|
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! |
|
I just finished reading the latest Newbery Medal winner, Good Masters! Sweet ladies! A pretty fine read. The book was written by Laura Amy Schultz, a librarian and playwright who realized that none of her students wanted a small part (they'd been studying the middle ages and she wanted them to have something to perform), and so she wrote a series of monologues so that each student could be a star. Like I said, interesting stuff. It's very uncommon for the Newbery Medal to go to something other than a novel. The last non-novel Newbery went to Paul Fleischman for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
Here's a thought. Although I loved Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! and I can see how great it would be to use in the classroom, would kids really read this on their own? I'm thinking no. The last really kid-friendly Newbery was Holes. So that's our challenge, ladies and gentlemen...let's write a book that wins the most prestigious award in the world of children's books, and write one that kids will actually read. Ready? Go!
Until next time...Greg
 |
|
“What a great presentation! Many visuals brought the "talk" to life. The students loved the spooky laughter contest and to be able to play a part from the book. Greg Trine really relates to kids!” Pam Zirion 2nd Grade Teacher, Hawthorne Elementary School
|
|
Subscribe to this comment's feed