Friday, November 09, 2007

Challenge Update: Book Awards

Below is my original list. I've linked to the ones I've completed. The challenge ends June 30, 2008. So I've got plenty of time to finish the remaining books. Twelve are required. Six are finished. So I'm halfway through this one!

1. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Alex Awards, 2000)
2. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Hugo, 1986; Nebula, 1985)
3. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (Hugo, 1987; Nebula, 1986)
4. The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin (Robert F. Sibert Medal, 2003)
5. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Pulitzer, 1961)
6. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Pulitzer, 1937)
7.Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (Booker Prize, 1990)
8. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (Newbery, 2001)
9. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Newbery, 2004)
10. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Newbery, 1995)
11. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Newbery, 1990)
12. Looking for Alaska by John Green (Printz, 2006)


Alternates

1. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Newbery, 2003)
2. Holes by Lois Sachar (Newbery, 1999)
3. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (Newbery, 1998)
4. Missing May by Cynthia Rylant (Newbery, 1993)
5. Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt (Newbery (1983)
6. Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray (Newbery, 1943)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have just started a book review blog for fifth graders. Yours has been an inspiration - Thanks!