MEDAL
HONOR
HONOR
HONOR
Here is the point breakdown. You can see that ECHO actually had more 1st place votes, but WAR had more points overall, and lots of 2nd place votes that could have changed into 1st place votes on a second ballot. Rather than naming a single honor book, we’re climbing the ladder down to include GOODBYE STRANGER and MOST DANGEROUS.
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE . . . 10 (1st) + 8 (2nd) + 2 (3rd) = 62
ECHO . . . 11 (1st) + 3 (2nd) + 1 (3rd) = 55
GOODBYE STRANGER . . . 4 (1st) + 3 (2nd) + 7 (3rd) = 39
MOST DANGEROUS . . . 4 (1st) + 6 (2nd) + 2 (3rd) = 38
THE HIRED GIRL . . . 1 (1st) = 3 (2nd) + 3 (3rd) = 19
MY SENECA VILLAGE . . . 2 (1st) + 2 (3rd) =12
DROWNED CITY . . . 1 (1st) +2 (2nd) + 1 (3rd) = 12
THE MARVELS . . . 2 (1st) + 1 (2nd) = 11
THE PENDERWICKS IN SPRING . . . 2 (1st) + 1 (2nd) = 11
LISTEN, SLOWLY . . . 2 (2nd) + 2 (3rd) = 10
I’m feeling a bit lazy this year. The following books received fewer than 10 points–
CIRCUS MIRANDUS (9)
ORBITING JUPITER (9)
THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH (9)
ROLLER GIRL (8)
CRENSHAW (7)
GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA (6)
FULL CICADA MOON (6)
FISH IN A TREE (6)
TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM (3)
ENCHANTED AIR (3)
LOST IN THE SUN (3)
A NIGHT DIVIDED (3)
AUDACITY (2)
THE HONEST TRUTH (2)
THE BOYS WHO CHALLENGED HITLER (2)
WISH GIRL (2)
THE DETECTIVE’S ASSISTANT (2)
