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Those pesky numbers
Let’s start off by acknowledging that this data would have gotten me kicked out of statistics class back in grad school days. Our sampling is random, but it might also include far fewer than 114...
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Decisions, Decisions!
Oh how pleased we are to report that today, you voted and you were decisive! We ran the total numbers (only 30 voters; everyone else was probably on a plane en route to Dallas, which is where I wish I...
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2013: The Contenda List Begins Anew!
CC License by jason5milliron Here at Someday, we are getting organized for a full year of reading and thinking. (A full year, you guys! Well, nearly a full year! Not just a few months, anyway! As an...
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Changes part 2, or The Pyrite Printz
Pyrite! (CC-licensed image by Flickr user Pictr 30D) So, remember when I wrote that whole post about changes? And I mentioned that we might make the whole Mock Printz thing a bit more—what’s the...
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Pyrite Nominations Are Open!
Your fearless leaders have special socks! With crowns! To celebrate the Pyrite and because we are just that cheesy. Also, feet shots are trendy and we do like being on trend. We are at roughly the 50%...
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Round Up (Austen Style!)
Delicious Jane Austen tea pot cookies from flickr user mischiefmari. Used under cc license. Alright, y’all, I’m having a rough blog post, OK? Because I have here two books that I thoroughly, thoroughly...
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Pyrite Poll!
The poll is up! I realized, belatedly, that actually it should probably have been that everyone votes for 5, and the top ten most selected titles are the Pyrite* shortlist. Next year, hopefully we’ll...
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Get Ready, Get Set, READ!
Well, folks, the results are in! We voted down the Pyrite Nominations to create a shortlist, and here it is: I don’t think there are any real surprises here, except maybe the margin; Code Name Verity...
View ArticleMock Printzing the Weekend Away
On Saturday, Someday joined forces with HVLA to host a proper Mock Printz. (And speaking of mock awards, if you haven’t already, hop on over to Heavy Medal for the deets on their Mock Newbery. Riveting...
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It’s Pyrite Time!
Here at Someday, we have a mission. It’s pretty simple: emulate the RealCommittee process as much as possible. A large part of what we do is discuss books at a level we believe is similar to that of...
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Pyrite Time, Once Again
CC-licensed image by Flick user ideonexus Here at Someday, we have a tradition (this is year three) of a Mock Printz which, in a fit of serious humor,* we styled the Pyrite Printz. (Get it? Because...
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Mock Printzing the Night Away
Collecting data requires fancy equipment and complex mathematics. Well, results are in for the Pyrite and for our local mock roster, and it’s interesting. Also, we have a winner! It will be interesting...
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Pyrite Redux: Lifestyles of the Rich and Privileged
The ALA Youth Media Awards are just around the corner and that means that it’s redux time! Today we’re revisiting two 2014 favorites: Candace Fleming’s The Family Romanov and We Were Liars by E....
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Pyrite Redux: What Doesn’t Kill You…
Today, let’s revisit two of our Pyrite 11 that both have at their cores events that forever change their protagonists. I am, of course, talking about Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun and Andrew...
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Pyrite Redux: Days of Future Past
Next up in our countdown to the Pyrite: a conversation on science fiction, dystopias, big ideas, rancid politics, and the girls who have just about had enough — girls who chart the world’s meltdown....
View ArticlePyrite Vote Commencing!
We’ve revisited our top 11 Pyrite Nominees, and those of you headed to MidWinter are likely already en route (or snowed in, which I hope isn’t too many of you), and all that means (insert drumroll)...
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Mocking the Night Away
Prince Printzbery, in his berry delicious crown. A little bit of Mock related housekeeping to start off the week… We’re just shy of a month out from the Youth Media Awards, so the clock is ticking....
View ArticlePyrite Time!
It’s time to vote! Just to make sure we’re all on the same page: The Pyrite is Someday’s Mock Printz. Instead of gold, we award fool’s gold — because mock/fool, right? (I am a sucker for a pun or pun...
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Pyrite: We (sort of) have a winner
RealPrintz voting is a pretty particular thing, and winning has two conditions: “To win, a title must receive five first place votes and must also receive at least five more points than the second...
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Pyrite Time Is Here Again!
Adapted from photo by James St. John, CC BY 2.0 Yes, you read that right: It’s Pyrite time! In case this is your first rodeo: The Pyrite is Someday’s Mock Printz. Instead of gold, we award fool’s gold...
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