80-84 = Above Average Silver Award.

SAG Awards eligibility rules … I wasn’t looking forward to Clayton Byrd because it sounded depressing and I was looking forward to Punk because it sounded fun, but I found them opposite. There is no question that Wilson-Garcia’s writing is musical and divine, but somehow I never felt as connected to Clayton’s love of Jazz as I did Malu’s.Newbery Suggestions: 61 Books to ConsiderSo checking off Newbery criteria, two strengths for appropriateness of style and delineation of characters (I’m giving that one to some of you). I’m not actually sure what the difference in those would be and would also love to hear an example of what Mr. H and Joe mean. Since Mrs. Hidalgo introduces her to Latino punk bands pretty early on, that seems to resolve the punk-mexican tension too soon. Above average skill and technique in most areas. Notice Regarding Operations of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and in order to protect public health and safety, this court is temporarily suspending the requirement in Local Rule 25.0(b)(1)(c) that appendices to briefs must be filed only in paper form. Leonard, I am fascinated by your point here, “this book felt more like a music lover’s “idea” of music and musicians rather than the lived-through real thing” — is there specific textual examples that you could point to that makes you feel the author somehow presents an unrealistic or inauthentic picture of music/musicians? But sharp.

I don’t have any concrete examples, just that in general, I had a difficult time really placing Clayton in his surroundings. Though jazz’s roots are in blues, the styles of the music are vastly different. JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music Meet-the-Author Recording with Celia C. Pérez about
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It’s all there in her descriptions. 1.800.545.2433Title of a book, article or other published item (this will display to the public): Created by Vocabulary.com There were several times she didn’t know something she would definitely know (she’s never heard the word tempo even though she’s obsessed with music?).

. I don’t have a copy of CLAYTON on hand. I found Malu a vibrant and fully realized character. And when she assembles a group of like-minded misfits at school and starts a band, Malú finally begins to feel at home. CLAYTON BYRD does not have to check all the boxes, just needs to check the boxes that apply to it well. The language is nice but I think the Bluesmen’s words reveal the author’s hand and actually flatten Clayton’s, Cool Papa’s, and the others’ characters. Tasked with being a “señorita,” she instead follows the first rule of punk: “Be Yourself.” Malú creates zines about her inner thoughts while navigating a new school where she’s not seen as Latinx enough, starting a punk band along the way. Many I listened to. )Thank you, Leonard, for that example. I think the author’s love for the blues came through, but I did experience it as being Clayton’s love too. Her turnaround in the end, was all that more unbelieveable to me since her grief was so extreme in the entire first half of the book. And we did see that a bit through the story, but she starts out wanting to be different and ends up wanting to be different, so that isn’t much of a transformation. I did want to go listen to blues after reading Clayton but didn’t have any urge to go listen to punk after Punk. Roxanne, you are correct to call out my vague, “feel”. If it is contemporary, does anyone still think the blues is the devil’s music? (I had a similar problem with Gratz’s treatment of this facet of Isabel’s character in REFUGEE.) Punk music plays a role in the story, but not in the style of the writing.

(Because I “feel” totally differently.) I was clear on the time period for CLAYTON. With CLAYTON BYRD, I read it awhile ago so I was relying on notes when I wrote my thoughts about it. My comment about music in text was supposed to come off more “in general” than it did. Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk: be yourself. Award Win Active Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 15:09. written by Celia C. Pérez, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLCRelated Groups, Organizations, Affiliates & ChaptersALA Upcoming Annual Conferences & Midwinter Meetings50 E Huron St., Chicago IL 60611 |
I understand this is a minor thing in most cases, but it sometimes annoys me.Roxanne, the end of the first chapter when Clayton asks when he can take a solo and Cool Papa says, “when you can bend that note proper” and the Bluesmen then take turns offering similes on how the note should be bent. Rereading it, I see that it does introduce him as “on keyboard,” so she is clear, but I still got bogged down in that section between the poetic description of his actions and all of the musical terminology. I don’t want to muddy the conversation by accessing only memory.I actually agree that Clayton’s mother is fully realized. This style that really speaks to such a specific reader, according to the criteria, needs to be way significantly more distinguished than other books of its kind.

The whole construct of, “let’s start a band”, was engaging and cringe-worthy, at the same time. Starr’s parents and Susan and Lady Thornton all felt like they could walk off the page and carry on their own stories, but it never felt like the they were intruding on Starr’s and Ada’s stories, For me Clayton’s mother’s story, overshadowed his. . The real Malú loves rock music, skateboarding, zines, and Soyrizo (hold the cilantro, please).