tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post7922502774954396071..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.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-35610972126358860582012-09-18T15:32:48.834-04:002012-09-18T15:32:48.834-04:00We are beyond excited to meet you! When I told som...We are beyond excited to meet you! When I told some of my students you had responded to my review, they squeeled as if I'd just told them One Direction would be playing live at our school. ;-P<br /><br />Shelby's poem made me think of Terry Trueman's wonderful book, Stuck in Neutral, with the protagonist who's uncommunative and wheelchair-bound due to Cerebral Palsy, yet his mind is active and totally aware of what's going on around him. Glad you fought to give little Shelby a voice!jen c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01963750384437736671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602921050856755914.post-6954745393810496852012-09-17T23:02:06.751-04:002012-09-17T23:02:06.751-04:00Thanks so much. I fought to keep that poem in the ...Thanks so much. I fought to keep that poem in the book because I wanted readers to understand that just because someone can't physically communicate doesn't mean she isn't aware. Looking forward to meeting your kids in Charleston.Ellen Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800131582682938171noreply@blogger.com