Today marks the end of the 2022 Nerdy Book Club Awards’ announcements. What an incredible collection of titles for young readers of all ages and interests! Our final Nerdies’ post shares the second half of the Young Adult Fiction winners. Thank you to everyone who nominated books for this year’s awards and wrote announcement posts […]
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January
03
THE 2022 NERDIES: YOUNG ADULT FICTION PART TWO ANNOUNCED BY A CONVENTION OF NERDS
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January
02
THE 2022 NERDIES: YOUNG ADULT FICTION (PART ONE) ANNOUNCED BY A CHAPTER OF NERDS
posted by donalynm
We educators and community members cannot forget that it doesn’t matter which books win awards for best children’s and young adult literature if young people never see these books in their schools, libraries, or homes. National efforts to censor books in school libraries and classrooms limit students’ access to books and restrict librarians and teachers’ ability to […]
December
31
THE 2022 NERDIES: LONG FORM NONFICTION ANNOUNCED BY DONALYN MILLER
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This year’s winners of the 2022 Nerdy Book Club Awards for Long Form Nonfiction take young people from botany to basketball–increasing their awareness and appreciation of our interconnected world and our shared and diverse experiences. Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, and publishers of these outstanding nonfiction books! Thank you to everyone who took the time […]
December
30
THE 2022 NERDIES: POETRY AND NOVELS IN VERSE ANNOUNCED BY ANGIE MOORE
posted by donalynm
About a decade ago, I read the book Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, my first experience with novels in verse, and I became hooked! It became my favorite format for reading, and since becoming a school librarian, they are one of my favorites to recommend to readers. But, of course, it is more […]
December
29
THE 2022 NERDIES: GRAPHIC NOVELS ANNOUNCED BY KATHERINE SOKOLOWSKI
posted by donalynm
For the past twelve years I have been honored to write up the graphic novel winners for the Nerdy Book Club awards. Graphic novels are often the most circulated books in my classroom, so I’m always excited to see which books have received a nod from so many of you each year. It never fails, […]
December
28
THE 2022 NERDIES: EARLY READERS AND CHAPTER BOOKS ANNOUNCED BY ALYSON BEECHER
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It’s my favorite time of the year. I get to announce the winners of the Early Readers and Chapter Books for the Nerdies. I had so much fun going through each of these titles and I think both teachers and young readers will also enjoy each of them too. I am also excited to share […]
December
27
THE 2022 NERDIES: NONFICTION PICTURE BOOKS ANNOUNCED BY DONALYN MILLER
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Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, and publishers of these outstanding nonfiction picture books. Selected by teachers, librarians, and families, this list opens up the world for kids, expands their understanding of the past and present, and helps them create a more inclusive and interconnected future for all living things. Thank you to everyone who took […]
December
15
It’s Time for the Nerdies! Nominate Your 2022 Favorites! by Donalyn Miller
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If you’ve been reading the Nerdy blog for a long time, or you have read some of our Nerdversary posts, you may recall that this blog began in a bar at the 2011 NCTE Conference in Chicago. Colby Sharp and I met in person at that conference after co-hosting #titletalk for months on Twitter. At […]
December
09
Powered and Empowered by Books and Reading By Anonymous
posted by donalynm
Imagine after nearly 50 years, having a close family friend reach out to you to share their amazement that you are a positive, successful, and happy person after having watched how you were treated growing up. Recently, that happened to me. The friend also expressed regret for not standing up and speaking out against how […]
December
02
Our Eleventh Nerdversary: Where Have All the Nerdy Readers Gone? by Donalyn Miller
posted by donalynm
I don’t ask people, “How’s it going?” anymore. The pre-pandemic response, a reflexive, “It’s fine,” doesn’t really cut it these days. People have something to say about how it’s really going. No one is fine. The challenges of the past three years have carved us down. Parts are sharper. Parts are missing. Some parts are […]
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