Just read this short article on The Guardian and will go and check out the battle between authors/publishers and readers/bloggers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/16/ya-novel-readers-publishing-establishment?newsfeed=true
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Just read this short article on The Guardian…
January 17, 2012 · 9:11 pm
Reading Same Sun Here by Silas House &…
Reading Same Sun Here, by Silas House & Neela Vaswani — due out next month from Candlewick. About 1/5 into the book and finding it genuine and nice. Wondering if there will be tension in either of these kids’ lives to carry the reader through the remaining 237 pages. At this point, at least River’s life is going to get interesting with his Activist grandmother’s involvement in the environmental issues in Kentucky. What will Meena’s “problem” be? Does she NEED a problem? Question: How common is it for a young girl of 12 who’s only been in the States for 3 years to decide so easily to break away from the tradition of a matched marriage?
January 16, 2012 · 7:43 pm
Work got in the way from reading a…
Work got in the way from reading a LOT more of the the story that I wished to… I love my job, of course, but at this point, I love the book more! Only one question tonight: why are all three couples in Cashore’s books deal with their relationships in agony, argument, and fights? Simply to keep the tension high or is that something the author believes to be the reality of love affairs between people?
January 12, 2012 · 10:42 pm
Following one of the patterns in the book…
Following one of the patterns in the book, I am listing a few of my puzzles of Bitterblue’s tale: Does she have a Grace? What is it? I vaguely remember thinking at the end of Graceling that she MUST have a grace (probably MATH?) Do Teddy and Saf know that she’s the Lady Queen? What did Leck ask Thiel to do in the Prologue? Is it to MEND Ashen after he tortured her? Will Cashore set up a Love-Triangle? (Please don’t!) Will I be able to follow the forthcoming Ciphers and Codes or will I be too baffled and frustrated because it’s too high level for me? And —
Is Saf’s name inspired by William Safire who wrote about word origins for the Times Magazine?
January 11, 2012 · 11:49 pm
Bitterblue has four PARTS Stories and Lies Puzzles…
Bitterblue has four PARTS: Stories and Lies; Puzzles and Muddles: Ciphers and Keys; Bridges and Crossings — so you can see, it is a book that’s full of puzzles, riddles, bafflements, hidden dangers, foggy agendas… EXACTLY what I thoroughly love! Getting to half-way point and even though everything is still so “muddled,” my interest remains strong and my enjoyment of the chapters remains high.
January 10, 2012 · 10:28 pm
Finished making questions for Prisoner of Azkaban I…
Finished making questions for Prisoner of Azkaban. I cried at the last couple of pages — just because Sirius is such a sincere and loving and misunderstood character. (And Gary Oldman definitely makes him even more dear to my heart!) I guess my favorite character in the entire Harry Potter series is Sirius Black. Wondering what the top three characters dear to everyone’s heart are! Sirius, Fred/George, and Luna are probably mine.
January 9, 2012 · 6:43 pm
Bitterblue in ARC the book will be out…
Bitterblue (in ARC — the book will be out by May, 2012) by Kristin Cashore starts off exactly how and where I like it: full of intriguing political underhandedness that I’m as baffled by as the main character. The short prologue, still featuring Lech, sets the stage well and feels like the book is totally connected to the previous titles and world. The “sneaking out of the palace to mingle with commoners by the royalty” plot device never grows old for this reader. Only 10% into the book and hoping for the rest 500 pages to be as delicious as the first 50 odd pages.
January 8, 2012 · 8:45 am
Since I already forgot to post yesterday I…
Since I already forgot to post yesterday, I have to post at least 2 entries today. Sitting on my table is an advanced reader’s copy of Cashore’s Bitterblue. It’s much thicker than Graceling (545 pages.) I am eager to start it and apprehensive, too. I really want it to be GREAT!!!
January 3, 2012 · 10:03 pm
Re reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of…
Re-reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to make quiz questions for the students. Loving the quiz-making part, but not too wild about how excessively JK used adverbs. I do enjoy comparing the book’s details against the movie’s.
January 3, 2012 · 10:01 pm
One of a few new year’s resolutions Post…
One of a few new year’s resolutions:
Post here every day about the books I’m reading. Buckling down now to start reading as many 2012 American children’s books as possible for my second assignment to the Newbery Committee.
January 1, 2012 · 1:56 pm
