With 120 results, here are the results!
(If you haven’t taken the poll, you can still access it here. If the responses increase significantly, I’ll post updated data, of course.)
Google Forms plays badly with anything, and Excel hates me, so this is just the straightup data for now. I’ll try to play with the Excel files [...]
Data: Readership Poll Results
By on October 23, 2012
The Chaos (Epic Post!)
By on October 22, 2012
The Chaos, Nalo Hopkinson
Margaret K. McElderry, April 2012
Reviewed from final copy
Over at Heavy Medal a month or so back, in the comments, the question was raised about emotional v intellectual engagement.
In a nutshell: is it fair that we tend to preference books with which we engage emotionally?
In that discussion, Mark Flowers (hi, Mark!) of Cross-Referencing [...]
Dying to Know How this Is YA
By on October 19, 2012
Dying to Know You, Aidan Chambers
Amulet Books, April 2012
Reviewed from ARC
Look, Aidan Chambers is an immensely accomplished writer. He was one of the early Printz winners, people write critical essays about his books, and he plays quite impressively with form in many of his novels. He certainly has a a steady command of his language, [...]
Radiant Days?
By on October 15, 2012
Radiant Days, Elizabeth Hand
Viking, April 2012
Reviewed from final copy (that I bought for myself the day it came out)
I’ve probably said this before, but by and large I love this blog. I love talking to intelligent, passionate people about books. I love disagreeing and I love having my mind changed. I even love, although sometimes [...]
Checking In: What Have You Read So Far?
By on October 14, 2012
So, maybe it’s just that we haven’t had a lot worth saying, or maybe it’s just that the seriously chatty readers (hi, Elizabeth!) are muzzling themselves for various reasons. But comments have been pretty mellow, and we’re thinking there might be a readership question.
Also data is cool and we’re curious what the general readership is [...]
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
By on October 10, 2012
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth
Balzer + Bray, February 2012
Reviewed from ARC
There’s a lot to discuss here. A lot of win and a lot of flaw, really.
Let’s start with win, which is the writing.
The writing is mature, sophisticated, free of unnecessary embellishments. There are marks of the author’s MFA; there is a style [...]
After the Snow, Questions
By on October 6, 2012
After the Snow, S.D. Crockett
Feiwel and Friends, March 2012
Reviewed from ARC
I’ve got that feeling again, the one I had about There Is No Dog, that sense of bafflement because the book I read may not be the book others read. This is a 3-star book* that also made it into the New York Times. It’s [...]
Gone Fishin’
By on October 4, 2012
Catch and Release, Blythe Woolston
Carolrhoda Lab, February 2012
Reviewed from final copy
Blythe Woolston’s debut (The Freak Observer) won the Morris. Her sophomore effort is getting some buzz (especially from Kelly over at Stacked), although it didn’t do so well on the star collecting. Then again, my research shows zero stars for The Freak Observer, and the [...]
So. Many. Books.
By on October 1, 2012
Remind me to never ever make a schedule. Because here we are, October first, and do you know how close we are to posting reviews of Q2 books?
About 2 weeks.
In a possibly misguided attempt to get caught up — in general, this year is so rich with multiply starred books that getting them all covered [...]
Beneath a Meth Moon
By on September 28, 2012
Beneath a Meth Moon, Jacqueline Woodson
Nancy Paulsen Books, January 2012
Reviewed from final copy
Remember how we talked about stars and the way a book can deserve a star for reasons that in no way correlate to Printzliness?
Beneath a Meth Moon could be Exhibit A to illustrate the gap that can exist between stars and the gold. [...]
I Think There Is No Contender
By on September 24, 2012
There Is No Dog, Meg Rosoff
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, January 2012
Reviewed from ARC
Can we talk about There is No Dog?
Because either this book misses its mark by a mile or I’m missing something.
It’s by Meg Rosoff, author of the 2005 Printz award winner how i live now, a book that blows me away every. single. time [...]
I Think There Is No Contender
By on September 24, 2012
There Is No Dog, Meg Rosoff
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, January 2012
Reviewed from ARC
Can we talk about There is No Dog?
Because either this book misses its mark by a mile or I’m missing something.
It’s by Meg Rosoff, author of the 2005 Printz award winner how i live now, a book that blows me away every. single. time [...]
A Little Bit of House Keeping
By on September 23, 2012
Remember how we mentioned we were going to talk about books in roughly chronological order, but then we not-helpfully-at-all listed them alphabetically by — of all librarian crimes — title?
Well, it’s occurred to us that those of you reading along might appreciate more of an indexed approach.
So here it is, listed alphabetically by author by [...]
More than Paint by Numbers
By on September 19, 2012
Graffiti Moon, Cath Crowley
Knopf, February 2012
Reviewed from ARC
I [redacted but it starts with F and is something Ed might say] love this book.
I actually started this post once before, and I had nice things to say, but I was being a bit dismissive. It’s “sweet and light,” I said. Ah, the perils of only reading [...]
Fly, Flutter, Fall?
By on September 18, 2012
The Butterfly Clues, Kate Ellison
Egmont Books, February 2012
Reviewed from final copy
This is indeed, just as the back cover promises, a very strong debut.
But I think it’s telling that even the blurbs mention its debut status, because this is a book that might be a solid contender for the Morris, but doesn’t rate for the Printz.
(I [...]
Telling Tales
By on September 14, 2012
The Storyteller, Antonia Michaelis, translated by Miriam Debbage
Amulet Books, January 2012
Reviewed from ARC
This German import only received one star, and honestly, I’m not sure anyone is talking about it.
But I think this is an unsung, unnoted gem, and everyone needs to get a copy STAT.
And then read the book before you read any more of [...]
The Whys & Wherefores of the Printz Award, Part 2
By on September 9, 2012
In many ways, this post is more the what than the why.
Because it’s time to tackle the really complex, almost undefinable heart of the award: the definition of literary excellence.
Sarah and I took a run at this last year, and it took two really long posts. I still stand by everything we said there (click [...]
The Whys & Wherefores of the Printz Award, Part 1
By on September 6, 2012
I’m thinking if you’ve gotten as far as reading this blog, you probably know a little something about the Printz, more formally known as the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
But maybe not, because (and this is a matter of some concern for us) it’s not a well known award, although [...]
What Are We Doing Here?
By on September 4, 2012
It’s September, and that means we are relaunching for reals!
Welcome to Someday My Printz Will Come, where we kiss—I mean read!—all the frogs in the pond.
In case you just landed here — and welcome, if so! — here’s how it’s goes: we’re going to read. We’re going to write. We’re going to scour other [...]
Where have we been?
By on August 24, 2012
Hi!
We kind of disappeared for a week there, sorry! There were vacations! And back to school panics! And a guest post from Joy covering another preview that I failed to properly queue. Or possibly that the software failed on, given the comment weirdness, but I kind of suspect it was my fault.
And now we’re counting [...]
