery in a way Hugo wasn't?
It's two intertwining stories-- Ben's, set in 1977, is primarily told through text; and Rose's, set in 1927, is primarily told in pictures. The two stories come together at the end with a mix of text and illustration. I never heard that Hugo wasn't eligible for the Newbery... I was always under the impression that both committees were reviewing it, and they're not allowed to talk to each other, so technically it could have been awarded both :-) But if that's not correct, someone jump in and tell me!
I thought the deal with Newbery was that the images couldn't be considered in evaluating the book. Maybe I'm wrong! (I'm often wrong)
The criteria for the Newbery specifically states: "The committee is to make its decision primarily on the text." In a book like Hugo, where the pictures are such an integral part of the story, it is difficult, if not impossible, for the text to stand on its own.
Kim wrote: "I didn't get to attend BEA, but just got back from ALA with lots of wonderful arcs. Brian Selznick has done it again with Wonderstruck... I enjoyed it even more than Hugo Cabret. Officially comes..."Our local indy bookstore brought me a few arcs and I absolutely loved Wonderstruck. I think the storyline is a bit more complicated than Hugo Cabret, but that is not a negative, and I do think it deserves award consideration. I have also really liked
Dead End in Norvelt and Liesl & Po.
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