I liked the setting of the former book, but found both plot and character to be a mixed bag. On the other hand, Publishers Weekly was the only journal to star THE APOTHECARY by Maile Meloy and MISSING ON SUPERSTITIOUS MOUNTAIN by Elise Broach. Marc Aronson’s TRAPPED is another book with four starred reviews we’ve already discussed its Newbery chances here. It bodes well for AMANDA & HER ALLIGATOR, does it not? But as the Geisel rather than the Newbery. Note: Has anyone else noticed the proliferation of award-winning titles with ampersands? BLINK & CAUTION (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award), INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN (National Book Award), and DAUGHTER OF SMOKE & BONE (soon-to-be Printz Award). We’ve spent our time here championing I BROKE MY TRUNK! as the most likely easy reader candidate, but Mo Willems had an other easy reader, AMANDA & HER ALLIGATOR, that earned four starred reviews. Here’s a rundown of some of the more likely Newbery outliers. Since there is no correlation between my earlier composite list and Newbery recognition, these books are just as likely–and oftentimes just as worthy–as more heralded books. Many of these books got starred reviews from multiple journals, but others were championed solely by one publication. Each review journal has books that are unique to its own best of the year list.
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