“Vote for Me!” quaver our contenders. “Please.”
As The Battle of the Kids’ Books follows a single-elimination model, once a book is knocked off, it has to stay in the metaphorical Land of the Dead, until the final two are left standing, facing each other off.
However, there is hope yet, for one of the previously eliminated title to come back from the Dead. You, yes, you, alone and together, hold the power of a necromancer – by voting for your favorite title.
Click on the Undead Poll link on the sidebar and cast your vote! The book that receives the most votes that is not one of the two finalists will rise from the Underworld and see the glorious light of the Final Round.
Judge Paterson will read all three titles with equal care to each and make her final decision on April 5th.
The Undead Poll opens today and will close on March 14th. The result will remain secret until the end of March. One vote per person, please!
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About the Contest
School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books is a competition between 16 of the very best books for young people of the year, judged by some of the biggest names in children's books.
The 2010 Battle of the Kids’ Books was excellent. Our great thanks to the publishers, the judge-writers, SLJ, and spectators for making this such a blast. See you next year!
The Battle Commander (Monica Edinger and Roxanne Feldman) and the Commentator (Jonathan Hunt)
Round One
Match 1 (March 15, Judge Jim Murphy)
Charles and Emma vs. Claudette Colvin
Match 2 (March 16, Judge Nancy Farmer)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate vs. Fire
Match 3 (March 17, Judge Candace Fleming)
The Frog Scientist vs. The Last Olympian
Match 4 (March 18, Judge Helen Frost)
Lips Touch vs. The Lost Conspiracy
Match 5 (March 19, Judge Gary Schmidt)
Marcelo in the Real World vs. Marching for Freedom
Match 6 (March 22, Judge Cynthia Kadohata)
Peace, Locomotion vs. A Season of Gifts
Match 7 (March 23, Judge Anita Silvey)
The Storm in the Barn vs. Sweethearts of Rhythm
Match 8 (March 24, Judge Julius Lester)
Tales from Outer Suburbia vs. When You Reach Me
Round Two
Match 1 (March 25, Judge M.T. Anderson)
Charles and Emma vs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Match 2 (March 26, Judge Angela Johnson)
The Last Olympian vs. The Lost Conspiracy
Match 3 (March 29, Judge Christopher Paul Curtis)
Marching for Freedom vs A Season of Gifts
Match 4 (March 30, Judge Shannon Hale)
The Storm in the Barn vs Tales from Outer Suburbia
Round Three
Match 1 (March 31, Judge Megan Whalen Turner)
Charles and Emma vs The Lost Conspiracy
Match 2 (April 1, Judge Walter Dean Myers)
Marching for Freedom vs Tales from Outer Suburbia
Undead Poll
Big Kahuna Round
April 5, Judge Katherine Paterson
The Lost Conspiracy vs The Frog Scientist vs Marching for Freedom
- April 3 Peanut Gallery
- March 27 Peanut Gallery
- March 20 Peanut Gallery
- March 12 Peanut Gallery
- March 5 Peanut Gallery
T-shirt Winners
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- Tuesday: Robin Willis and Annamaria Basile
- Wednesday: Michelle Reid and Jeanne Kasten
- Thursday: Betsy Loredo and Kathleen Hartzler
- Friday: Krissie Carter and Will Strait
The 2009 Battle of the Kids’ Books
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- Winner of the Undead Poll
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I was so shocked that Marcelo didn’t win the Printz, or even an honor. I’m hoping it’s not eliminated, but if it is wrongly eliminated again…hopefully voting for it will help!
Whoah, we have to vote for the zombie book before we know what died?! That leads to a radically different strategy than I was envisioning.
And… what happens if the winner of the Zombie poll is one of the finalists anyway? Does the next highest vote-getter get Zombified? (or third highest, if the top two in the poll are the two finalists?)
Yes, Miriam, the book with the most votes without being the top two contenders will be coming back as The Undead.
I’m just adding a bit of extra insurance as I’m sure The Lost will not come out on the losing end.
I have to choose just one? Good luck to the judges, there are many excellent books on this list@@
I voted for FIRE and my 6th grader voted for WHEN YOU REACH ME. It’s not an easy choice, though. Great list!
TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA here. It’s really a standout title (though not, I think, as amazing as Tan’s THE ARRIVAL).
Elissa, I voted for MARCELO and my 4th grader voted for WHEN YOU REACH ME (which was an extremely close second for me – I was more worried that Marcelo would get overlooked again).