Kidlitchat Transcript – November 3 (part 2)
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• kamigarcia: @dpeterfreund Talking about how much I love your book in #kidlitchat.
• michellewitte: For all the Tamora Pierce fans, BLOODHOUND released earlier this year. An enjoyable read. #kidlitchat
• crissachappell: RT @TheAsianAngel: “not a flowery prose kinda gal. Love description that lets me imagine more.” #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: I’m Your Peanut Butter Big Brother by Selina Alko a much needed bk for biracial kids + lyrically written, beautiful art #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: ok just arrived, what’s tonights topic? #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: I enjoyed Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud. A new take on the hero myth. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi Oh, I agree that MILLICENT MIN is my fave of hers! #kidlitchat
• TheAsianAngel: @BenDawe Agreed! #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: RT @bonnieadamson: @amithaknight Oh, yes: WHEN YOU REACH ME–my vote for Newbery. #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: Lies. I read romance/fantasy, still do. RT @susiebj: @katie_bowden And boys arent reading romancy stuff which is so common in #kidlitchat
• marybrebner: @thaliachaltas Didn’t like Catching Fire as much. Disappointed in MC-she seemed less confident, wimpier. But still a great read! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: Ah. Just reminded me of two MGs I recommend: Nan Marino’s “Neil Armstrong is my Uncle;” Jen Bryant’s “Kaleidoscope Eyes” #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @Daeanarah TOPIC: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz? No! It’s the #kidlitchatties! What are your favorite books of 2009…and why? #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @Daeanarah What are your favorite 09 books? #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: that’s the thing tho, how to write books that both boys and girls will read #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau. Dan Yaccarino’s 1st pb bio makes you feel the wonder of what Cousteau saw. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @sarahockler What makes a book great? Voice & relatability. Can I feel it? Does it make me laugh/cry/scream, fantasy or real? #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Dang I missed that one! RT @michellewitte: For the Tamora Pierce fans, BLOODHOUND released earlier this year. An enjoyable read. #kidlitchat
• AuthorTaraKelly: I drool over unforgettable characters, tight writing (for sure), and passion. It has to have heat and lots of it. #kidlitchat
• BenDawe: @susiebj True about Romance and males. I ended my relationship with Twighlight after volume (reiteration) 3. #kidlitchaT
• cbrett60: I would have to say my favorite is A Princess of Landover, since I am slacking in my reading. #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: @sarahreesbrenna SRB- they’re selling it on Amazon!! And B&N! Can you believe it? I feel like I had a preemie! #kidlitchat
• KrissiDallas: I’m addressing this in a blog on Thurs!Boys do read some romance! RT @susiebj @katie_bowden And boys arent reading romancy stuff #kidlitchat
• sarahockler: @Daeanarah Books boys & girls will both read = blowing stuff up and then kissing after. 
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• Leaheps: Read 1st story in Lips Touch 3 Times by Laini Taylor w/my 11-year-old–off-kilter & imaginative- too flowery 4 me #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @Daeanarah For starters, if you want a boy to read your book, the MC probably better be a boy. #kidlitchat
• pussreboots: @cbrett60 My son likes pinkalicious. He likes fantasy too. Son and daughter seem to like similar books. #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Yes!RT @RebeccAgent: The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau. Dan Yaccarinos 1st pb bio=the wonder of what Cousteau saw. #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @DDHearn It’s expensive keeping up with the newest books. Most of what I’ve read this year was published at least a year ago. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @sarahreesbrenna AHHH! I haven’t read *ANY* of these yet! (Except DULL BOY which was much fun!) #kidlitchat
• TheAsianAngel: Also, if it makes me want to skip to the end to see whose names still appear (so I know who survived). 
) #kidlitchat
• Leaheps: I’m all about the voice & chars. if the voice isn’t there, I’m done. That’s why Barry Lyga works. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• crissachappell: RT @AuthorTaraKelly: I drool over unforgettable characters, tight writing (for sure), and passion. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: Oh! MOON SHOT–that was this year, right? Fantastic book NF pb. #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: @TeeEss You should. I have a fierce love for HATE LIST. One of the few books that made my sob. #kidlitchat
• BenDawe: Sweet spot !RT @sarahockler: @Daeanarah Books boys & girls will both read = blowing stuff up and then kissing after. #kidlitchaT
• RebeccAgent: Pouch by David Ezra Stein a book for young kids who need a push to leave mommy’s side, make friends & explore w/kangaroos #kidlitchat
• jpetroroy: Late to the chat, but faves this year:WHEN YOU REACH ME, MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD, and FOOD, GIRLS, & OTHER THINGS I CAN’T HAVE #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @pussreboots I hung out with a lot of girls back in high school, so I read everything. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @AuthorTaraKelly LOL! Given your “passionate” list, I read “tight” and expected “pants” !! #kidlitchat
• marybrebner: RT @sarahockler: @Daeanarah Books boys & girls will both read=blowing stuff up & then kissing after. ~Not too much kissing tho! #kidlitchat
• TrishDoller: I like characters who are memorable, even for being bad. Like Parker in Cracked Up to Be or Sutter in The Spectacular Now. #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: @thaliachaltas and Cousteau was just named on the Texas Bluebonnet list! #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: @DDHearn I haven’t read any new just old ones by Quinn taylor Evans, Merlin’s Legacies, Johanna Lindsay Warrior Woman, #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @jeanie_w Agree–been buying more, because my library doesn’t keep up! #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @jeanie_w I agree. I get most of my books from the library. Wish I could afford to buy all the books I want to read. #kidlitchat
• HeatherMcCorkle: @kamigarcia I must have been in under a rock. They released Beautiful Creatures early! I must order it immediately. #kidlitchat
• crissachappell: @TrishDoller oh..so true. I prefer protagonists with a touch of evil in them. #kidlitchat
• Leaheps: for my 5-year old, I’ll never find a book as good as the oldie Mr. Putter & Tabby Cynthia Rylant books–anyone? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• LaurieThompson: Me too! RT @cheriwilliams: I love, love, love THE FARWALKERS QUEST by @jonisensel. #2009fave #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: I saw! Wish I were on that list! RT @RebeccAgent: @thaliachaltas and Cousteau was just named on the Texas Bluebonnet list! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @RebeccAgent I am excited. New title to me (Cousteau) Who published this one, please? #kidlitchat
• BenDawe: My lunch break is over. Thanks for the great reading recommendations at #kidlitchaT
• michellewitte: I’m not a Melissa Marr fan, but she had FRAGILE ETERNITY come out earlier in the year. #kidlitchat
• KrissiDallas: My husband didn’t make it that far-LOL RT@BenDawe: @susiebj I ended my relationship with Twilight after volume (reiteration) 3. #kidlitchat
• TeeEss: @kamigarcia I cant wait to see finished copies of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. Theyre gonna look AMAZING if the ARCs are any indication! #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: well I wrote a romance where it starts w/ the guy going over memories after learning his wife may not have betrayed him afterall #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @DDHearn @jeanie_w @bonnieadamson Thank goodness for Inter-library Loans is all I have to say! #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @DDHearn @jeanie_w I’ve been bad this year and bought way too many new books. But I love them. #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: @learheps 5-year old girl or boy? #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: @sarahreesbrenna I have to find out how to get my hands on DEMON’S COVENANT. I miss NIck. #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @Leaheps for my 5-year old, I’ll never find a book as good as the oldie Mr. Putter & Tabby Cynthia Rylant books<–Why? #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: Hi! Just back from a play (Superior Donuts). Got me thinking, a story doesn’t have to be new to move you, just well told. #kidlitchat
• gregpincus: I was thinking not why we love books in general, but these books in specific! #kidlitchat
• marybrebner: G’night all, thanks for the great recs! Off to read Tempted (House of the Night)–great series (even tho it’s vampires! lol) #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @crissachappell @TrishDoller oh..so true. I prefer protagonists with a touch of evil in them. #kidlitchat << *wickedcackles*
• JodiRMoore: Do publishers intentionally hold off on selling to libraries for a period of time? #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: @TeeEss So gorgeous! I got one in the mail. Dave is a genius. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @michellewitte I just finished Ink Exchange. Kind of creepy for me, really, but the whole series seems to be that way. #kidlitchat
• carolgrannick: RT @dawnmetcalf @DDHearn @jeanie_w @bonnieadamson Thank goodness for Inter-library Loans is all I have to say! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: Knopf published the pb THE FANTASTIC UNDERSEA LIFE OF JACQUES COUSTEAU @writerross I sell a lot of pbs to them #kidlitchat
• AuthorTaraKelly: Trish reminded me. CRACKED UP TO BE was AMAZING. #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: Best books I’ve read this year: The Hunger Games/Catching Fire, The Demon’s Lexicon, Sacred Scars, Another Faust, Liar… #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: @HeatherMcCorkle They released it REALLY early! #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @dawnmetcalf @DDHearn @jeanie_w @bonnieadamson Thank goodness for Inter-library Loans is all I have to say! <— Amen:) #kidlitchat
• KateMessner: Late for the chat, but I’ll jump in with some YA favorites- ONCE WAS LOST, FLASH BURNOUT, & JUMPING OFF SWINGS – all awesome. #kidlitchat
• HeatherMcCorkle: #kidlitchat My faves this year so far: The Demon’s Lexicon, Wings, City of Glass, Shiver
• Daeanarah: I’ve also written, trying to get published several children’s books, girl becomes dragon rider, boy training to be knight #kidlitchat
• TheAsianAngel: @marybrebner Don’t let the vamps suck (ha!) you in! #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: @gregpincus trying to give explanations and play by the rules since you’ve let me brag a little #kidlitchat
• TeeEss: @kamigarcia Yeah he is. He designed HL too. 
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• DDHearn: @dawnmetcalf Absolutely right. I pray we never lose our libraries. They are the true gems in every town that has one. #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: Loved When You Reach Me b/c of the tone of the friendship b/t the kids (like Wrinkle in Time that way too); and the tangly plot #kidlitchat
• KrissiDallas: RT @marybrebner: RT @sarahockler: @Daeanarah Books Writing a blog on topic of boys/romance on Thurs-Quotes straightfrom boys. 
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• thaliachaltas: Haven’t read LIAR yet… #kidlitchat
• Leaheps: @PattyjMurphy re. Mr. PutterT–the illustrations! old man & cat. Love of life, small things–a good muffin, a tulip! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• jpetroroy: @catesfolly It was amazing. A very quiet story, but deep and well-developed. #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: The Cybils site is a great place to remind yourself of some of the 2009 books: http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/ #kidlitchat
• LJBoldyrev: @heatherwpetty I haven’t yet. So many books to read! #kidlitchat
• AuthorTaraKelly: Yay for other folks who like naughty protags..I think mean can be interesting. Mostly because I want to know WHY #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @JodiRMoore No, we sell to libraries simultaneously. We sell to jobbers like Ingrams who supply a lot of libraries, too. #kidlitchat
• KateMessner: I also just read & loved Nora Raleigh Baskin’s ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL. Ordering more copies for lit circles at school. #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @Travis_Pearson I am going to have to get Hunger Games, heard good things about it #kidlitchat
• elizaosborn: Failing at Twitter Recess to say I loved THE YEAR THE SWALLOWS CAME EARLY & @jeaninegarsee‘s SAY THE WORD #kidlitchat
• jlpowers: What’s the question? I’m late. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @michellewitte For me it was buy books or get the kids through college, so I had to go with the latter. Busy buying THEIR books #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @dalywriter Thank you for the PW list link. Came in handy tonight! #kidlitchat
• carolgrannick: @gregpincus It’s different for me with every book. Season of Gifts, perfection in language, character, structure, voice. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @catesfolly I know! Everyone talks about the plot in When You Reach Me but the relationships are what makes it great. #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: Farwalker: literary integrity, fully defined world, great pacing, characters 2 love & hate, delves into hard areas & has heart. #kidlitchat
• jpetroroy: MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT and NEIL ARMSTRONG IS MY UNCLE were also spectacular. #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @RebeccAgent Thanks for each point of info ;> #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @AuthorTaraKelly @TrishDoller reminded me. CRACKED UP TO BE was AMAZING. #kidlitchat <– 2nd, 3rd & 4th that! @courtney_s
• debbieohi: Augh. So many cool-sounding books! Wish I didn’t have to sleep. More time for reading. #kidlitchat
• LaurieThompson: Also Lips Touch by Laini Taylor, fantasy romance with danger and suspense. Her descriptions are incredible, as is the art. #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: my all time fav author Johanna Lindsay, Nora Roberts hands down #kidlitchat
• crissachappell: @AuthorTaraKelly exactly. I’m all about real people with real problems (and flaws)…. #kidlitchat
• kamigarcia: OK – time to work or there will be no Book 2. #kidlitchat Thanks for all the recs!
• bonnieadamson: @jlpowers TOPIC: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz? No! It’s the #kidlitchatties! What are your favorite books of 2009…and why? #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: … City of Bones, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Summoning/Awakening, Percy Jackson series, Skinned, so many more. #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @Daeanarah Great Authors, my favorite is Terry Goodkind #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @cbrett60 @Travis_Pearson HUNGERS GAMES was very good (not to be read too close to GRACELING, tho, IMO). #kidlitchat
• quirkywriter: Hunger Games rocked. RT @cbrett60: @Travis_Pearson I am going to have to get Hunger Games, heard good things about it #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: Still haven’t had a chance to read all the bks I picked up at #scbwi09, like THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. #kidlitchat
• TheAsianAngel: I agree! Excellent list of reads from this chat. Ciao! #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: my all time fav authors are Johanna Lindsay, Nora Roberts, Beatrice Small. I like some by Shayla black #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @Travis_Pearson What did you think of SKINNED vs. JENNA FOX? #kidlitchat
• HeatherMcCorkle: #kidlitchat As far as protags, I loved Rose of Vampire Academy. Gotta love a girl with that much personality!
• elizaosborn: But EYES LIKE STARS & and CATCHING FIRE are books I’m shoving at everyone. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @quirkywriter Guys, join our facebook discussion group “We’ve Read Catching Fire and We Need to Discuss” more room than twitter #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: @DDHearn The library lets me have fifty books at a time. *bliss* #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: Love THE UNFINISHED ANGEL so much. Can’t explain well in 140, but I blogged on it here: http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=224 #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Sitting right behind me,waiting in the pile! LOL! RT @debbieohi: THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. #kidlitchat
• SigSeattle: @debbieohi #kidlitchat a trick I use is to keep a bk in the bathrm, car, purse, frntrm. Never w/o one to read even for a few minutes
• Daeanarah: sad to say I never heard of him. lol been busy trying to locate agent/pub, have completed several ms, posted on textnovel.com #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: …Was DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU BANKS in 2009…? Adored it! #kidlitchat
• Books4Kids_revs: G’night all. What wonderful suggestions. (curses, mt. tbr grows…again) #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @PattyJMurphy Libraries are great, but don’t always have the newest books available. I’m reading more 2008 than 2009 books now. #kidlitchat
• KrissiDallas: Signing off to work on my sequel! Thanks for all the recommendations. Really enjoyed this. #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: Taking short break from novel to chat. Hey everyone! #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @debbieohi I really enjoyed THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @Travis_Pearson SKINNED by @robinwasserman is on my To Read pile. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @DDHearn Absolutely right. I pray we never lose our libraries. They are the true gems in every town that has one. #kidlitchat <– AMEN!
• Daeanarah: Dara Joy’s Matrix series are pretty good, lately though her ebooks not so much. Lots of disappointment #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: @HeatherMcCorkle And who kicks ass! Rose is awesome. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: Has anyone mentioned Shiver? That book continues to impress me months after reading it. And it’s romantic, a big plus 4 me #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: sometimes I keep a writing pad with me, never know when story idea will occur…lol #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @SigSeattle I read diff books depending on where I am in the house. Plus I have 100+ ebooks on my iPhone for when I’m on the go. #kidlitchat
• yabookwriter: Great recommendations! Now back to WIP for me…#kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @kaerfel get back to work! Stroke! Stroke! Stroke! (Just kidding. I’m not working either.) #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @Daeanarah Good luck with finding an agent for your manuscripts. I have a PB that I hope my agent will like. We’ll see. #kidlitchat
• sandigreene1: @debbieohi TRUE DIARY was so funny. Loved that book. #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: actually not all towns do have them…due to budget crisis 
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• kaerfel: @EgmontGal I was just thinking of that one! Did you see Maggie put up the 1st par. of Linger today? #kidlitchat
• jemifraser: #kidlitchat Popping in very late! Hunger Games is definitely worth a read. Should appeal to both genders too.
• bonnieadamson: Does anyone else feel guilty checking out new book from library? Feel kids should be first in line! #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @SigSeattle @debbieohi #kidlitchat a trick I use is to keep a bk in the bthrm, car, purse, etc. Never w/o one to read even for a few min.
• cheriwilliams: RT @debbieohi: The Cybils site is a great place to remind yourself of some of the 2009 books: http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/ #kidlitchat
• jimhill: When You Reach Me by a landslide. The Ask and the Answer was intense (w/a romance!), Last Olympian satisfied (romance there too) #kidlitchat
• readtoday: RT BonnieAdamson Does anyone else feel guilty checking out new book from library? Feel kids should be first in line! #kidlitchat Yes
• thereadingzone: I was so excited to see the cover and first paragraph of LINGER today!!! #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: Loved @lisagreenwald MY LIFE IN PINK AND GREEN bc of its sweet, multi-gen, innocent, positive story… #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @EgmontGal I’ve heard good things about SHIVER. Must add that to my “to get” list. (I’m a sucker for a bit of romance, too) #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Yes, nice balance. RT @jemifraser: #kidlitchat Popping in very late! Hunger Games should appeal to both genders too. #kidlitchat
• crissachappell: My characters are calling me…gotta run (and eavesdrop on them). #kidlitchat
• HeatherMcCorkle: @kaerfel And who kicks ass! Rose is awesome. #kidlitchat <–I know huh? Best female main character I’ve seen in a LONG time!
• DDHearn: How I wish I were a faster reader. Even took a speed reading class once, but it ruined the reading experience. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: RT @debbieohi: The Cybils site is a great place to remind yourself of some of the 2009 books: http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/ #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: @bonnieadamson hehe, sometimes! I go to the new YA section and nab all the faceout books. #kidlitchat
• jlpowers: @BonnieAdamson Thanks. #kidlitchat
• carolgrannick: @bonniewilliamson Oh, I didn’t feel guilty until right now…I love my online interlibrary loan and hold! #kidlitchat
• LiaKeyes: Time for me to slip away – I’m leading NaNoWriMo-ers in a two hour word war @scribblerati in a few minutes… #kidlitchat
• elizaosborn: I have LEVIATHAN and WHEN YOU REACH ME on hold at the library for when they come in. Very much looking forward to ‘em! #kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: @bonnieadamson no I don’t feel bad.usually though am not first but shrugs.still though library doesn’t carry all books want read #kidlitchat
• Buffyandrews: Loved Hunger Games and Catching Fire. And I adore Peeta. Kept me turning the pages. #Kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @bonnieadamson No. I’m just greedy that way! #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @bonnieadamson I don’t feel guilty about reading a new book. Heck, my taxes helped pay for it! It’s only a couple of weeks. #kidlitchat
• jimhill: @bonnieadamson My librarians give me weird looks, as if an adult male shouldn’t read ya/mg/pb #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @sandigreene1 Hi Sandi! Good to see you here. I keep getting more bks so haven’t read all my #scbwi09 bks yet. #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: @debbieohi Skinned is amazing, but you should probably read it in between some happy, fluffy books. It’s kinda heavy. #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @DDHearn: You don’t have to read fast…I think you miss sooo much when you do. Words should be savored, enjoyed:) #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: For those who like high fantasy, my friend Ellen Jensen Abbott wrote WATERSMEET, and is working on a sequel… #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: Late, but I’ll jump in too – SHIVER, THE DEMON’S LEXICON, CANDOR – faves of 09 so far. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @elizaosborn I am glad Leviathan and When you Reach Me are circulating! Please join our catching fire discussion on facebook #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Go for it! RT @LiaKeyes: Im leading NaNoWriMo-ers in a two hour word war @scribblerati in a few minutes… #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @LiaKeyes Go inspire the competition/camaraderie that is NaNoWriMo! @scribblerati #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @Travis_Pearson Thanks for the advice re: SKINNED. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: I dunno–especially if its really good, I think I’ve kept it from its target audience. #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: RT @PattyJMurphy: Loved @lisagreenwald MY LIFE IN PINK AND GREEN bc of its sweet, multi-gen, innocent, positive story… #kidlitchat <- ME 2
• dawnmetcalf: @thaliachaltas I got to interview Ellen for WATERSMEET! #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: @dawnmetcalf I loved THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX too. #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: Yes! RT @PattyJMurphy: @DDHearn: You don’t have to read fast…I think you miss much when you do. Words should be savored #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @jimhill Well, there’s that, too, lol! #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: @MyraMcEntire Loved Shiver and Candor both! #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @PattyJMurphy I agree. I like to savor each book. But how do some of you read a whole book in a couple of days? #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: Did anyone mention Dani Noir yet? Loved that one! #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: YAY! We were buds way back in high school. RT @dawnmetcalf: @thaliachaltas I got to interview Ellen for WATERSMEET! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @jeanie_w I read slowly. When I read a great book, I don’t want it to end. #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @Buffyandrews Would it be bad for me to admit that I thought Peeta was a chubby, awkward kid a la Neville from Harry Potter? #kidlitchat
• JennBailey: @EgmontGal I read Shiver. I found the very end a bit confusing. Was he? Wasn’t he? But I found the idea interesting. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @CheriWilliams @Travis_Pearson I love reading books & watching TV/movie characters that poke at what it means to be human. #kidlitchat
• carolgrannick: Oh, how could I forget? @sarazarr ‘s ONCE WAS LOST. Dearly loved, goose-bump ending from MC that moved me on multiple levels. #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: @SigSeattle @debbieohi I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books. #kidlitchat
• quirkywriter: RT @LiaKeyes: Thanks @gregpincus and @bonnieadamson for the fun topic! #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: If I read too slowly, I fall out of a book and don’t finish. I love a book that makes me read it fast. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: Heard something really heinous the other day: friend insists HER friends only read dialog, skip everything else . . .??? #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: Me too. RT @WriterRoss: @jeanie_w I read slowly. When I read a great book, I don’t want it to end. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: My problem is that the older I’m getting, I tend to nod off when I’m reading, even if it’s a really good book. #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: @dawnmetcalf So cool for Ellen and I to have first novels out the same time! #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: @WriterRoss @jeanie_w I tend to slow down near the end of a really good because I don’t want it to end. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @JennBailey I wasn’t confused at all at the end of Shiver. But I just read first paragraph of Linger and gang, I’m freaking out! #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: @WriterRoss I normally speed through a book, but I slowed down with Catching Fire. Knowing it was about to end made me very sad. #Kidlitchat
• debbieohi: RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books. #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: Dang it! Also loved EYES LIKE STARS – girlfriend is FUNNY, and can worldbuild like nobodies bizznezz. @LisaMantchev #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: Anyone read Nancy Farmer’s latest: THE ISLANDS OF THE BLESSED? I love her writing. #kidlitchat
• KateMessner: I also loved ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Ann Burg- gorgeous YA novel in verse set in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: Aah. Tweetdeck, Tweetchat, Amazon, add to book list. #kidlitchat at its finest!
• DDHearn: Peeta did have a bit of that uncool feel about him, but I think that’s why I like him so much. #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @WriterRoss The only times I read fast are when I don’t really like the book or I’m absolutely dying to know what happens next. #kidlitchat
• JodiRMoore: @bonnieadamson I’m so glad you mentioned that. I definitely do. #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: LOL!!! RT @michellewitte: Would it be bad for me to admit that I thought Peeta =chubby awkward kid a la Neville/Harry Potter? #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: I love a book that, while I’m reading, I no longer see the words — I’m so “in” it! #kidlitchat
• Buffyandrews: I get what you’re saying. But he had such a good heart. Isn’t that what’s most important? But I get you. #Kidlitchat
• Daeanarah: ok I think there is a problem with twitter for it hasn’t moved for almost eight minutes. blessing #kidlitchat
• quirkywriter: @DDHearn I’m a book lush. If I find one I love, I can’t put it down. I read until the wee hours and neglect my responsibilities. #kidlitchat
• kaerfel: Alright, gotta go–nice chatting, everybody! #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: Loved FAT CAT by @robinbrande a story that encourages girls to respect and love their bodies…a thoughtful and important read:) #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: 1/2 my tweets not posting. Anyone read Nancy Farmer’s THE ISLANDS OF THE BLESSED? Love her stuff! #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: I agree RT @dawnmetcalf: I love a book that, while Im reading, I no longer see the words — Im so “in” it! #kidlitchat
• narajaponesa: Absolutely. RT @dawnmetcalf I love a book that, while I’m reading, I no longer see the words — I’m so “in” it! #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @Travis_Pearson @WriterRoss Re: Catching Fire – Me, too. Hit the brakes to savor it. #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @debbieohi Precisely my point. (And for the record, I am terrible at saying good bye in real life.) #kidlitchat
• jimhill: @pussreboots Good to hear that. My librarians are used to me now. #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Oh, thanks for that! RT @KateMessner: I also loved ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Ann Burg- gorgeous YA novel in verse. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @quirkywriter @DDHearn I’m right with you. *blinkblink* Is THAT the time?! Oh dear… #kidlitchat
• sixboxes: What are your favorite books of 2009…and why? YA:Marcelo in Real World, real characters,vivid setting #kidlitchat ^Laurie
• JennBailey: @EgmontGal There was that little part. *sigh* Can’t explain since I don’t want to give it away. #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: RT @bonnieadamson: Does anyone else feel guilty checking out new book from library? Feel kids should be first in line! #kidlitchat <- Um. No
• jeanie_w: @DDHearn I like Peeta because he’s an artist. He’s also a decent guy. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @JodiRMoore Glad I’m not the only one–makes reading much more expensive, though! #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @Buffyandrews I think it’s like Superman and Batman. Peeta is like Superman, the other boy is more like Batman. #kidlitchat
• storylet: RT @dawnmetcalf I love a book that, while I’m reading, I no longer see the words — I’m so “in” it! #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: RT @WriterRoss: @debbieohi Precisely my point. (And for the record, I am terrible at saying good bye in real life.) — Me too! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @Travis_Pearson If I speed read, I miss the words and the meaning. I get less done this way but… I say quality over quantity! #Kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: @catesfolly Love Nancy Farmer – just got an old copy of Ear/Eye/Arm #kidlitchat
• KateMessner: And (I keep remembering more) just finished & loved HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT. #kidlitchat
• debbieohi: Ok, must crash. Thanks to all for a great chat, esp. hosts/moderators @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus! Gnite, all. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @quirkywriter I get up pretty early in the morning and so get too tired to read late at night. Wish I didn’t need so much sleep. #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: Not at all RT@bonnieadamson: Does anyone else feel guilty checking out new book from library? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• JohansenNewman: Sorry I missed it tonight! Sick kid! WIll catch the transcript! #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @Buffyandrews I just had a hard time rooting for Peeta. He just wasn’t a character I connected to, but a lot of people did. #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: I review, so get books for free. Have ARCS and HB’s of The Demon’s Lexicon, Shiver, Eyes Like Stars. Candor is next. #kidlitchat (1st eds)
• thaliachaltas: Thanks for enlightenment, all! G’night! #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: @thaliachaltas Love Ear/Eye/Arm. Also love she came to writing later in life. #kidlitchat
• rj_anderson: @dawnmetcalf Thanks for the KNIFE love! #kidlitchat
• KatGirl_Studio: well i’m out guys have stuff to do before dance class #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @KateMessner I’ve heard that title, and it really intrigues me. What’s it about? #kidlitchat
• Buffyandrews: Like your comparison. Go Team Peeta! Although if I had more page time with Gale I might feel differently. #Kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: @WriterRoss By speed, I don’t mean I speed read (i.e. skimming). I just read fast enough to finish a book in about 5-6 hours. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @rj_anderson Heck, thanks for KNIFE! !! #kidlitchat
• catesfolly: @DDHearn Thanks! #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @thaliachaltas I love Nancy Farmer too. House of the Scorpion and Ear Eye &Arm. #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @debbieohi We’d have awful phone conversations (“You hang up,” “No you go first..” <g> #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: Apropos of nothing, if you have seen Michael McKean in a Chrisr Guest movie or Laverne + Shirl, he is a very moving stage actor. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @jeanie_w Exactly. I guess I’m one of the folks who doesn’t like too much evil in my MCs. Flaws, sure. Evil, no. #kidlitchat
• JoTreggiari: RT @TheAsianAngel: Is it evil to say I’m glad children’s lit is shifting away from vampires? #kidlitchat very evil
• AmyBaskin: Hi #kidlitchat folks. Eclectic faves of 2009: R. Parry’s “Heart of a Shepherd” F.P’s “King Dork” and Scanlon/Frazee pb “All the World”. Ta!
• inkyelbows: A fave quote from #kidlitchat: RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books.
• PattyJMurphy: @Buffyandrews Loved Petra and Gale for different reasons. In my imagination, they were both hhhhot in their own ways:) #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @Buffyandrews Re. Peeta and Gale, I swing both ways. Really. I have a theory about what will happen but I share with no one #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: This #kidlitchat will provide my Christmas Wish List! *rubs hands together*
• JoTreggiari: RT @TheAsianAngel: I’m waiting 4 Greek legends 2 hit the mainstream . sum of those wld B WICKED as kidlit. #kidlitchat absolutely
• bonnieadamson: Still got to come up with a third #PiBoIdMo tonight, guys. Thank you for all the book suggestions! My indie thanks you, too! #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Thanks , Greg! RT @gregpincus: @ThaliaChaltas‘ Because I am Furniture is remarkable. Tough issues, incredibly handled #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: Did anybody else feel a similarity between Catching Fire and Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series? (especially Specials) #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: Can’t wait to read ASH, LEVIATHAN, DEVIL’S KISS & HUSH HUSH #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @BonnieAdamson What’s that, Bonnie? #PiBoIdMo #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @dawnmetcalf That’s so interesting. I thought Gale was more the revolutionary, and Peeta the peaceful one who will probably die. #kidlitchat
• thaliachaltas: Thx! RT @mawbooks: My nom. for #cybils! RT @gregpincus: @ThaliaChaltas‘ Because I am FurnitureTough issues, incredibly handled #kidlitchat
• Buffyandrews: @EgmontGal I’d love to know. We could debate all night long. My heart hurts for both of them. #Kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @Travis_Pearson I’m with you. { } #Kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: Even I’d carry that purse. RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books. #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @Travis_Pearson For me reading a book in five or six hours would be speed reading. I tend to mouth the words as I read. #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: .@debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf: THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX is going to be a movie! #kidlitchat.
• RebeccAgent: signing off for the night. Thanks for letting me share some of my favorites of 2009. #kidlitchat
• fullofstars: RT: @inkyelbows A fave quote from #kidlitchat: RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books. (YES!)
• DDHearn: @jeanie_w OH…House of the Scorpion. A good one. Also, did she write The Sea of Trolls? (or something like that?) #kidlitchat
• Buffyandrews: My characters are calling me. Back to writing. night, night. #Kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @bonnieadamson Can you DM or email me info on the #PiBoIdMo??? #kidlitchat
• jemifraser: Love it!! RT @inkyelbows: RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least three books. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @WriterRoss @taralazar‘s alternative to NaNo for pb writers: http://bit.ly/GKlmt (expand ) #PiBoIdMo #kidlitchat
• ChristaCarol: RT @randomhousekids: @Kristian_16: “wow. I just finished The Book Thief & cried my eyes out in the last 40 pages.” A must read! #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @Buffyandrews ok, i’ll dm you my theory if you want it? #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy Here’s the link to @taralazar‘s first post: http://bit.ly/11SWSd (expand ) #kidlitchat
• Zulkey: THANK YOU! RT @RebeccAgent i (too) strongly related to AN OFF YEAR by @zulkey #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @MyraMcEntire hey myra, please buy something from Egmont, we’re brand new! No backlist. try Candor! KT Hornig’s fave of fall. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @CheriWilliams @debbieohi JENNA FOX the movie? Sweet! Wonder if they’ll borrow Millenium Man, Robin Williams, for a cameo! #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: RT @dawnmetcalf: I love a book that, while I’m reading, I no longer see the words! #kidlitchat <- One that silences my inner editor!
• bonnieadamson: @Joyce_Lansky I figured as much–being a book designer, I always judge a book by its cover! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @BonnieAdamson News to me/Will check and see, Merci , merci {} #PiBoIdMo #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @DDHearn Yes. Sea of Trolls (and I think that has a sequel now, but I haven’t read it) #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: @ChristaCarol The Book Thief was remarkable. And I loved the Higher Power of Lucky. Haven’t read Lucky Breaks yet. #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @bonnieadamson Thank you kindly:) #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: @EgmontGal I’m halfway thru CANDOR now. Loving it. #kidlitchat
• katelv: #kidlitchat Favourite picturebook: It’s A Secret by John Burningham. Gorgeous art, cool-for-cats prose, want to read it as often as my kid.
• AmyBaskin: @RebeccAgent Hi! My 8 year-old son and I loved Phelan’s Storm in the Barn. Kudos! #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @EgmontGal I’ll totally buy an Egmont book if you can sell me on them. What do you have out that’s new? #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @WriterRoss Oh, it’s fun: join us! Am hoping for a fat file of ideas by the end of the month. #PiBoIdMo #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: @cheriwilliams Heck, I’m still trying to write my /own/ book that silences my inner editor! *thump* *whack* #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: @BonnieAdamson Just clicked thru to site. How did I miss that? Thanks again! #PiBoIdMo #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @bonnieadamson I judge a book by its cover, but I also read the excerpt or blurb from it. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy You’re welcome. Join the ranks! #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: I didn’t know about #kidlitchat before tonight, but I’m really glad I found it!
• cheriwilliams: THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY was great too. #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @dawnmetcalf I do, but I’m not sure I would have bought it if I’d read it before purchasing. Good story but not timeless. #kidlitchat
• RebeccAgent: @amybaskin YAY! ok leaving for real #kidlitchat
• DDHearn: My kitty is mewing for me to come up to bed. I guess I’d best not ignore that. Goodnight, all, and happy reading. #kidlitchat
• dawnmetcalf: Thanks, #kidlitchatters! Now I have an even BIGGER t.b.r. pile! #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @Travis_Pearson Welcome! We’re here every Tuesday at 9 pm Eastern. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @michellewitte funny moving new voice in YA: Allen Zadoff/3 starred reviews: Riot/Biggest Buzz: Candor/MG star Callie’s Rules #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @cbrett60 Was only partially joking–I love to see a book that someone has lavished some design attention on. #kidlitchat
• sandyalonzo: Showing up late. Looks like it’s been a fun night! #kidlitchat
• jimhill: @Travis_Pearson That’s why I wear cargo pants. Big book pockets. #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @bonnieadamson I have know some books to have some great covers, then the book not be so good. #kidlitchat
• EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams thanks for mentioning Finnick! You are in our facebook discussion, yes? no one has yet mentioned his hotness! #kidlitchat
• gregpincus: I have a sense that this will be the most expensive #kidlitchat transcript yet
• coffeequeen: @jeanie_w @EgmontGal I have a friend who is Candor’s biggest champion. It’s on my to read very soon list. #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @EgmontGal Okay, off to google those titles now. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @sandyalonzo Lots of good book recommendations in the transcript! #kidlitchat
• LaurieThompson: @bonnieadamson @cbrett60 a book that someone has lavished some design attention on: Lips Touch. It’s beautiful. #kidlitchat
• MyraMcEntire: RT @gregpincus: I have a sense that this will be the most expensive #kidlitchat transcript yet <— Yup!
• dawnmetcalf: RT @gregpincus I have a sense that this will be the most expensive #kidlitchat transcript yet << HA! Very true.
• sandyalonzo: @bonnieadamson Thanks, Bonnie. I’m always on the lookout for good reads. #kidlitchat
• jeanie_w: ‘Night everyone! @bonnieadamson @gregpincus Thanks for another great #kidlitchat
• cheriwilliams: RT @EgmontGal: Um. I’m a Catching Fire facebook discussion lurker. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @cbrett60 That’s true, but then I’m capable of loving them for the covers alone. Sigh. Why I’ll be a tough convert for kindle. #kidlitchat
• bonnieadamson: @LaurieThompson Ooh–thanks. Will check it out! #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: Big bag of books, big purses. Maybe next week’s topic should be THINGS TO AVOID like the plague. <g> #kidlitchat
• cbrett60: @bonnieadamson Oh I agree. I am an art lover, as well as a book lover. #kidlitchat
• jimhill: I’ve been madly searching and requesting titles from my local library. #kidlitchat
• TheAsianAngel: We may turn the economy around on our own! RT @gregpincus: I have a sense this will be the most expensive #kidlitchat transcript yet
• cheriwilliams: Oh! I also loved Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter too. So many great books out there!!! #kidlitchat
• CityCastles: RT@inkyelbows inkyelbows A fave quote from #kidlitchat: RT @cheriwilliams: I won’t even consider a purse unless it holds at least 3 books
• cheriwilliams: RT @jimhill: @Travis_Pearson That’s why I wear cargo pants. Big book pockets. #kidlitchat <- Ooh. Must give those a try too!
• cheriwilliams: RT @gregpincus: I have a sense that this will be the most expensive #kidlitchat transcript yet <- Priceless!
• bonnieadamson: Must say good night–thank you, everyone. I had a wonderful time. Let’e do this again! #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @EgmontGal Ding ding ding! And Candor is the winner. I’ll have to stop at the store tomorrow to get that one. #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: @cheriwilliams That title reminds me of one of my fave books as a kid: The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks. #kidlitchat
• sandyalonzo: @michellewitte I just bought Candor and started on it last night. Good first few pages. #kidlitchat
• Travis_Pearson: @CheriWilliams @jimhill I normally just carry my books around. I’m really OCD about my books’ appearances. Esp the signed ones. #kidlitchat
• WriterRoss: Good night to all. My wallet says “Thanks for nothing” (And the $ nothing that will be left after I buy all the lovely titles) #kidlitchat
• PattyJMurphy: @michellewitte: You won’t be sorry @pambachorz‘s CANDOR is unputdownable. I laughed, cried, and was mezmerized:) #kidlitchat
• michellewitte: Night! But I’m wondering which classic kid lit I should read tonight: WESTING GAME, JACOB HAVE I LOVED, EGYPT GAME, WHIPPING BOY #kidlitchat
• AnnaZiska: My reading needs were met with Hunger Games & Catching Fire. It’s such a good feeling! #kidlitchat
• elledisney: #kidlitchat my fave books of the year are: A KISS IN TIME, WINGS, EYES LIKE STARS, FAIREST OF ALL, CATCHING FIRE, and DEVOURED
• TaraLazar: @BonnieAdamson, I missed #kidlitchat again. And I was all ready with more cowbell. *Sigh*
• jonisensel: Marcelo in the Real World by F.X. Stork a fav of mine for 2009… #2009fave #kidlitchat
• VoraciousReader: Im holding it for you! RT @Leaheps: I’m dying to read Lisa Yee’s mg Bobby Vs. Girls (think that’s title) #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
• AmyBaskin: @jonisensel Me to, Joni! Marcelo in the Real World by F.X. Stork a fav of mine for 2009… #2009fave #kidlitchat @chavelaque
