A Solitary Blue
Voigt, Cynthia. A Solitary Blue. Simon & Schuster, 1983.
Jennie and Marcy discuss Cynthia Voigt’s 1984 Newbery Honor book, A Solitary Blue, with a bonus recipe for Sad Hot Dogs.
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Our snack for this episode is Jeffy’s Sad Hotdog Sandwich; click here for the recipe.
Recipe: Jeffy’s Sad Hotdog Sandwich (feeds a family of two)
- Ingredients:
- 4 slices of bread
- 4 hot dogs
- Mayo
- Ketchup
Directions:
- Slice the hot dogs lengthwise
- Stoop down until you are about 4 feet tall
- Saute/fry the hot dogs to desired brownness
- Toast the bread
- Spread mayo & ketchup on one slice of toast
- Place 4 weiner halves on the other slice of toast
- Place the mayo & ketchuped toast slice on top of the weinered toast
- Eat & cry
Show Notes
Our show notes include information on, and links to, all the random references and recommended reading mentioned in the episode.
A Solitary Blue Awards
1984 – Newbery Honor Book
1984 – ALA Notable Books for Children
1984 – Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Excellence in Children’s Literature
2003 – Phoenix Award Honor
Cynthia Voigt’s Official Website
Readbetters
Blume, Judy. Then Again, Maybe I Won’t. Bradbury Press, 1971.
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Voigt, Cynthia. Homecoming. Ballantine Books, 1981.
Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey’s Song. Atheneum Books, 1982.
Voigt, Cynthia. The Runner. Atheneum Books, 1985.
Voigt, Cynthia. Come a Stranger. Atheneum Books, 1986.
Voigt, Cynthia. Sons From Afar. Atheneum Books, 1987.
Voigt, Cynthia. Seventeen Against the Dealer. Atheneum Books, 1989.
Resources
Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to Medal and Honor Books. American Library Association, 2009.
Children’s Literature Association – The Phoenix Award
http://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix-award
Database of Award Winning Children’s Books
Kingman, Lee. Newbery and Caldecott Medal Books 1976-1985. The Horn Book, Inc, 1986.
Kinman, Judith R. & Darwin L. Henderson. A Guide to Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1977 – 1984. University of Cincinnati, 1984.
Langton, Jane. Review of A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt. New York Times, 27 Nov. 1983, BR34.
Rohmann, Gloria P. Review of A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt. School Library Journal, Sept. 1983, p. 139-140.
Unknown. Review of A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt. Kirkus Reviews, 1983. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cynthia-voigt/a-solitary-blue/ Accessed on 20 Feb. 2018.
Mentions
Bennett, Paul. “Turning Points: The 1958 Springhill mining disaster was a bump heard around the world”. The Chronicle Herald, 12 Nov. 2017. http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1519680-turning-points-1958-springhill-mining-disaster-was-a-bump-heard-around-the-wo. Accessed 20 Feb. 2018.
Blume, Judy. Forever. Bradbury Press, 1975.
Kramer vs. Kramer. Directed by Robert Benton. Performances by Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry, Columbia Pictures, 1979.
Panama Jack on Pinterest (PJ sures looks problematic looking back!)
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=%22panama%20jack%22%20t-shirt&rs=typed
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Directed by Tom Stoppard. Performances by Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, and Richard Dreyfus, Cinecom Pictures, 1991.
Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Faber & Faber, 1967.
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again. George Allen & Unwin, 1937.
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