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From the Editor – January 2012

January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

roger left From the Editor January 2012As we all await the announcements of the ALA book awards from the Midwinter Conference in Dallas on January 23rd, don’t miss the betting and brawling at the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott blog and School Library Journal’s Heavy Medal, scoping out all things Newbery. Both blogs seem to have done their darnedest to appraise all likely contenders, but let’s not forget last year’s winners, A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Moon over Manifest, both of which flew under the radar all the way home. Awards must honor an odd paradox: to maintain our interest and their integrity, the choices have to be both surprising and just. Not easy.

P.S. Don’t forget that you will be able to watch the award announcements live at 8:45 AM EST on the 23rd. Visit ALSC for details about the webcast.

 

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Roger Sutton
Editor in Chief

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Roger Sutton About Roger Sutton

Roger Sutton has been the editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc, since 1996. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his M.A. in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a B.A. from Pitzer College in 1978. Follow him on Twitter: @RogerReads.

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