I am hoping that 2017 will produce even more favorites. This year, I have decided to take on the Edwards Challenge (info take from the Goodreads group page.).
Margaret A. Edwards was a seminal force in creating young adult spaces in libraries. Edwards authored The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, a book about her experiences as a librarian working to advise and advocate for young adults in the library. The Margaret A. Edwards Award, distributed by YALSA, is named for her, and the Alex Awards, also distributed by YALSA are sponsored by her trust. Edwards required her employees to read 300 books per year so they could be a living advisory resource. This challenge honors her thinking, and challenges participants (especially librarians and library and information science students) to read 300 books, YA and/or children's, a year.
Yup, this means that I am going to try and read 300 books this year. Yikes! Fortunately, one of my Masters classes that is coming up will knock out a handful of books from this challenge.
Also, 2017 means that I will be serving on a Nutmeg award committee. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is our state (Connecticut) book awards. Committees read through 80+ books and narrow them down to the final ten (10) that will be voted on by students across the state. The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to chose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles (Nutmeg Award).
I'd like to end this post with just a couple favorites from 2016:
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| Heartless by Marissa Meyer |
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| Jackaby by William Ritter |
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| The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine |
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| My Lady Jane by Hand, Aston, & Meadows |
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