Whisper's attempt at the NewBerry winners

I found this group this evening and am delighted. In 2009 I want to read as many NewBerry winning books as possible.

I just finished Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata and From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

Hi Whisper 1!

Welcome to the Newbery Challenge group. What did you think of Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata? and From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler? by E.L. Konigsburg? I remember loving that book as a girl!

Happy reading!
Sharon

Hi Whisper,
Just wanted to check this challenge out. Do you have a reading plan or just whatever strikes your fancy? There are so many ways to set goals, like maybe picking a certain year and reading all the winners in that year. Just curious because I might just join this challenge as well.

Hi Lorie
You raise a great question. I don't really have a serious plan, so I would be open to suggestions.

Nice to see you here, as well as on the 75 book challenge.

I'm currently reading A View from Saturday, E.L. Konigsburg's other Newberry award winning book.

Message #2, Thank you for the welcome.

The answer to your questions is this:
Kira-Kira is a stunningly beautiful book.
I liked the creativity of From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler, but it did not hold the sheer beauty of Kira-Kira.

Lorie, has an interesting question and I'm wondering how you tackle the list of Newberry Award winners.

I don't know what you're going to do with your challenge, Linda, but I've decided for my own that I work better without structure, which just ends up making me feel like I'm in school and a failure when I read other things instead. So I've just adopted as a life goal or sorts to read as many Newbery Award Winners, and honor books, too, as possible.

You and I are alike in many ways. I initially reacted to the question by thinking "oh, no a plan...I don't have a plan!"

By the way, I'm almost finished with E.L. Konigsburg's A View From Saturday. It is so wonderfully heartwarming that I hate it to end. This is her second Newberry Award winning book.

I love A View from Saturday, Linda! I remember being in middle school when it won the award and absolutely loving it.

I finished The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman.. next up..Miss Hickory.

Ooh, I'm excited for you, Linda! Miss Hickory is oodles of fun.

I finished the 1997 Newbery Award winning book
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karent Cushman

Hi!

My reading is part of my senior year thesis so I do have to stick to a plan, somewhat, just to get through the stack before graduation. I have planned to read each book consecutively, starting from 1922 and reading each year's winner up to 2009. However, I am now finding it helpful to read with a similar theme or books set in the same time period together. I have to write about each book I read so after I read Tales from Silver Lands I started on ...and now Miguel and then Shadow of A Bull and I have yet to read Secret of the Andes. Since all of these titles concern Spanish or Latin American culture I find it easier to write a critical review of each book if I read them all together as a group.

I really liked Shadow of A Bull. I adhore bull fighting but the writing itself is very clean; it's a good story well told.

Sharon

Thanks Sharon.
I'm heading to the library today to return some of the Newbery books I've read. I'll see if they have Shadow of a Bull. I appreciate your recommendation.

You're making great progress so far. Good luck on your plan-less plan to read them all. ;)

Nicole. Thanks for your comments. I finished the Newbery honor book Richard Peck A Long Way From Chicago. I laughed so darn hard. What a wonderful book.

I'm currently reading Missing May, yet another stellar work.

http://www.librarything.com/work/94448/book/43091920

Whisper1,

Have you read A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck? It won the Newbery medal in 2001 and is a sort of sequel to A Long Way from Chicago.

Yes, I've read that book and it was so funny.

Hello Whisper!
Just found this group and joined and wanted to drop a line and say hi :)
Read any Newbery books lately? I think the last one I finished was A Long Way from Chicago. I found a used copy of A Wrinkle in Time recently - I think that will be my next.

WillowRaven,
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L' Engle is a great read! Enjoy and drop back to give us your review.

Sharon.