tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post6240951981369461502..comments2024-03-25T22:38:39.934-07:00Comments on THERESA'S TALES: Lois Lowry and LiteratureTheresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-4206501073624319882011-10-07T19:06:14.805-07:002011-10-07T19:06:14.805-07:00@ caseykay1, I haven't read the Anastasia Krup...@ caseykay1, I haven't read the Anastasia Krupnik series. Maybe I'll check it out.<br /><br />@ Christina, those conference talks almost always make me cry. I think authors feel like they can share a piece of themselves when they're with other authors.<br /><br />Now I wish I went to the NYC conference.<br /><br />@ Margo, I'm definitely in the perseverance category.<br /><br />@ Arlee, well put. That editor at Houghton Mifflin must've know she could connect with children from that one article.<br /><br />@ Kristine, if you look above, I've begun a page of pictures of me with authors. I was a little starstruck last weekend.<br /><br />It was great to see you there.<br /><br />@ Len, when I find a great book, I want to share it with everyone. Visit and you can fill up a suitcase with books to borrow!<br /><br />@ Missed Periods, thank you. Yes, read The Giver.<br /><br />I can't imagine what it feels like to know your books have transformed lives.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-36517004700230188032011-10-06T23:41:34.460-07:002011-10-06T23:41:34.460-07:00What a beautiful post. Now I want to read The Give...What a beautiful post. Now I want to read The Giver--and write books that transform lives.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-19500088776319003452011-10-06T15:01:42.151-07:002011-10-06T15:01:42.151-07:00I'm so intrigued and want to read The Giver an...I'm so intrigued and want to read The Giver and the other ones you've recommended! Thanks for recommending more good books to read...and introducing great authors :)Len Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394563639136301725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-71956226772288917332011-10-06T05:02:55.179-07:002011-10-06T05:02:55.179-07:00Great recap of a great workshop. I wish I'd ha...Great recap of a great workshop. I wish I'd had the forethought to bring a camera, like you did!Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-57135173295258483352011-10-05T15:37:28.081-07:002011-10-05T15:37:28.081-07:00Very exciting that you got to meet Lois. Her stor...Very exciting that you got to meet Lois. Her story goes to show that sometimes it takes someone else to see something in us that we don't see. She has a great story.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-70833181347318106842011-10-05T13:49:09.417-07:002011-10-05T13:49:09.417-07:00What a great post and totally interesting. For som...What a great post and totally interesting. For some people it is just in the cards. For the rest of us, it's perseverance! :)Margo Dillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635922963449775278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-52559591019930188302011-10-05T08:16:38.899-07:002011-10-05T08:16:38.899-07:00I saw her speak this year too---brought me to tear...I saw her speak this year too---brought me to tears (the entire room, actually). I'll never forget it! <<33Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-40697305056968697742011-10-04T22:31:35.563-07:002011-10-04T22:31:35.563-07:00Wow, you are so lucky to have met her! I loved the...Wow, you are so lucky to have met her! I loved the Anastasia Krupnik series and Number the Stars when I was in elementary school (and still like to go back and re-read them).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-23645253463411902362011-10-04T17:26:08.310-07:002011-10-04T17:26:08.310-07:00@ Meredith, I was very happy she commented. It wa...@ Meredith, I was very happy she commented. It was thanks to Rebecca's comment. She said she hoped Lois Lowry would get to read it. I remembered she said people e-mailed her through her website. I found her e-mail link and sent her a note. She responded on the blog pretty quickly. I appreciate authors who make time like that.<br /><br />@ Lynda, you should read it. It's rarer to be transformed by a book. I might think about books deeply, but I don't know if they shape who I am like they did when I was younger. At the same time, I wouldn't be a writer were it not for a couple of books I read as an adult.<br /><br />@ LTM, on the panel, authors were talking about social networking. Goodreads came up, and she said she hadn't heard of it. Nobody explained it at the time. I figured while I was linking my blog to her in the e-mail, I could tell her about it. Maybe she'll be on there soon and we can friend her.<br /><br />@ Samantha, I hope you get to read one of her books soon. <br /><br />YaY, Firefox and my blog are friends again. Thanks for letting me know.<br /><br />@ Susan, I'm so glad she changed her mind too. The holes there would be in literature that we wouldn't have even known about. <br /><br />@ Shannon, thank you. I hope you get to meet her someday too. She was a great speaker.<br /><br />@ Talli, I almost did, but then the words didn't come out. Now she knows from my post. I find things so much easier to write than to say. I wonder why that is...<br /><br />@ Susan, I felt like a way cooler person on Saturday and Sunday than I had on Friday! <br /><br />@ Nutschell, thank you. I'm on my way!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80320272929790165672011-10-04T10:23:51.498-07:002011-10-04T10:23:51.498-07:00OMG! I love lois Lowry! And I didn't know thes...OMG! I love lois Lowry! And I didn't know these things about her. thanks for sharing this post.<br />BTW, Come drop by my blog to claim your AWARD!<br /><br />nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80305513169679440152011-10-04T08:11:08.232-07:002011-10-04T08:11:08.232-07:00What an awesome, amazing story! How cool that you ...What an awesome, amazing story! How cool that you got to meet her!! :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-66559047514883452032011-10-04T07:19:28.727-07:002011-10-04T07:19:28.727-07:00What a great story of how her book changed you. I&...What a great story of how her book changed you. I'm like you - I wouldn't have said anything, either, although I would have liked to.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-18633004463083551402011-10-04T07:04:19.250-07:002011-10-04T07:04:19.250-07:00Theresa, I love this post! I love the way you shar...Theresa, I love this post! I love the way you shared her story, so beautifully written. Lois Lowry is one of my favorites. So jealous you got to meet her. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80310848178133768162011-10-04T05:35:17.028-07:002011-10-04T05:35:17.028-07:00How exciting that you got to meet Lois Lowry! Than...How exciting that you got to meet Lois Lowry! Thanks for sharing her story with us, I had no idea that she never intended to write for children. I'm so glad she changed her mind!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-65979333690277889072011-10-04T01:36:45.334-07:002011-10-04T01:36:45.334-07:00I don't think I've read anything by her! I...I don't think I've read anything by her! I guess that will have to change, huh?! p.s. your blog works fine in firefox now!! yay!Samantha Véranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446488761214047647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80391740719638960352011-10-03T18:16:10.081-07:002011-10-03T18:16:10.081-07:00It's very cool that Lois Lowry commented on yo...It's very cool that Lois Lowry commented on your blog, T. :D It's also very cool that you alerted her to GoodReads (nice work!). If you can believe it, I've never read The Giver, but I keep hearing about it... must pick it up now.<br /><br />You're right. Any book can change anyone, I think. Who knew? :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-45944039332278056222011-10-03T16:54:00.423-07:002011-10-03T16:54:00.423-07:00I haven't read the Giver. Now I really want to...I haven't read the Giver. Now I really want to. I agree with you that adults can also be transformed by a book.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-16372965259299743152011-10-03T16:23:35.408-07:002011-10-03T16:23:35.408-07:00The Giver is one of my all-time favorites, too. Co...The Giver is one of my all-time favorites, too. Congrats on getting to meet your inspiration (and for her comment on your post!)!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-13878874253152986622011-10-03T15:08:00.812-07:002011-10-03T15:08:00.812-07:00@ Susanna, it was great meeting THE Lois Lowry. I ...@ Susanna, it was great meeting THE Lois Lowry. I can't imagine what she would've written if she'd not stumbled into children's books. <br /><br />@ Lora, I know I was too old for it to be required reading. Let me know what you think of The Giver when you read it.<br /><br />@ Vicki, I'm sure she was inspiring. I think 3 people on this panel got me teary. Authors are excellent at that.<br /><br />@ LR, way cool.<br /><br />@ Ann, it was very cool. I have a list of several authors I'd love to meet. Now I can cross her off the list!<br /><br />@ J.L. Campbell, it's true that not many books can change your life. I treasure the ones that have made an impact on me... and the authors.<br /><br />@ Michelle, now that I have a signed copy of The Giver, I won't open it. I'll keep reading my dog-eared copy!<br /><br />You reread it every year. WoW! I think I'm going to pick it up again.<br /><br />@ Shari, just another book on the banned books list. The best ones are on there.<br /><br />@ Liz, I like hearing different author's paths to success too.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-42970933626447612172011-10-03T14:10:01.073-07:002011-10-03T14:10:01.073-07:00Everyone's story is different. It's nice t...Everyone's story is different. It's nice to hear all the different ways people find success.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-48308897395705549652011-10-03T10:42:27.454-07:002011-10-03T10:42:27.454-07:00What an awesome experience! I'm a tad jealous....What an awesome experience! I'm a tad jealous. I love The Giver too and I was very saddened to see it on ALA's banned/challenged book list.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-81613320837630442662011-10-03T09:30:02.999-07:002011-10-03T09:30:02.999-07:00Lois Lowry has long been one of my favorite author...Lois Lowry has long been one of my favorite authors, so this post especially resonated with me. At least once a year I sit down and re-read <i>The Giver</i>. I'm glad I own a hardback version, otherwise I would have worn it out by now! How beautiful to have met her.Michelle Fayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323853315988838877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-88078781837899707602011-10-03T09:16:06.825-07:002011-10-03T09:16:06.825-07:00I haven't read the Giver, but I guess it has t...I haven't read the Giver, but I guess it has to be a great book for it to make a difference in your life. Not many books can do that.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-73270532598680753922011-10-03T07:43:26.549-07:002011-10-03T07:43:26.549-07:00How wonderful for you to meet the authour of a boo...How wonderful for you to meet the authour of a book that changed your life. What a treat.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-42229482161467665842011-10-03T07:33:25.872-07:002011-10-03T07:33:25.872-07:00Wow, cool that you met her. :)Wow, cool that you met her. :)LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.com