The Third Round of School Library Journal’s Battle of the Books finished up today. At last! A round where I picked everything the same as the judges did! (Only two matches might have had something to do with it.)<\/p>\n
My hopes for the Big Kahuna Round? The same as they’ve always been: For Code Name Verity<\/a><\/em> to come back from the dead and win it all.<\/p>\n If the Undead Poll winner is not Code Name Verity<\/em>? Honestly, there’s not very many of the books I prefer over The Fault in Our Stars<\/a><\/em>. Earlier in the battle, I had it edged out by Endangered<\/a><\/em>, but I’m not sure I feel the same way a week later and after more judge’s opinions. If a middle grade novel I loved — namely, The One and Only Ivan<\/a><\/em> or Three Times Lucky<\/a><\/em> were to be in the Big Kahuna Round, I admit I’d be happy to have them pull an upset, in the name of middle grade fiction.<\/p>\n Bottom line, if Code Name Verity<\/em> is not in the Big Kahuna Round, I could be sort of consoled by a victory for The Fault in Our Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n But, come on, that can’t happen!<\/p>\n If we can’t have Julie back from the dead, let’s at the very least have Code Name Verity<\/em> back from the dead.<\/p>\n And on to Victory!<\/p>\n