I am very excited to be co-hosting and participating in The Newbery Challenge with teacher-librarian Mr. Schu. This stress free challenge is explained in detail by Mr. Schu in the video below.
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My goal is to read every Newbery winner in chronological order over the next two years. I will be posting short video reviews for each title.
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Mindi Rench
December 29, 2011 at 9:48 am
Colby… Good luck to you in this challenge. Between the Caudill committee and the Walden committee, I just can’t take on any more reading! I look forward to seeing your reviews!
Colby Sharp
December 29, 2011 at 1:34 pm
It will be interesting. I hope to get ahead, so that that I can take away some of the stress.
Mary Lee
December 29, 2011 at 9:51 am
I SO love that this is a stress free challenge. I’m trying to figure out my take on it. I’m thinking I’ll work backwards from the 2012 winner, and try to read one or two a month in 2012.
Colby Sharp
December 29, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Sounds like a great plan! Good luck.
Lorna Wheaton
December 30, 2011 at 1:42 pm
I love your working backwards idea Mary Lee! I think I’ll copy that approach, too for my version of the Challenge. That way I can make a dent in all of the contemporary titles that were already on my list, while still meeting some new old treasures.
Beth @ More Than True
December 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm
You’re a better man than I, Mr. Sharp. (Well, obviously, but I digress.) I tried to read the Newbery winners chronologically 5 years ago or so, and got stuck about two chapters into Story of Mankind. Maybe I’ll join Mary Lee in working backward!
Jen V.
January 1, 2012 at 10:40 am
You are brave. I’m scared of the older Newbery winner’s. I think I could read the ones from the last 30 or 40 years. I did check out the Story of Mankind for fun…but I haven’t cracked it open yet. It just looks like a book I wouldn’t like…good luck! I’ll cheer you on!
Lisa
January 2, 2012 at 2:22 pm
If you want to tackle the earlier books, I would recommend starting with The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle and Call it Courage. Both very enjoyable reads!
shannonjoe
January 3, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Great job on the video review!
Shannon
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