tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post106760332761752852..comments2023-07-10T05:40:25.044-04:00Comments on Donna L Martin's THE STORY CATCHER: The Awards Are Piling UP...Think Positive, Be Positivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-29415574332864768792012-06-20T13:26:06.278-04:002012-06-20T13:26:06.278-04:00My goodness, Julie...I've read a lot of books ...My goodness, Julie...I've read a lot of books over the years but I've never heard of those either. My "to read" list is getting longer with every comment...;0)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-45652047048327181192012-06-20T09:19:04.464-04:002012-06-20T09:19:04.464-04:00Hi Donna,
Like everyone too tough to pick absolute...Hi Donna,<br />Like everyone too tough to pick absolute favorites, but...<br />One Hundred Years of Solitude, Garcia Marquez (I can still go 'there' in my thoughts)<br />Salt, Mark Kurlansky (fantabulous writing)<br />The Return of Martin Guerre, Natalie Zemon Davis (dunno exactly, but it 'sticks')<br />Miss Twiggley's Tree, Dorothea Warren Fox (like comfort food, or sucking a thumb for me)<br />Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina (strong picture recall from childhood)Julie Rowan-Zochhttp://julierowanzoch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-43392197441461852922012-06-19T19:21:00.207-04:002012-06-19T19:21:00.207-04:00Hi Susanna! I have many, many more favorites as w...Hi Susanna! I have many, many more favorites as well...hence the need for another bookcase...;0)<br /><br />In MG I've read some Nancy Drew, some Little House, some Black Stallion and how could I forget about Marguerite Henry? I actually WON a copy of Misty when I was about 11 for writing an essay about being an American. Good choices! I might have to reread King of the Wind.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-54900554127338027712012-06-19T16:14:20.702-04:002012-06-19T16:14:20.702-04:00I would like to choose five. I WISH I could choos...I would like to choose five. I WISH I could choose five. But there's just no way :) For MG books maybe - Nancy Drew, Anne of Green Gables, the Little House series, the Black Stallion series, and anything by Marguerite Henry - especially Misty and King of the Wind. But for picture books and YA, totally hopeless - maybe 500 :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-16300235410184978172012-06-19T12:52:26.080-04:002012-06-19T12:52:26.080-04:00Awww, Janet, you are letting all my little secrets...Awww, Janet, you are letting all my little secrets out of the closet...;0)<br /><br />I was actually thinking about that the other day...not an area that I am an expert in, but then again I never thought I would be writing mysteries, suspense, or fantasy either...lol...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-14367448959692622522012-06-19T12:21:03.854-04:002012-06-19T12:21:03.854-04:00Shel. Shel. Shel. You versatile man, you. And Donn...Shel. Shel. Shel. You versatile man, you. And Donna,you are versatile, too. I won't tell ANYONE (else) that you also wrote a song. At least one. Shhhh...<br />JP you know you are on the list. As my mother might say, "Let's not be forgetting it".janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141814249963307041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-35472621102114522692012-06-19T08:47:20.001-04:002012-06-19T08:47:20.001-04:00Hi Genevieve! I've heard of The Trumpet Of Th...Hi Genevieve! I've heard of The Trumpet Of The Swan by have never read it. Who wrote All The Money In The World?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-67400683013274068942012-06-19T08:44:27.049-04:002012-06-19T08:44:27.049-04:00Hi JP! The Booker Award refers to published books...Hi JP! The Booker Award refers to published books, but does it help that Boyhood makes it to the top of "works in progress" books that I have read? ;0) <br /><br />OMG! I never realized that he wrote nearly ALL of Dr. Hook's songs (a group I enjoyed listening to in my youth) as well as A Boy Named Sue made famous by Johnny Cash (another singer I listened to in my youth due to my mother's obsessive passion on OLD country music...;0)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-68536229358069015002012-06-19T06:20:32.516-04:002012-06-19T06:20:32.516-04:00The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White for sure. It...The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White for sure. It was one of my favorite read-alouds for my 3rd and 4th graders. Another less well-known but FUN read-aloud was All the Money in the World.Genevievepetrillohttp://earontheball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-72607361423345463402012-06-19T05:45:05.068-04:002012-06-19T05:45:05.068-04:00I remember liking Dr.Hook as a kid and there was a...I remember liking Dr.Hook as a kid and there was a 'Shel Silverstein' who wrote lyrics for them. I would assume it is the same person. A little disappointed Boyhood didn't make the top 5 :(jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366756099517322071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-60449017170037321552012-06-19T00:00:05.575-04:002012-06-19T00:00:05.575-04:00Oh goodie, Tara, I don't think I've had th...Oh goodie, Tara, I don't think I've had the chance to read any of THESE books so I can add them to my list! ;0)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-54465945266121985182012-06-18T23:53:36.268-04:002012-06-18T23:53:36.268-04:00You know I have such a hard time picking favorite ...You know I have such a hard time picking favorite books that AREN'T children's books.<br /><br />Of course my first two are by Roald Dahl: Charlie and his chocolate escapades. I know, I'm so predictable.<br /><br />Now I'll go back and pick my favorite book I read in 2011: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell.<br /><br />Favorite book read this year thus far is: 11/22/63 by Stephen King.<br /><br />And the fifth book wildcard is Pillars of the Earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com