tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post5626621952458872532..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: Marvelous Middle Grade Monday -- The Shadow Children SequenceJoanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-82241613156945914392011-05-11T15:41:11.949-04:002011-05-11T15:41:11.949-04:00Thanks, Brooke! And ahaha about the shiny objects...Thanks, Brooke! And ahaha about the shiny objects. Bookstores ARE treasure troves, aren't they?Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-15599914184963879922011-05-11T04:06:38.547-04:002011-05-11T04:06:38.547-04:00My sister-in-law who is a teacher has recommended ...My sister-in-law who is a teacher has recommended this series to me a bazillion times. But when I got to the bookstore, something else always caught my eye. (I'm distracted by shiny objects all the time.) I'll have to go get it. great review.bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-51373643399901702102011-05-10T20:06:21.987-04:002011-05-10T20:06:21.987-04:00Welcome, Michael, and thanks for your kind comment...Welcome, Michael, and thanks for your kind comments about the blog! Yours is very clever.<br /><br />I'm a third child myself, so it's a good thing we don't live in a dystopian world!<br /><br />Hi Sherrie! I hope your 11 yr old likes them. There were several years between the publication of the first and the second book so I nearly forgot about them too. Was thrilled to realize there were more!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-38006936199045227152011-05-10T09:56:22.157-04:002011-05-10T09:56:22.157-04:00I read the first book when it came out but then it...I read the first book when it came out but then it dropped off my radar. I'll have to get these and see if they interest my 11yo :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-9687427827562412962011-05-09T22:15:54.868-04:002011-05-09T22:15:54.868-04:00Yup, another one admitting (shamefully) not to hav...Yup, another one admitting (shamefully) not to have yet read this series!<br /><br />Seems as being a third child is NOT good in dystopia. (c.f. Ender's Game.) Glad I'm a first born, rather than my poor third-born sister...<br /><br />I love your blog, Joanne. So much good and interesting writing and book recommendations here. Thanks for visiting mine and becoming a follower.<br /><br />MichaelMichael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-1060254532626927062011-05-09T17:19:58.086-04:002011-05-09T17:19:58.086-04:00Thanks, everyone! I'm amazed that most of you...Thanks, everyone! I'm amazed that most of you haven't read these books yet. Hope you'll pick up the first one. I guarantee you'll want to keep reading.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-31063455425572272512011-05-09T12:45:58.274-04:002011-05-09T12:45:58.274-04:00ooooh I am positively drooling! These sound incred...ooooh I am positively drooling! These sound incredible. Will put them on the list.KatOwens: Insect Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228171304170449979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-51023281269556946002011-05-09T11:58:13.008-04:002011-05-09T11:58:13.008-04:00I haven't read these (or her new series) but y...I haven't read these (or her new series) but you've certainly enticed me!Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-85677229889298140752011-05-09T11:27:41.579-04:002011-05-09T11:27:41.579-04:00Yes! Such a good good series. And I am thinking it...Yes! Such a good good series. And I am thinking it would be a great survival story--dystopian survival. I totally have survival on the brain! Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-89697814202251223372011-05-09T06:38:30.240-04:002011-05-09T06:38:30.240-04:00Sounds like a great book. I never read this series...Sounds like a great book. I never read this series. And you're right, it'd dystopian before the genre became popular. Thanks.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com