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January 5, 2011 by Betsy Bird

And the Winner Is . . . .

January 5, 2011 by Betsy Bird   3 comments

Windblowne by Stephen Messer

I’ll be reviewing Mr. Messer’s book just as soon as I can borrow my library’s copy again.  Thanks to everyone for voting!  In case you’re interested, here is the tally of votes from this site and from Goodreads, where some folks voted on my blog post in the comments there.  As you can see, the winner is clear with 72 votes, but there were some neck and neck ties amongst the other titles.

Cheers!

Windblowne 72
Under the Green Hill 37
Palace Beautiful 27
Doodlebug 14
Out of My Mind 8
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie 6
The Cardturner 6
Falling In 5
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux 4
I Shall Wear Midnight 4
Boys Without Names 4
Griff Carver 3
The Other Half of My Heart 3
As Easy As Falling Off the Face of the Earth 3
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester 3
A Long Walk to Water 3
The Crowfield Curse 2
Kid Vs. Squid 1
Shooting Kabul 1
Scrawl 1
The Hive Detectives 1
Ghostopolis 1
Forge 1
Ook & Gluk 1
The Night Owls 1
Nothing 1

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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 Kirkus, 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 BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social

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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 Kirkus, 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 BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social

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  1. Nicole says

    January 5, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    I can’t wait to read your review of Stephen Messer’s book, Windblowne. I predict you will be “blowne” away. :0) I did notice his name is misspelled in the post above.
    Happy Reading, Nicole

  2. Erin says

    January 5, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    I’m also excited to read your review of this book. I don’t normally read fantasy, so it was a different read for me. I enjoyed it!

  3. Kim Lanese says

    January 6, 2011 at 3:32 am

    My students and I will look forward to your review!

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