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The ABBC Book Of The Year Award
The ABBC Book Of The Year Award
The ABBC held its first Mock Newbery Awards in January 2021. The Newbery Award is presented by the American Library Association (ALA) each year to a book that is considered an Outstanding Contribution to Children's literature.
The ABBC had so much fun with our Mock Newbery that we decided to create our own award:
The Any Book Book Club Book of The Year Award!
The Book Of The Year Award (BOTY) honors excellence in children's literature, focusing on diverse authors and stories. Each month, ABBC members get to vote on the book they'd like to read. Thanks to generous grants, and the fundraising efforts of the ABBC, we are able to purchase one new book per member each month, and members can keep these books for their personal libraries!
As of January 2022, the ABBC has given out over 100 books to our members to keep, and our club has more than tripled in size since the '20-'21 schoolyear!!!
Read More about our First Mock Newbery here, and view our current reading list here
The ABBC Book of The Year Seal
The ABBC Book of The Year Seal
The Book Of The Year Award seal was collaboratively designed with input from the ABBC Mock Newbery Committee members in the 2020-2021 schoolyear. 6th grader, Xitlalli, created the artwork for the seal, and former Bret Harte Art Teacher, Ms. Ellie, digitized and did coloring on the final design. The final seal was approved by ABBC in May 2021. All library copies of the Book of the Year (BOTY) winning title will bear the seal, and non-ABBC members in the Bret Harte community may request a BOTY seal for their personal library.
About the Artist
About the Artist
Xitlalli Fernandez enjoys drawing. She attended Bret Harte for 6th grade in '20-'21.
Book Of The Year Selection Criteria
Book Of The Year Selection Criteria
The BOTY selection criteria are adapted from the ALA's Newbery Medal Terms And Criteria.
The Newbery medal can only be awarded to authors with American citizenship/residency, but since BOTY highlights diversity, we have changed some of the language in our criteria to be inclusive of all authors no matter where they're from, or what language they write in.
ABBC BOTY Selection Guide.pdfRead the Book Of The Year selection guidelines here.
Things To Think About While You're Reading
Things To Think About While You're Reading
Do you think the characters were well developed? Is there a place that shows that?
Were the secondary characters fleshed out, so you could imagine them as real people?
How well did the author describe the setting? Could you put yourself in that setting?
Did the plot hold your attention, or did it have slow moments that didn’t work with the story?
Did you notice the language that the author used? Was it effective?
Were the themes meaningful to you? Maybe to the characters in the book?
Book Of The Year Winners!
Book Of The Year Winners!
2023 Book Of The Year
No Place Like Home
by James Bird
The 2022-2023 Book of The Year Committee
6th grade: Cassie P., Dubbs S., Isaida C., Lyra R., Samantha S.
7th Grade: Charlie M., Jamal J., Liam K., Ninh-An K., Silas L., Sophia M., Yaretzi S.
8th Grade: Lucy R., Van L., Ida B., Willow S., Ketsia D., Misty M., Sadie A., Hadassah B., Alexis H., Elizabeth H.
2022 Book Of The Year
The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvant
The 2021-2022 Book of The Year Committee
6th grade: Charlie M., Jamal J., Sophia M., Ninh-An K., Myles O., Yaretzi S.
7th Grade: Lucy R., Van L., Ida B., Willow S., Ketsia D., Misty M., Abby G., Sadie A., Hadassah B., Emma G., Ayana S., Alexis H.
8th Grade: Riley R., Sebastian Y., Mirabella B.
2021 Book Of The Year
Dawn Raid
by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith
The 2020-2021 Book of The Year Committee
6th grade: Ketsia D., Abby G, Emma G., Ayana S., Alexis H., Ida B., Lucy R., Sadie A., Willow S., Keiyanna W.
7th Grade: Riley R., Sebastian Y., Mirabella B.
2020 Book Of The Year
Land Of The Cranes
by Aida Salazar
Honor Titles: Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park &
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
The 2020-2021 Book of The Year Committee
Riley R., Nubia T., Mirabella B., Sebastian Y., Xitlali F. (6th grade)
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