tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post8311815404102248768..comments2023-08-20T20:22:55.661-07:00Comments on Julie DeGuia: Marvelous Middle Grade Monday: Inside Out & Back AgainJulie DeGuiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223163526525906669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-84808909038824650052012-07-27T14:33:15.128-07:002012-07-27T14:33:15.128-07:00I was at Barnes and Noble the other day with my ki...I was at Barnes and Noble the other day with my kids and was trying to talk them into some books, to justify purchasing things from the YA section...They were not interested, but I think I still am!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-7760162346141183312012-07-24T20:24:21.868-07:002012-07-24T20:24:21.868-07:00I so, so agree with you on the economy of words in...I so, so agree with you on the economy of words in this one and how they impact you! I'd recommend trying Love That Dog by Sharon Creech next, or Out of the Dust by Karen Hess or...May B by Caroline Starr Rose, lol. Alrighty then, I'm done. Thanks for the review and reminder of how much I love reading novels in verse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-38818703069543845642012-07-24T09:52:10.038-07:002012-07-24T09:52:10.038-07:00Thanks for your great review! I recently read this...Thanks for your great review! I recently read this and was amazed by the impact so few words can have.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-1576144425107996712012-07-23T12:05:30.975-07:002012-07-23T12:05:30.975-07:00Echoing Jess! Great review, and the cover is lovel...Echoing Jess! Great review, and the cover is lovely. And,yes, what a thrill it would be to have my book selected for Scholastic book fairs!Ruth Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305109099610123918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-46383156358903857382012-07-23T09:36:52.849-07:002012-07-23T09:36:52.849-07:00Wonderful review! I have seen this book and I thin...Wonderful review! I have seen this book and I think the cover is beautiful. I haven't read it- but I do like poetry, so reading a book in verse sounds like fun. HA's story sounds interesting and I have added it to my list. Also- I would love to see my book inside a Scholastic flyer. I would be beside myself with joy! :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-81897548665806426232012-07-23T07:45:47.640-07:002012-07-23T07:45:47.640-07:00The sparse but seemingly perfect wording of verse ...The sparse but seemingly perfect wording of verse novels amazes me. And when you begin to look at word choice and word placement in lines, it blows my mind up, really. I adored this book.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222110044609313289.post-88989235172908332592012-07-23T03:59:14.308-07:002012-07-23T03:59:14.308-07:00The cover is beautiful. And it's exciting to ...The cover is beautiful. And it's exciting to see MG books written in verse. I think it's great to expose kids to more verse and poetry.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.com