Criss Cross: A Newbery Award Winner, (Paperback)

from elissajanine

I enjoyed this sweet, quiet book about adolescence because of the beautiful shining moments of perfectly capturing the feeling of transformation that happens as children turn into young adults. I also really enjoyed the way the author played with form and media. The story is almost entirely chara...

from goodnightmoon

What a strange book. I started out thoroughly annoyed at chapter titles like "Hector goes into a sponge state and has a satori," thinking this book would be way too pretentious for its own (and children's) good. By the time I finished, however, I had bookmarked several amazingly-written sections,...

from tjsjohanna

I enjoyed the quirky nature of Ms. Perkins writing in this Newberry award winner. Ms. Perkins intersperses pictures, drawings, poems, and unconventional page layout to tell this story of childhood friends exploring the world of growing up, of understanding life and love, and of making connections.

from TeresaWoolvett

Throughout this realistic novel personal memories of my own adolescent summers ran constantly through my mind. This is a book with a very simple plot. Characters spend a great deal of time hanging out with each other, going to the town fair and even reading books. I think this is what will appeal...

from debnance

What a contrast between a contemporary Newbery and an old Newbery! Where the main character in Smokey the Cowhorse has adventure after adventure, facing death over and over, the main characters in Criss Cross do almost nothing. The kids sit around and talk and sunbathe and listen to the radio and...