Comments for School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books http://battleofthebooks.slj.com Sixteen Books Battling Out at This Year's Arena -- Who Will Win? Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Contenders Announcement Peanut Gallery by Katie http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/03/contenders-announcement-peanut-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Katie Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:54 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3193#comment-2066 I am obsessed with the Battle of the Kids Books!!!!! Here's my contenders post: http://www.yabooklove.com/2012/02/lets-battle.html I am obsessed with the Battle of the Kids Books!!!!! Here’s my contenders post: http://www.yabooklove.com/2012/02/lets-battle.html

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Kris http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2062 Kris Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:09:48 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2062 Great to see the list and to have goal dates to get them read by. What fun! Great to see the list and to have goal dates to get them read by. What fun!

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by JenFW http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2059 JenFW Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:10:59 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2059 Boy, do I have some reading to do! This is one of my favorite KidLit book events of the year. Boy, do I have some reading to do! This is one of my favorite KidLit book events of the year.

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Karen Maurer http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Karen Maurer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:54:14 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2057 Thank God, this is about to begin. This is one of the most exciting times of my whole year. Thank God, this is about to begin. This is one of the most exciting times of my whole year.

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Battle Commander http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 Battle Commander Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:46:26 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2056 Nina, it is terribly tempting to want to juggle the brackets, but fairness always wins out:) Nina, it is terribly tempting to want to juggle the brackets, but fairness always wins out:)

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Paige Y. http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Paige Y. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:09:14 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2055 I actually turned on my iPad at 4 am to see if the brackets were posted yet. I have a lot of reading to do before March, but I'm really excited about many of the titles. There's one title that I tried to struggle through last year but could not force myself to read -- I guess I'll try again and see if I like it better this time. I actually turned on my iPad at 4 am to see if the brackets were posted yet. I have a lot of reading to do before March, but I’m really excited about many of the titles. There’s one title that I tried to struggle through last year but could not force myself to read — I guess I’ll try again and see if I like it better this time.

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Rebecca Donnelly http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2054 Rebecca Donnelly Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:02:23 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2054 I'm pretty happy about the brackets--I can pick a clear favorite to go on to round 2 in all but the first set. I'm definitely pulling for THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT, THE GRAND PLAN, and LIFE--but maybe that's because they were all on my list for ALA YMA and came out empty-handed. Thank goodness for second chances! I’m pretty happy about the brackets–I can pick a clear favorite to go on to round 2 in all but the first set. I’m definitely pulling for THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT, THE GRAND PLAN, and LIFE–but maybe that’s because they were all on my list for ALA YMA and came out empty-handed. Thank goodness for second chances!

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Sam Bloom http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2053 Sam Bloom Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:46 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2053 LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! I'm so, so, SO excited you included this amazing book - I'll be pulling for that one all the way! LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! I’m so, so, SO excited you included this amazing book – I’ll be pulling for that one all the way!

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Brandy http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2052 Brandy Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:44 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2052 Sondy-I guess that did sound a little glass-half-empty of me. I should be thinking, "I read 9 already!" since that was further than I was last year. The brackets are killing me too, The Cheshire Cheese Cat vs. Chime especially. Sondy-I guess that did sound a little glass-half-empty of me. I should be thinking, “I read 9 already!” since that was further than I was last year.

The brackets are killing me too, The Cheshire Cheese Cat vs. Chime especially.

]]> Comment on Our 2012 Contenders! by Meghan http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/2012/02/01/our-2012-contenders/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Meghan Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:53:43 +0000 http://battleofthebooks.slj.com/?p=3119#comment-2051 Awesome list!! Need to get my hands on LIFE and DRAWING FROM MEMORY. So pleased to see BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY here- such a worthy and heart wrenching story. Awesome list!! Need to get my hands on LIFE and DRAWING FROM MEMORY. So pleased to see BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY here- such a worthy and heart wrenching story.

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