Marcy and Jennie discuss Vince Vawter’s Newbery honor-winning book Paperboy, flying hamburgers, space explosions, and some disappointing lemonade.
Vawter, Vince. Paperboy. Dell Publishing, 2013.
Paperboy Awards
2014 – Newbery Honor
2014 – ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children’s Notable Book List
Vince Vawter’s Official Site
Recipe
Memphis Lemonade
(adapted from BA’s Best Lemonade Recipe)
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 lemons, zest removed in wide strips
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
- Lemon slices (for serving)
Instructions
- Bring sugar and ½ cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Let cool 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and let sit 30 minutes to steep.
- Strain lemon syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher; discard zest. Add lemon juice and 3 cups water and stir to combine.
- Pour 1 oz. whiskey into 3 oz of lemonade. Garnish with lemon slices.
Readalikes
Bell, Cece. El Deafo. Abrams Books, 2014.
The Sandlot. Directed by David Mickey Evans, performances by Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, & Patrick Renna, 20th Century Fox, 1993.
Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. Scholastic Press, 2010.
Wiles, Deborah. Revolution. Scholastic Press, 2014.
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Resources
Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to Medal and Honor Books. American Library Association, 2017.
Burritt, Devin. Review of Paperboy by Vince Vawter. School Library Journal, May 2013, p.130.
Database of Award Winning Children’s Books
Hunt, Jonathan. Review of Paperboy. The Horn Book Magazine, July/Aug. 2013, p.148-9.
The OWL at Purdue
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Unknown. Review of Paperboy by Vince Vawter. Kirkus Reviews, 14 May 2013. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vince-vawter/paperboy-vawter/ Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
Other Mentions
Dean, Margaret Lazarus. “An Oral History of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster”. Popularmechanics.com, 28 Jan 2016. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a18616/an-oral-history-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster/ Accessed 14 May 2018.
FAQ Merchant Marines
Flying Hamburgers
Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral
https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/
The Mammy Caricature (digital exhibit from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia)
https://ferris.edu/jimcrow/mammies/
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
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