Today I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice"
to the Slice of Life (SOL) community.
Thanks to Stacey, Betsy, Beth, Kathleen, Deb, Lisa, Melanie, and Lanny
for hosting this meeting place each day in March
and for nurturing our writing lives.
It's been interesting to watch the power of one vote! I'm retired, but our after school book club, Books, Brownies, & Beyond, is participating in March Book Madness. In our first round, Sweet Sixteen voting, we had a tie between Brown Girl Dreaming and The Honest Truth . . . until Ms. Bowman's vote for Brown Girl Dreaming moved it to our winning spot. This past week we had a tie in our Elite Eight round between El Deafo and Crenshaw until Evan's vote broke the tie and moved Crenshaw into the winning spot. This week we'll vote on The Final Four: A Night Divided vs. Sisters and Pax vs. Crenshaw. I wonder if any of our winning titles will be determined by a single vote!
If you want, take a look at the brackets for the middle grade titles (scroll down past the ballot for the final four), and leave a comment for the book title that you wish had not been eliminated. I think I speak for our entire book club when I say that we wish The War That Saved My Life was still standing. In first round voting, it had a 7 point lead over Booked. And in second round voting, it had a 5 point lead over Pax.
I love getting involved in March Book Madness. If you like this sort of thing, take a look at School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books. Their battle pits sixteen of the very best books for young people of the year, judged by some of the biggest names in children's books. I love reading the author's thinking for each battle as he/she evaluates each title and then decides on the winner.
This sounds like a lot of fun. Even the books that have been eliminated have received attention, which is a great thing. And the power of one vote is illustrated perfectly here.
ReplyDeleteI really HAVE to plan ahead for this next year.
ReplyDeleteI love the name of the group! Books, Brownies, and Beyond! Brilliant!!
ReplyDeleteYou've read so, so many good books! I wish Pax would get a little more book love, although I loved the others, too. I agree about The War That Saved My Life-a wonderful story!
ReplyDeleteI need to look into this. With finishing up the Washington Children's Choice in March it gets a tad be crazy.
ReplyDeletePax...how I love that book! What a great name for your book group, too, Ramona - I will have to steal that some day.
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge fan of The War That Saved My Life, however, going against Pax was a tough one. Interesting how one vote made a difference. That's a great lesson for the kids to see in action.
ReplyDeleteLast year I followed along and read most of the books. This year I missed it for some reason. I loved The War that saved my Life - sorry it didn't make it. Tough call between Pax and Crenshaw - I don't know how I would vote. Tricky - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess I need to read A Night Divided because it's beating out a few of my favorites. Have to say that I'm cheering for Crenshaw, although Pax is amazing. Looking forward to seeing the results!
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