tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post9211118217098331648..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: The Year of Kira-KiraMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44535910672924887322013-01-30T21:13:12.971-05:002013-01-30T21:13:12.971-05:00This is a great post! This is a great post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452349023288260108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27446169540166577902013-01-28T15:28:24.170-05:002013-01-28T15:28:24.170-05:00Katie teaches us all a great lesson.
BTW: I LOVED...Katie teaches us all a great lesson.<br /><br />BTW: I LOVED Kira-Kira and so did my fifth graders. When I moved down to fourth I was so sad to let it go from my curriculum because I feared it would be too much for my students to handle. It remains one of my favorite novels of all time.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39784208536217483862013-01-28T13:30:49.708-05:002013-01-28T13:30:49.708-05:00Like the other commenters, I commend both you and ...Like the other commenters, I commend both you and Katie. I think that yes, Kira Kira probably deserves a re-read on my part. But I really didn't enjoy it the first time I read it, like you, right after it won. I think there was a period there in the early 00s where the Newbery winners didn't suit my tastes. (Criss Cross probably deserves a reread, too. It didn't do much for me, either.) Then I found renewed faith in the committee with their last few choices...Graveyard Book, When You Reach Me, Moon Over Manifest. Giving an award to just one book is always a challenge...so many contenders, right? You can't make everyone happy all of the time. There's an incredible amount of value in the discussions that debates that come about as a result, however. When people are talking about children's literature, that's always a good thing.<br /><br />Thanks again for the work you and Mary Ann do on this blog!<br /><br />--Ben (@engaginged)Ben Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775977089092127986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46979491074564684962013-01-27T21:03:14.128-05:002013-01-27T21:03:14.128-05:00Bravo to you and Katie - for Katie to have the cou...Bravo to you and Katie - for Katie to have the courage to read the book and to you to admit you were wrong. To you both for having such an open room that she felt so safe and respected as a reader. Thanks so much for that lovely story - it really touched me.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73042640082441654452013-01-27T19:46:47.479-05:002013-01-27T19:46:47.479-05:00I LOVE that Katie! How terrific that she helped yo...I LOVE that Katie! How terrific that she helped you love this book. Michelle Cusolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637858838936799501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70659702569962704192013-01-27T19:16:31.510-05:002013-01-27T19:16:31.510-05:00What a wonderful post! And a good reminder to pull...What a wonderful post! And a good reminder to pull out kira-kira for a second reading. Jeanette W. Stickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352824722746327625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50329509390843615192013-01-27T18:13:02.637-05:002013-01-27T18:13:02.637-05:00I love this post. I love this post. Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36934802277191789322013-01-27T17:56:25.123-05:002013-01-27T17:56:25.123-05:00Great reminder! I think a lot of people are going ...Great reminder! I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed/surprised tomorrow and maybe this will help. I love when seeing a book through someone else's eyes helps me fall in love with it.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-58550868391759856402013-01-27T16:02:03.570-05:002013-01-27T16:02:03.570-05:00Great post.
I know I'm guilty of starting so...Great post. <br /><br />I know I'm guilty of starting some books determined not to love them for a variety of reasons. It works the other way too, of course--the ones that sound like they're right in my happy zone, the ones I can't wait to read, often miss the mark. I do not love all Newbery Award winners, but I really can't wait to hear who wins....one more day.<br />And I love the Katies of this world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21952402071218124862013-01-27T15:51:18.268-05:002013-01-27T15:51:18.268-05:00What a wonderful post. Thank you so much for shari...What a wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing. And to tell you the truth, I never even finished Kira Kira. It just didn't resonate with me. Your post gave me pause to think maybe I should give it another shot. Beth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944635942712994937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80179794938525856992013-01-27T15:30:44.746-05:002013-01-27T15:30:44.746-05:00How terrific to have Katie there to set you straig...How terrific to have Katie there to set you straight, and how wonderful that she felt comfortable doing it. A lesson for all of us. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com