I thought there would be more discussion about books that missed our shortlist so let me list several obvious omissions.
ALMOST ASTRONAUTS won the Sibert Medal, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor book, and a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. It received three starred reviews and made one best of the year list.
GOING BOVINE won the Printz Award. It received two starred reviews and made two best of the year lists.
THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist. It received two starred reviews and made two best of the year lists.
JUMPED was a National Book Award finalist. It received two starred reviews and made one best of the year list.
THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST was a Printz Honor book. It received one starred review and made one best of the year list.
THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG was a Newbery Honor book. It received one starred review.
PUNKZILLA was a Printz Honor book. It received one starred review and made one best of the year list.
TALES OF THE MADMAN UNDERGROUND was a Printz Honor book. It received two starred reviews.
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON was a Newbery Honor book and won the Josette Frank Award. It received three starred reviews.
WRITTEN IN BONE was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. It received three starred reviews and made three best of the year lists.
WINTERGIRLS received five starred reviews and …
Omissions and Alternatives Jonathan Hunt Style
I thought there would be more discussion about books that missed our shortlist so let me list several obvious omissions.
ALMOST ASTRONAUTS won the Sibert Medal, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor book, and a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. It received three starred reviews and made one best of the year list.
GOING BOVINE won the Printz Award. It received two starred reviews and made two best of the year lists.
THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist. It received two starred reviews and made two best of the year lists.
JUMPED was a National Book Award finalist. It received two starred reviews and made one best of the year list.
THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST was a Printz Honor book. It received one starred review and made one best of the year list.
THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG was a Newbery Honor book. It received one starred review.
PUNKZILLA was a Printz Honor book. It received one starred review and made one best of the year list.
TALES OF THE MADMAN UNDERGROUND was a Printz Honor book. It received two starred reviews.
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON was a Newbery Honor book and won the Josette Frank Award. It received three starred reviews.
WRITTEN IN BONE was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. It received three starred reviews and made three best of the year lists.
WINTERGIRLS received five starred reviews and …
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