tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4079118385470478405..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Such Beautiful Writing . . .Project Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-6055737122362233372013-02-11T12:59:17.151-06:002013-02-11T12:59:17.151-06:00That's another one I still need to read. Thank...That's another one I still need to read. Thanks for the reminder, James. :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-53390598756282573222013-02-11T12:58:22.840-06:002013-02-11T12:58:22.840-06:00Better get going, Michael . . . the TBR list only ...Better get going, Michael . . . the TBR list only gets longer from here. He he. :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-32498666017503334972013-02-11T12:57:39.559-06:002013-02-11T12:57:39.559-06:00Ooooo, those are good ones, Laura!Ooooo, those are good ones, Laura!Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-29289045157089027962013-02-11T12:57:15.650-06:002013-02-11T12:57:15.650-06:00You are so right, Mike, and it kills me that so ma...You are so right, Mike, and it kills me that so many kids don't feel it. The difference in this kind of writing is so profound. Oh, well . . . that's what we teachers are for, right?! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3730056324400736912013-02-11T12:55:32.110-06:002013-02-11T12:55:32.110-06:00ENJOY! Savor it. :)ENJOY! Savor it. :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-91476520487286706962013-02-11T12:54:28.202-06:002013-02-11T12:54:28.202-06:00I really need to read that one.I really need to read that one.Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-19974973785518368412013-02-11T12:54:12.623-06:002013-02-11T12:54:12.623-06:00Yes, very sad, Joanne. Great additional examples! ...Yes, very sad, Joanne. Great additional examples! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-13553542500378149882013-02-11T12:53:43.218-06:002013-02-11T12:53:43.218-06:00My daughter just finished Savvy and LOVED it! :)My daughter just finished Savvy and LOVED it! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78382557285650752732013-02-10T20:57:23.384-06:002013-02-10T20:57:23.384-06:00Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin. Not considered...Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin. Not considered a children's book but it should be. A gorgeous and profound fair tale about New York City, names one of the best twenty five books of the last twenty five years by a poll of writers for the New York Times a few years ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958657151960409700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-77225777212266755022013-02-09T15:36:26.324-06:002013-02-09T15:36:26.324-06:00SILENCE by Japanese author Endo continues to haunt...SILENCE by Japanese author Endo continues to haunt me, years after reading it.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-7789885843124748992013-02-09T13:54:50.992-06:002013-02-09T13:54:50.992-06:00Yes! I agree, Shannon. That book is certainly beau...Yes! I agree, Shannon. That book is certainly beautiful, but also sad. <br /><br />There are so many other beautifully-written books I could gush about. For YA: Scorpio Races, Small Damages, The Chosen (Carol Lynch Williams). For MG: One and Only Ivan, What Came From the Stars, Beholding Bee. And that's just more recent books. But all have stunningly gorgeous writing.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-67462052472939293742013-02-08T12:42:13.186-06:002013-02-08T12:42:13.186-06:00I LOVE this book. I even got to interview Kathi Ap...I LOVE this book. I even got to interview Kathi Appelt over at the blog. She's awesome. <br /><br />Ingrid Law blew away with her descriptions in Savvy. Interviewed her too:)middle grade ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132043736808253237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-75755525279907066092013-02-08T11:52:03.925-06:002013-02-08T11:52:03.925-06:00Going to pick it up this weekend! Thanks for letti...Going to pick it up this weekend! Thanks for letting us know about itDarby Karchuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438062835557638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-57354632136609424862013-02-08T11:10:00.084-06:002013-02-08T11:10:00.084-06:00This is kind of tough, as it's paradoxical bec...This is kind of tough, as it's paradoxical because you only hear adults say the writing is beautiful and lyrical. Kids don't comment on this because it isn't a focus for them and/or they aren't well-read enough to know what writing is crafted in a superb manner. <br /><br />That said, for me personally I always felt The Pearl was, though brief, a well crafted tale for kids. Steinbeck at his finest, IMO. And the old standby, Harry Potter books as well, more fot the wit and complexity of the story.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-17901107339727180862013-02-08T11:01:52.421-06:002013-02-08T11:01:52.421-06:00I've read The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid...I've read The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and The Book Thief. Sounds as if I need to read The Underneath, Lips Touch Three Times, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39163347349268227902013-02-08T10:58:00.577-06:002013-02-08T10:58:00.577-06:00This one, definitely! You're right that it'...This one, definitely! You're right that it's difficult to decide if you like the book because of the story or the writing. It had the entire package! Other books with fantastic story and breathtaking writing are Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com