I really enjoyed Lisa Shanahan's The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It -- back in the antipodean dark ages, when it was called My Big Birkett. *squints* And is that In Search of Mockingbird in the middle?
EA, Do you have a "If it isn't on your shelf/if you haven't read it I can't take you seriously as an aspiring children's author?" rule? And if so, what should be on OUR "must read" kiddie shelves?
Oh, no, that's silly. There are so many wonderful books to read, you can't expect anyone to have read all of them.
However. I am always a little shocked and dismayed at the number of people I meet at conferences who haven't read the Usual Suspects in the age group and genre for which they're attempting to write. You're writing a re-telling of Cinderella for middle graders and you've NEVER HEARD of Ella Enchanted? Come on.
7. A Wreath for Emmett Till 10. Audrey, Wait 21. Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County 26. The Mysterious Benedict Society 30. Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale?
1-Frankenstein Takes the Cake (?) 2-Little Red Hen (Pinkney) 3-Lies and Other Tall Tales 4-(this spine looks sooo familiar to me!) 5-Repossessed 6-Clementine 7-A Wreath for Emmett Till 8-When a Monster Is Born 9-Once upon a Time, the End 10-Audrey, Wait 11- (looks sort of like Thoreau at Walden but I’m not sure) 12-Wild Girls 13-Maria Teresa 14-Take Me out of the Bathtub 15-In Search of the Mockingbird 16-The Arrival 17-Every Friday 18-This Is Just to Say 19-Permanent Rose 20-Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal 21-Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County 22-Pictures from Our Vacation 23-Jabberwocky (Myers) 24-Wednesday Wars 25-Miss Spitfire 26-The Mysterious Benedict Society 27-The Calder Game 28-The Apple Pie that Papa Baked 29-Leaves 30-Book of a Thousand Days 31-And to Name Just a Few: Read, Yellow, Green, Blue 32-The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It 33-The Battle of the Labyrinth 34-God Went to Beauty School 35-Dateline Troy (1996 edition)
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ReplyDeleteI see the new Hilary McKay!
Hmm...
ReplyDeleteThings are looking a little more CLEMENTINE-y and AUDREY, WAIT-ish than usual.
You changed the books -- this time we can read the titles. -wendieO
ReplyDeletePardon the expletive, but HOLY SHIT -- my book's on your shelf!
ReplyDelete*gleeful wriggle*
LOL@Sarah
ReplyDeleteHee!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Lisa Shanahan's The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It -- back in the antipodean dark ages, when it was called My Big Birkett. *squints* And is that In Search of Mockingbird in the middle?
some of my favorites. such good taste you have.
ReplyDeleteFor the feeble-sighted amongst us...can we get a complete list? Or is this s new contest?
ReplyDeleteEA, Do you have a "If it isn't on your shelf/if you haven't read it I can't take you seriously as an aspiring children's author?" rule? And if so, what should be on OUR "must read" kiddie shelves?
ReplyDeleteOh, no, that's silly. There are so many wonderful books to read, you can't expect anyone to have read all of them.
ReplyDeleteHowever. I am always a little shocked and dismayed at the number of people I meet at conferences who haven't read the Usual Suspects in the age group and genre for which they're attempting to write. You're writing a re-telling of Cinderella for middle graders and you've NEVER HEARD of Ella Enchanted? Come on.
Great choices on the shelf...
ReplyDeleteWell, there are 35 books.
ReplyDeleteLet's get the easy ones out of the way:
5. Repossessed
6. Clementine
12. Wild Girls
24. Wednesday Wars
25. Miss Spitfire
Nice variety! I love MISS SPITFIRE and GLORIOUS...!
ReplyDeleteI see GOD WENT TO BEAUTY SCHOOL by Cynthia Ryant on the right hand side.
ReplyDelete7. A Wreath for Emmett Till
ReplyDelete10. Audrey, Wait
21. Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
26. The Mysterious Benedict Society
30. Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale?
Here are the ones no one's going to be able to guess:
ReplyDelete8. When a Monster Is Born
13. Maria Teresa
22. Pictures from Our Vacation
#2 Little Red Hen (Jerry Pinkney)
ReplyDeleteI see the new Percy Jackson, ONCE UPON A TIME, THE END, (which I love), and THE CALDER GAME.
ReplyDeleteI think I've got them all except for two:
ReplyDelete1-Frankenstein Takes the Cake (?)
2-Little Red Hen (Pinkney)
3-Lies and Other Tall Tales
4-(this spine looks sooo familiar to me!)
5-Repossessed
6-Clementine
7-A Wreath for Emmett Till
8-When a Monster Is Born
9-Once upon a Time, the End
10-Audrey, Wait
11- (looks sort of like Thoreau at Walden but I’m not sure)
12-Wild Girls
13-Maria Teresa
14-Take Me out of the Bathtub
15-In Search of the Mockingbird
16-The Arrival
17-Every Friday
18-This Is Just to Say
19-Permanent Rose
20-Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
21-Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
22-Pictures from Our Vacation
23-Jabberwocky (Myers)
24-Wednesday Wars
25-Miss Spitfire
26-The Mysterious Benedict Society
27-The Calder Game
28-The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
29-Leaves
30-Book of a Thousand Days
31-And to Name Just a Few: Read, Yellow, Green, Blue
32-The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It
33-The Battle of the Labyrinth
34-God Went to Beauty School
35-Dateline Troy (1996 edition)
Oops, sorry, make that Red, Yellow, Green, Blue
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, you did get them all, except #4! Nice work! How did you manage it?
ReplyDeleteAnd can anyone tell what #4 is?
Number four is BEARS PICTURE by Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by DB Johnson.
ReplyDeleteObviously.
Hurrah for Hilary McKay!
ReplyDeleteSorry, that was it.
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