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2014 Judge: Malinda Lo
Malinda Lo is the author of several young adult novels including most recently the sci-fi duology Adaptation and Inheritance. Adaptation was a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of 2013 and a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her first novel, Ash, a retelling of Cinderella with a lesbian twist, was a finalist for the William C. [...]
2014 Battle Plans Revealed
Behold, the blueprint of the 2014 BoB Battle Plan. This year, we went with the traditional alphabetical order by title. Now, predictions can start – which eight will advance to Round 2? The commenter who predicts all eight (or the most) correctly will receive a small book-related prize. To download a high resolution (11′ x [...]
2014 Judge: Robin LaFevers
While Robin LaFevers has never trained as an assassin or joined a convent, she is a recovering Catholic who has fired a bow, drawn a knife, and grown up to be hopelessly enamored of life’s mysteries, thus perfectly preparing her to participate in SLJ’s Battle of the Books. She is also not ashamed to admit [...]
2014 Judge: Rae Carson
Rae Carson is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns fantasy trilogy. Rae’s next book is due to her publisher in a few months, so she is short on time. She really shouldn’t indulge in reading for fun. Naturally, she jumped at the chance to judge Battle of [...]
2014 Judge: Joseph Bruchac
An award-winning author of over 120 books, a professional storyteller and a member of the Abenaki Indian nation, Joseph Bruchac says that one of the most important lessons he’s learned from Native traditions is that the best stories are both interesting and instructive. When you enjoy a story you’ll want to remember it. So, whether [...]
2014 Judge: Tonya Bolden
Tonya Bolden has written more than twenty books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a [...]
2014 Judge: Mac Barnett
Mac is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children, including Battle Bunny, with Jon Scieszka and Matthew Myers, and Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, which won a Caldecott Honor and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mystery novels. He lives in California. Mac’s website [...]
2014 Judge: Tom Angleberger
Tom Angleberger is the author of the bestselling Origami Yoda series. He is also the author of Horton Halfpott and Fake Mustache, both Edgar Award nominees. Tom maintains the Origami Yoda–inspired blog origamiyoda.com. He is married to author-illustrator Cece Bell and lives in Christiansburg, VA.
So How Did the BOB Contenders Fare at Yesterday’s Youth Media Awards Announcements?
ALL THE TRUTH THAT’S IN ME by Julie Berry THE ANIMAL BOOK by Steve Jenkins BOXERS AND SAINTS by Gene Yang A CORNER OF WHITE by Jaclyn Moriarty DOLL BONES by Holly Black Newbery Honor ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell Printz and Odyssey Honor FAR FAR AWAY by Tom McNeal FLORA & ULYSSES by [...]
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