tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post6093830630254511213..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: Class of 2K12 -- A special MMGM Guest Post from the author of The Mapmaker and the GhostJoanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-19999699582878374192012-04-23T10:59:45.041-04:002012-04-23T10:59:45.041-04:00Hi Shannon! Hope you like it.Hi Shannon! Hope you like it.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-22530775439378341582012-04-23T10:59:08.496-04:002012-04-23T10:59:08.496-04:00Hi Erik! Thanks for stopping by.Hi Erik! Thanks for stopping by.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-91515726378392205852012-04-23T08:36:09.927-04:002012-04-23T08:36:09.927-04:00This sounds like a great book! I liked learning ab...This sounds like a great book! I liked learning about Ms. Tash :) I liked "The Witches" too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-37073903831508119512012-04-18T15:38:31.333-04:002012-04-18T15:38:31.333-04:00Awesome! I got a copy of this one from NetGalley--...Awesome! I got a copy of this one from NetGalley--can't wait to read it!! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-85807422307469162992012-04-17T11:08:18.501-04:002012-04-17T11:08:18.501-04:00Right on with the MG/YA/Dahl love!Right on with the MG/YA/Dahl love!Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-53003562403542434662012-04-17T01:31:06.095-04:002012-04-17T01:31:06.095-04:00congratulations and great post. I think one of the...congratulations and great post. I think one of the reasons I love MG/YA books so much is because of what they meant to me when I was that age. Like you say, being able to pick our own books at the library, being independent readers. This is what we were reading.<br /><br />Yes, yes, yes for all the reason you say you like his writing. I've only read 3 of his books. I'll have to pick up Witches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-9600888915518407152012-04-16T21:07:49.067-04:002012-04-16T21:07:49.067-04:00Thanks, Gina! The Class of 2K12 and the Apocalypsi...Thanks, Gina! The Class of 2K12 and the Apocalypsies are two groups of debut MG/YA authors -- there are a lot of terrific new authors there!Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-27182405730630114942012-04-16T21:06:55.531-04:002012-04-16T21:06:55.531-04:00Cool. I hope you like it! :-)Cool. I hope you like it! :-)Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-65406031497796819922012-04-16T21:06:35.077-04:002012-04-16T21:06:35.077-04:00Definitely Judy: the Fudge books were also a favor...Definitely Judy: the Fudge books were also a favorite!Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-69845587131583392022012-04-16T21:03:26.250-04:002012-04-16T21:03:26.250-04:00Lovely post - brings me back :)
And I love that y...Lovely post - brings me back :)<br /><br />And I love that you are featuring 2012 authors! I want to read more debut authors and new books, and this is such a terrific way to spread the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-81122460830444584262012-04-16T17:54:37.048-04:002012-04-16T17:54:37.048-04:00I also loved The Witches--one of my all-time favor...I also loved The Witches--one of my all-time favorites of his!<br /><br />I'm currently reading The Mapmaker and the Ghost as part of the Debut Authors ARC Tour and will have my review up before the end of the month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-20902888666644902842012-04-16T16:42:54.065-04:002012-04-16T16:42:54.065-04:00Thanks for having me, Joanne! And, more importantl...Thanks for having me, Joanne! And, more importantly, thanks for backing me up on Willy Wonka. :-)Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-4921913982117575122012-04-16T16:42:53.098-04:002012-04-16T16:42:53.098-04:00I loved reading Beverly Cleary books as well as Ju...I loved reading Beverly Cleary books as well as Judy Blume too!<br /><br />kellybrown28021@gmail.comMrs. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140609462754675385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-34937368265008368842012-04-16T16:42:22.296-04:002012-04-16T16:42:22.296-04:00Thanks, Deb! Matilda is definitely way, way up the...Thanks, Deb! Matilda is definitely way, way up there for me too. My fiance bought me a large Matilda canvas for my birthday last year and it hangs above my desk now (it's one of Quentin Blake's illustrations where she's surrounded by books).Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-71792957205858705482012-04-16T16:41:14.235-04:002012-04-16T16:41:14.235-04:00Thanks, Laurisa! I'm so looking forward to you...Thanks, Laurisa! I'm so looking forward to yours too.Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-75319691225940440092012-04-16T16:23:33.877-04:002012-04-16T16:23:33.877-04:00Thanks for stopping by to answer comments, Sarvena...Thanks for stopping by to answer comments, Sarvenaz! And I must say I have to agree with your comment about the Willy Wonka movie. It was fun, but wasn't at all like the book!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone else for dropping by.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-24048570314058148812012-04-16T14:16:46.129-04:002012-04-16T14:16:46.129-04:00Me too on Roald Dahl! Matilda is one of my favorit...Me too on Roald Dahl! Matilda is one of my favorites of his. Congrats on your book---really looking forward to reading it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-23813756557404230262012-04-16T12:43:51.846-04:002012-04-16T12:43:51.846-04:00I'm really looking forward to reading this boo...I'm really looking forward to reading this book. http://1000blogspot.comLaurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-77820578326504541102012-04-16T12:12:40.425-04:002012-04-16T12:12:40.425-04:00Thanks so much, Barbara!Thanks so much, Barbara!Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-55631509074358603772012-04-16T12:12:29.110-04:002012-04-16T12:12:29.110-04:00Yes, I LOVED that movie adaptation which I thought...Yes, I LOVED that movie adaptation which I thought was very true to the book (except for the very end, which I was disappointed in a little, but I understood why they had to go that route). Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch was amazing.<br /><br />I might get tomatoes thrown at me, but I always hated Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory because it was so off from the book. I loved the Tim Burton version though.Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-58610274057064035892012-04-16T12:10:43.830-04:002012-04-16T12:10:43.830-04:00Yay! Wasn't he just brilliant?Yay! Wasn't he just brilliant?Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-61237577667614529822012-04-16T12:10:16.387-04:002012-04-16T12:10:16.387-04:00Thanks, Natalie! Getting a job reading would be DI...Thanks, Natalie! Getting a job reading would be DIVINE. Though, I also wonder if it would take the pleasure out of it just a little.Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-18069737151191507132012-04-16T12:09:17.462-04:002012-04-16T12:09:17.462-04:00Thanks, Andrea!Thanks, Andrea!Sarvenaz Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667984982444635774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-8960564758711716772012-04-16T12:07:24.305-04:002012-04-16T12:07:24.305-04:00I'm looking so forward to reading your book wh...I'm looking so forward to reading your book when it releases, Sarvenaz! Thank you for sharing how kid books influenced you.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-28704577513176309692012-04-16T10:40:51.663-04:002012-04-16T10:40:51.663-04:00The Witches was one of my favorites too, along wit...The Witches was one of my favorites too, along with The BFG. (Did you like the film adaptation of The Witches?) Dahl was the the master of writing dark humor in a children's stories. And I also spent many happy hours with Beverly Cleary's books. The Mouse and the Motorcyle! Putt putt putt putt...E.C. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439318555348518941noreply@blogger.com