{"id":1358,"date":"2010-03-30T22:41:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2010-03-30T22:41:38","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:41:38","slug":"battle-of-the-books-second-round-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Books Second Round Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today the second round of School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books<\/a> finished up! Even better, today I got my t-shirt!<\/p>\n

Well, okay, maybe that was only better for me. I won a t-shirt for blogging <\/a>about the Battle. Pictures to follow. I simply have to wear it to work tomorrow, since my son’s at his Dad’s and can’t take the picture tonight. Now, it turns out that when I sent them my address, I should have requested them to send the smallest size they have. But it’s okay — I can always wear it as a tunic.<\/p>\n

I’m happier about the second round of the battle, because it turned out that, after predicting seven out of eight of the first round matches <\/a>incorrectly, I guessed ALL four <\/a>of the second round matches correctly.<\/p>\n

Do I have a better feel for how the judges are picking? Am I tracking better with these judges because I love their work? Or am I just getting lucky? Well, I’m on a roll, so I’m going to guess who will win the third round, the Final Four. Though I have to admit that I am fervently hoping that either Fire<\/a><\/em> or Marcelo in the Real World<\/a><\/em> will come back from the dead and win it all in the final round.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, both matches in the third round feature a nonfiction title versus a fiction title. That will be tough to judge. I think I’ll split my guesses between Team Fiction and Team Nonfiction.<\/p>\n

Third Round Predictions:<\/p>\n

Match One:
\nCharles and Emma<\/em>
\nvs.
\nThe Lost Conspiracy<\/a><\/em>
\nJudge: Megan Whalen Turner<\/p>\n

Hmm. If judges go with the book that is least like what they write, then Megan Whalen Turner would pick Charles and Emma<\/em>. The Lost Conspiracy<\/em> is very similar to the fabulous books Megan Whalen Turner writes — Her latest is even called A Conspiracy of Kings<\/em>! Though Judge Turner’s books are less dark, both are fantasy books with intricate plots and a well-realized fantasy world.<\/p>\n

So, Judge Turner may notice flaws in The Lost Conspiracy<\/em> that weren’t obvious to any but a skilled practitioner like she is. Or maybe, like me, she’ll be turned off by the genocide and focus on revenge in the book.<\/p>\n

However, The Lost Conspiracy<\/em> is such a well-crafted book, and I still haven’t gotten around to reading Charles and Emma<\/em>, so for the sake of prediction, I’m going to root for The Lost Conspiracy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Match Two:
\nMarching for Freedom<\/em>
\nvs.
\nTales from Outer Suburbia<\/a><\/em>
\nJudge: Walter Dean Myers<\/p>\n

Phooey. I’m a huge fan of Tales from Outer Suburbia<\/em>. But I somehow can’t quite foresee Walter Dean Myers not taking this opportunity to extol Marching for Freedom.<\/em><\/p>\n

So there you have it. As I did in the first round so abysmally, I’m predicting that the judges will pick the book most like their own. I may be totally wrong.<\/p>\n

But the fun part is finding out!<\/p>\n

Again, I have to urge everyone to check out the Battle of the Books<\/a>. The best part is hearing what these brilliant authors have to say about the books they read. Last year, I had hardly read any of the books, but the judges convinced me to do so without delay!<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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