tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post2990152928212201609..comments2024-02-28T03:26:44.110-05:00Comments on Dear Diary, my teen angst has a book count...and a blog.: jen c.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-57477963702117717812012-09-03T22:09:43.544-04:002012-09-03T22:09:43.544-04:00Thank you so much for this letter! It totally made...Thank you so much for this letter! It totally made my day. <br />I've written a few Soundings novels (Big Guy, In the Woods,and Outback)and have another one coming out in the spring. I am a big fan of the series (especially Charmed--definitely one of my favorites too-- hi there, Carrie Mac!). <br /><br />I was a bookworm kind of kid myself, and I love the e-mails I get from the avid readers-- but there is nothing better than a note from a kid saying "I usually hate reading but I really liked your book. Is there a sequel?"<br /><br />Thanks so much for helping get these books into the hands of readers! And thanks again for this awesome love letter.<br />-Robin Stevenson Robin Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527015036013658577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-59093639908141574162012-09-01T17:44:56.134-04:002012-09-01T17:44:56.134-04:00Thank you for your kind words! We librarians and y...Thank you for your kind words! We librarians and you writers definitely depend on each other to make reading a joy rather than torture for kids. Keep writing for those kids who 'hate' to read - librarians like myself depend on your guys to surprise them with books they actually like and *gasp* finish! jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-61185577754822588642012-09-01T17:40:12.656-04:002012-09-01T17:40:12.656-04:00See my answer above about kids who read a lot read...See my answer above about kids who read a lot reading O-Sounds as well - the themes are universal to kids regardless of their love/hate relationship with reading. You should know too that Charmed might be the most popular title among my girls. I don't even have to recommend it - it circulates by word of mouth! Thank you for being one of the authors who reaches out to these kids.jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-19940826708534628052012-09-01T17:35:18.717-04:002012-09-01T17:35:18.717-04:00You are right - even my kids who devour books on a...You are right - even my kids who devour books on a regular basis will snatch an O-Sound book to read for SSR if they forgot a book at home. They can count on it holding their interest! We have Liberty and Zee in my library, but I'll have to look for Hemingway. jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-30386040526899715852012-09-01T17:32:29.631-04:002012-09-01T17:32:29.631-04:00Aw, thank you and your mini-love letter to librari...Aw, thank you and your mini-love letter to librarians! Even though I've been a lifelong lover of books, I have a special heart for kids who aren't and am so thankful to show them not all books are painful to read! We have Fallout in our library, and rest assured, it's well circulated. ;-)jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-54857194448059583742012-09-01T17:29:50.433-04:002012-09-01T17:29:50.433-04:00Preach. Good to know you're lending your writi...Preach. Good to know you're lending your writing skills to a market that needs you - best of luck in your publishing endeavors. I'll be on the lookout for your name. ;-)jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-34941003166468204002012-09-01T10:48:01.832-04:002012-09-01T10:48:01.832-04:00Although I am published in the Currents Series (th...Although I am published in the Currents Series (the same types of books but for a slightly younger reader) I too, agree that the best words are, 'Do you have some more like this?' I am thrilled when librarians, like yourself, get these books into the hands of those readers who might otherwise not ever pick up or finish a book. I love the promo you do and the work 'behind the scenes', so thank you, thank you, thank you!<br />Cristy WatsonPoetry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330315484710474094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-19882020200485633912012-08-31T16:22:30.186-04:002012-08-31T16:22:30.186-04:00Thanks for your letter! And thank you for putting...Thanks for your letter! And thank you for putting such valuable and readable books into the hands of your most reluctant readers! I've written several (Pain & Wastings, Crush, Charmed, Jacked) and I always look forward to the letters I get from teenaged readers who are reading because of the Soundings series. <br />And it's true ... book-loving teens love them too! I always suggest that they make a great bathtub read or bus ride read for fast readers. <br />Thanks again ... <br />Carrie Mac<br />www.carriemac.comCarrie Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763582290081983470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-78472093753190318712012-08-31T14:14:18.516-04:002012-08-31T14:14:18.516-04:00I got in on Soundings during the second season and...I got in on Soundings during the second season and am proud to have three titles on the list (Hemingway Tradition, Trouble with Liberty, & Zee's Way). As a former teacher myself, I knew this was a winning concept. The thing that impresses me most about the Soundings books is that kids who love to read like the books too. They just wish they were longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-14959877644309444502012-08-31T13:47:16.201-04:002012-08-31T13:47:16.201-04:00Wow - what a lovely, lovely love letter! As one of...Wow - what a lovely, lovely love letter! As one of the Soundings authors (Fallout) I cannot tell you what it means to hear stories like this about kids who find their way to reading through this series. I was a fan of the Soundings books long before I wrote one. Working in the kids' section of an independent bookstore, I met those eye-rolling, too-cool-for-school kids who needed a book for Sustained Silent Reading. Their parents would come in, desperate to find something the teen would actually read, and so often it was a Soundings novel that did the trick. What was most gratifying was when those same 'a book? Not!' kids would come back and ask, shyly, 'Where are those, like - thin books about real things - ' <br /><br />Many thanks are due to you, most wonderful of librarians, for putting the right kinds of books into the hands of kids who might never otherwise find them. My love letter is for you and your kin who work so hard to find ways to get kids (especially those who struggle) to read. <br /><br />Nikki Tate Nikki Tate-Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406715512531210782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-42289568314527161342012-08-31T13:35:23.740-04:002012-08-31T13:35:23.740-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413348450913140233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-1684259721314563842012-08-31T12:49:33.262-04:002012-08-31T12:49:33.262-04:00I genuinely teared up. ORCA are publishing me next...I genuinely teared up. ORCA are publishing me next year (not a Soundings but I'd love to write one)so I love them too. Their hi/lo and similar ranges from LORIMER (who published me THIS year, with a hi/lo Sport Story) are so valuable to reluctant or struggling readers.The Busy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436661456524769835noreply@blogger.com