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A sampling of sources: Cornelia Funke (whose work is discussed by Alan Jacobs on Volume 59), The Thief Lord (Scholastic, 2002); and Michael Chabon (whose work also is discussed by Alan Jacobs on Volume 59), Summerland (Talk Miramax Books, 2002). [Posted January 2003, ALG]
My Favorite Newbery Winners
Patricia Owen, a guest on Volume 73 of the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, offers a list of her top ten favorite Newbery Medal winners.
Resources on Children's Literature
A sampling of sources from Scott Bucko, headmaster of the Geneva School in Central Florida, and former owner of Splintered Light Bookstore. (Descriptions are taken from the publisher, unless otherwise noted.):
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Patricia Owen, on what makes good children's books and on how the Newbery Medal winners have changed over time (MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, ) MHT-073.2.1
Alan Jacobs, on Michael Chabon's Summerland and Cornelia Funke's The Thief Lord (MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, ) MHT-059.1.3
Alan Jacobs, on why Harry Potter's magic shouldn't trouble Christians (MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, ) MHT-040.2.4
Suzanne Wolfe, on choosing books for children (MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, ) MHT-015.1.6
William Bennett, on the power of stories in the cultivation of virtue (MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, ) MHT-009.1.1
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