Every list you ve probably ever seen arranges these award winners by year of award, or perhaps by author. Not this one. The completely biased, non-scientific Newbery Book Discussion Group met monthly to digest a randomly selected past Newbery book and an equally random pot luck dinner. Group members are mostly ACPL employees. All like to read childrens and young adults' books.
None can pass up a Dove Bar while arguing the merits of the book under discussion.
For nearly five years, this Group has read, debated, and eaten its way to creating a list of Newbery winners in rank order of what we liked best. The annotations, like the ranking itself, reflect the flavor of the Group s discussion. The next book up for discussion will be the 2002 Newbery winner. Check back for the book and discussion date. We would like to hear your comments on this list.