Point taken about the criticism.... although it now leads me to a new criticism, which is Maybe a Pamphlet or a School Talk Is the Way You Should Have Gone.
... I mean, but actually, it's fine with me if there are books like Fighting Words (the rest of the world breathes a sigh of relief at my imprimatur, I know). The world is full of all sorts of people with all sorts of reading desires ET CETERA, I KNOW, BUT.... it just seems as if the Newbery committee is overly committed to reading as a very serious--VERY SERIOUS--endeavor that needs to be approached with proper deference, and their choices are going to ensure that. But I know that's not really fair either. Maybe it's more... when a book like Fighting Words comes along, it's like they just can't resist. They HAVE to nod toward it.
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Date: 2021-09-07 05:17 pm (UTC)... I mean, but actually, it's fine with me if there are books like Fighting Words (the rest of the world breathes a sigh of relief at my imprimatur, I know). The world is full of all sorts of people with all sorts of reading desires ET CETERA, I KNOW, BUT.... it just seems as if the Newbery committee is overly committed to reading as a very serious--VERY SERIOUS--endeavor that needs to be approached with proper deference, and their choices are going to ensure that. But I know that's not really fair either. Maybe it's more... when a book like Fighting Words comes along, it's like they just can't resist. They HAVE to nod toward it.