As is now becoming the norm we met (virtually) and argued (with passion) and came to (another) close decision.
In our own words here is our debate:
Most passionate quote: “If you don’t vote for Zoe your next bake will burn!”
Most ‘sitting on the fence’ quote: “I didn’t love either book, but they were both fine.”
Most ‘thoughtful’ quote: “I can’t vote for a book I don’t support the premise of and don’t want children to emulate.”
Most ‘puzzling’ quote: “It makes me wonder, how often does this happen?”
Most ‘insightful’ quote: “It makes you think about what it’s like to be a young woman in different cultures. It makes you think about how where you are born affects your choices.”
Most ‘we all agree’ quote: “You can’t give Clap to all kids.”
For Zoe:
“This book explores the injustices in incarceration for younger readers.”
“I read it in one sitting, I was committed to the story, it was engaging.”
“I liked it because I like cupcakes!”
“It is a great book for social justice issues and the ending wasn’t too neat. I liked that it used an epilogue.”
For Clap:
“It makes you think about immigrant families and what they leave behind. It was a page turner.”
“It was compelling the first time, but I wasn’t hooked the second time I read it.”
“It hits so many issues!”
“This was the better written book.”
“I loved it, I read it fast, but it wrapped up too neatly.”
“I was often confused about which of the sisters was speaking but it came to me that maybe the author wanted it that way? Somehow, they were so far apart and yet so close together and both so confused. I did not want to say that until I heard someone else say they had trouble figuring out who was speaking also! I still loved this book because it was a new issue to me.”
Overall, it was another great discussion with Clap coming out on top : Ben, Arlene and Holly were sitting with Zoe at her desk while Andrea, Dia, Sarah, Lisa, Tammy, and I were clapping as we landed.
- Arlene on behalf of Annabel
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