The Newbery Challenge: Jacob Have I Loved
Some facts about 1981
Chariots of Fire won Best Picture.
MTV debuted.
Dallas was one of the most popular shows.
Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" was a hit.
Travis Jonker, Colby Sharp, and I were born.
Fables won the Caldecott Medal.
Jacob Have I Loved won the Newbery Medal.
Please visit Colby's blog to find out what he thought of Jacob Have I Loved.
I love listening to Katherine Paterson talk about her childhood.
Katherine Paterson presented at the 2010 National Book Festival.
Travis Jonker designed the cover on the right.
Borrow Jacob Have I Loved from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.
I simply adore your blog! You are such a great advocate for authors, readers, teacher and librarians as well as independent book stores! CARRY ON!!
ReplyDeleteThis was one of the most memorable books I have as a growing up reader. I don't even know why I liked it. Re-listening to it as an adult was fascinating. Hopefully your trip to Seattle was much smoother this year!
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I was born in 1981 and so was JON KLASSEN. What a great year! Glad you liked the book. I read it over and over again in Junior High. I confess I have not read any other Katherine Paterson books. I should fix that right away.
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