Newberry & Caldecott Reading Group discussion

I’m slugging through invincible Louise. Almost done but man alive is it hard!! I feel like i’ve been reading this book for forever!

I just finished Sounder and Bud, Not Buddy. Sounder was a pleasant surprise but so somber and heavy I felt like I needed to read curious george after too lift the mood!

So i also found the second worst Newberry: out of the dust. So incredibly depressing and horrifying that it could be the only children’s book rated R

I can absolutely believe that Julia! Ive been holding off on Invincible Louisa after a slew of tough books (The Bronze Bow, Shiloh, and Sounder). I'll knex to choose carefully for the next one so as not to become totally depressed with this project!

Agreed about Out of the Dust! What an awful story. I will not recommend that book to anyone!

just finished Daniel Boone. not as much of a slog as invincible Louisa, mostly because it is blessedly short. makes me want to read more about Daniel Boone, who was a prominent figure before/during/after the Revolutionary war. and yes, this book is racist. but i tried to see the purpose of the book and read it in the context of being written during the great depression.

out of the dust: who thought that book was safe for kids? it made me want to die.

bronze bow actually wasn't bad. i did audiobook for all three of those, Kris, and found it much easier.

I don't do audiobooks. I listen for a living and the last thing I want is to listen to someone else telling ne stories on my down time! Haven't read Out of the Dust yet. Roll of Thunder was the last superb winner I read.

I loved Out of the Dust

wow, glad you liked it, Brenda. glad someone enjoys it lol.