Compass Book Ratings » Award Winners

Book Review: The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna

Executive Editor — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:59:00 +0000

THE WHITE BICYCLE by Beverley Brenna is a 2013 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book. Young adult fiction recommended for ages 16+. 4 Stars!

Book Review: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo

Executive Editor — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:48:01 +0000

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo was a Newbery Award Winner and New York Times Best Seller. Enchanting for all ages! 5 Stars!

Book Review: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret

Executive Editor — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:37:47 +0000

SMALL STEPS: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO by Peg Kehret is non-fiction recommended for all ages! Named a 1997 ALA Notable Book for Children, a 1997 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and many other awards. 5 Stars!

Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Executive Editor — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:53:38 +0000

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman was a Newbery Award Winner and a New York Times Best Seller. Fantasy recommended for ages 12+. 4.5 Stars!

Book Review: The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Executive Editor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:03:00 +0000

THE WEDNESDAY WARS by Gary D. Schmidt was a Newbery Honor Book. Historical fiction recommended for ages 12+. 5 Stars!

Book Review: Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

Executive Editor — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:38:48 +0000

OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA by Jennifer L. Holm is a Newbery Honor Book. Historical Fiction recommended for ages 12+. 4.5 Stars!

Book Review: The Thief (The Queen’s Thief, Book1) by Megan Whalen Turner

Executive Editor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:49:30 +0000

THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner was a Newbery Honor Book. Fiction recommended for ages 12+. 4.5 Stars!

Book Review: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Executive Editor — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:42:48 +0000

BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel was winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Award. Historical Fiction recommended for ages 21+. 4.5 Stars!

Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Executive Editor — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:37:48 +0000

CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein is a 2013 Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a New York Times Best Seller. Young adult historical fiction recommended for ages 18+. 5 Stars!

2013 Newbery Award Winner and Honor Books – Analysis

Executive Editor — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:10:24 +0000

The Newbery Award is awarded annually in January to books published in the previous year. The winner and honor books are selected by a committee and the award recognizes “distinguished children” books. From a reader’s perspective, the books sometimes selected aren’t always the top reads, but in our opinion, the 2013 books selected were all [...]