ALA 2009: Kennedy V. Gaiman or How To Win a Newbery in a Fair Fight (Part Two of Three)
About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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omg. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Where is part 3. I HAVE to see part 3. Who wins? Does Neil get to keep the Newbery trophy? Is it two falls out of 3? OMG, I have to know!
Jane
Part Three is coming. However, it has decided that it hates me and is going to do whatever it can NOT to post. I am currently hitting it on the head with a stick to make it obey. Stay tuned . . .
To see the full video highlights of how I won the Newbery from Neil Gaiman, go here: tinyurl.com/mal3m3 Thanks to Betsy for putting this up, and thanks to Neil for being a good sport!