What's the baddest book of them all? Our all-star panel of judges is about to decide. Follow the action as 16 books compete in a winner-takes-all tournament to determine the nation's top title. en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718.html?nid=4751 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use November 9, 2009 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1690044169.html?nid=4751 Winners of the 2009 Battle of the (Kids') Books Gold Medal The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Silver Medal The Astonishing Life of Oc... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/680043868.html?nid=4751 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1880043988.html?nid=4751 Welcome, everyone. Can you believe that just a few weeks ago we were all standing here waiting for the Battle to commence? And no... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/800042680.html?nid=4751 Our final judge is Lois Lowry, who having just read the new Cheever biography and achieved a new appreciation of venom, envy, and self-loathin... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/980044098.html?nid=4751 Monday: Judge Lowry's Bio Tuesday: Press Conference Wednesday: Finale http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/800044080.html?nid=4751 Books, their words and themselves, do live forever in our hearts. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/250044025.html?nid=4751 Those who are no longer in contention are moving on... but apparently, one of our finalists is in turmoil. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/810042481.html?nid=4751 Most seem to be waiting with bated breath for Judge Lowry to decide. Here are a few tidbits seen around this past week. Writes... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/50042405.html?nid=4751 The Hunger Games ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1210043921.html?nid=4751 These book, they can really tweet! http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/40042404.html?nid=4751 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1830043783.html?nid=4751 Like your Battle Commander, our book contenders are twittering away about the Battle. Here is the first of several posts featuring their rece... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/210043821.html?nid=4751 The two matches for this week's semi-finals will be posted on Tuesday and Thursday with other interesting posts on the off days. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1340042934.html?nid=4751 The other of our semi-final judges, Chris Crutcher is a writer of modest intellect and talent, fortunate to have stood at an incredible vantag... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/790042679.html?nid=4751 Born in Illinois to Korean immigrant parents, semi-final judge Linda Sue Park is the author of many books, among them the 2002 Newbery Medal tit... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/640042464.html?nid=4751 Peanuts (virtual ones for you with allergies), peanuts here! As before, please let us know in the comments if you wrote a post about the Battle... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/30042403.html?nid=4751 Graceling ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/20042402.html?nid=4751 The Hunger Games ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/10042401.html?nid=4751 Chains ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/2000042400.html?nid=4751 The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1330042933.html?nid=4751 Our judge for the final match of this second round is Nancy Werlin, author of seven YA novels, including the National Book award finalist ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/780042678.html?nid=4751 The third match judge will be John Green who received the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006 for his first novel, Looking for Alaska. His sec... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/1310042931.html?nid=4751 Coe Booth will be our judge for the second match. A native New Yorker, Coe is the author of Tyrell (PUSH / Scholastic), winner of the Los Angel... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/770042677.html?nid=4751 Tim Wynne-Jones, our first match judge for this second round, started out as a fifth-grade liar who realized that his mother's question &qu... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1180000718/post/650042465.html?nid=4751 These are some posts we came across, but surely we missed some. If so, let us know in the comments and we will add them. And do come ...