The beginning of the end

Lest you think my journey through the Newbery books has ended, I still have the winners from 1996-2011 to read.

In this group, I read about a 14th century boy learns that "living by answers is a form of death, but that it is questions that keep you living;" a Depression era boy searches for his father; a 12th century apprentice in Korea learns to read the world through pottery: a modern era New York City girl reads "A Wrinkle in Time" and tries to unravel the mystery of time travel while her mother prepares to be a contestant on the "$20,000 Pyramid" TV game show; a Japanese-American girl in Georgia and her friends; a sixth grade academic team and their every day lives lead them to the knowledge they need; and a Dust Bowl era girl describes the trials of wind and dust and pain through free verse.


I'm getting closer, also, to the end of the blues and the goal of 52 hats:

 Another helix hat...

 And another helix hat...

Finally, it is the beginning of the end of a long, hot, dry summer. It was so muggy after the refreshing rain that the drops were still on the leaves 3 hours later!