Sorcy reads the what-nows?

So, in the grand and glorious scheme of things, there exists the American Library Association. It has a subdivision called the Association for Library Service to Children, and every year since 1922, the ALSC has gone ahead and chosen the year's best example of Children's Literature and awarded it the Newbery Medal. There's a long and glorious history you can read here.

Well, I read a lot of children's literature (as well as a lot of everything else) but I realized one day as I looked at The List that I hadn't even heard of most of these books. The ones I had heard of? Were phenomenal! Hmmmm...

Once the gears started a'turning, it took very little time for me to conceive of and commit to the project: I am going to read all of the Newbery Medal winners, in reverse chronological order, and write little mini-reviews here. Along the way, I will rant about FEMINISM and occasionally make forays into complaining about why there aren't any characters of colour and speculate on why the majority of winning authors are lady-aligned. It'll be a good time.

Hope you enjoy the ride as well!