Well, I wasn't even close with my Printz predictions (1 of 5). I guess it could've been worse. I forgot to post my Newbery predictions, but I think those would've been better. I'm very happy to see When You Reach Me win the award, and for Calpurnia Tate and Claudette Colvin to be honor titles, as those were among my favorites for this year. I have to say that the Newbery selections this year were a little more predictable, with When You Reach Me standing out as a major contender basically before it even came out. That said, there seemed to be some backlash, online, for Calpurnia Tate, but I was so happy to see it get an honor I have have squealed at the awards announcement. And yes, I was there in person. And no, I was not alone in my squealing. Gosh, librarians can get really worked up over these things. People went crazy when Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott for the Lion and the Mouse.
Back to the Printz, though, I think I'm not alone in finding out that my predictions were pretty far off the actual winners. That said, I've got some reading to catch up on from this year's group. I'd read the winner (as I have all things Libba Bray), but still haven't read John Barnes's Tales Of The Madmen Underground, Adam Rapp's Punkzilla, and Rick Yancey's The Monstrumologist. As usual, I think the Printz award jury picked some titles out of relative obscurity (none of the 4 and 5 starred review titles made the list, like, Fire, Wintergirls, and Marcelo) and I can't wait to read them.
Of course, I'm also officially on the BBYA committee BFYA committee starting now (since ALA Midwinter is over) so I'm pretty sure I've got my work cut out for me.
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