Children's Books discussion

What more recent Medal and Honor winners will last, do you think?

I think New Kid is pretty contemporary. I hope so! For example, I hope that the teacher who assumes all the African-American kids are poor would not have her job in, say, 2030 (10 years after it won the award). But maybe, just because there's so much other good stuff in it, kids of the future could read it, even in 2040, as a sort of historical fiction from their parents' time?

Otoh, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (honored in 2009) is already historical fiction, and feels timeless to me. It may not have a huge readership but I bet libraries will not weed it for a while.

And of course The Graveyard Book (also 2009) is not rooted to any specific time, and a feeling of being 'old-fashioned' (should any reader get that vibe) would probably only enhance the appeal. And, being Gaiman, will probably be widely read for a long time, I bet.

Cheryl wrote: "And of course The Graveyard Book (also 2009) is not rooted to any specific time, and a feeling of being 'old-fashioned' (should any reader get that vibe) would probably only enhance the appeal. And, being Gaiman, will probably be widely read for a long time, I bet..."

He's been cancelled for bad behavior! Fussy parents will ban his books from their kids. They already are for the scary fantasy elements.

Smile might be a modern classic. It's actually historical/memoir but my nieces never picked up on that! I LOLd when I realized Raina was only a year older than me from the references. My nieces loved that one and read it over and over. The other two aren't as great.

As trashy as my mother considered them, the Babysitters Club books are still popular. Now the kids read the graphic novel versions.

There are a bunch of tween girl graphic novels that are hugely popular. My nieces have aged out of that category but I see kids with them at the library and in Little Free Libraries.

I hope that The Last Cuentista will become a modern classic, as it has both futuristic and historical/folkloric themes.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin Newbery Medal Honor Title (2010)

I didn't like the sequels as much, but this one was near perfect.

Ooh, yes, Lin's book is likely to stay in circulation.

Thanks for the note, Beverly; now I'm really curious about The Last Cuentista!