The Battle Commander
| The Battle Commander is the nom de guerre for children’s literature enthusiasts Monica Edinger and Roxanne Hsu Feldman, fourth grade teacher and middle school librarian at the Dalton School in New York City. Both have served on the Newbery Committee (Roxanne most recently on the 2013 Committee), Monica on NCTE’s Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts, and Roxanne on ALSC/ALA’s Notable Children’s Books committee. They are also published authors of professional books, articles, and reviews in publications such as the New York Times, School Library Journal, and Horn Book. Monica and Roxanne share their ideas and great love of children’s and young adult books with the world via their blogs: Monica at educating alice and the Huffington Post and Roxanne at Fairrosa Cyber Library. You can contact the Battle Commander at roxannemonica@gmail.com |
2013 Battle Schedule
Recent Posts
- Winner of the 2013 Battle of the Kids’ Books
- The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
- This Week’s Peanut Gallery
- And the 2013 BoB Undead Winner Is…
- Round 3, Match 2: Splendors and Glooms vs No Crystal Stair
What People Are Saying…
- Rankingoptimierung on The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
- Edgar Awards, “Briefings,” and ACL Pinterest Page | on And the 2013 BoB Undead Winner Is…
- ‘Code Name Verity,’ ‘The Quick Fix’ Win Edgars | School Library Journal on And the 2013 BoB Undead Winner Is…
- Sonderbooks » Blog Archive » Review of Midwinter Blood, by Marcus Sedgwick on Round 1, Match 5: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky
- Josef on The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
- April Shroeder on The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
- Dark Horse ‘No Crystal Stair’ Takes Battle of the Kids’ Books Top Prize | School Library Journal on This Week’s Peanut Gallery
- Dark Horse ‘No Crystal Stair’ Takes Battle of the Kids’ Books Top Prize | School Library Journal on Downloadable Graphics
- Alyson on The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
- Nina Lindsay on The Big Kahuna Match: Between The Fault in Our Stars, No Crystal Stair, and Code Name Verity
