tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post8017091008245879114..comments2024-01-06T23:39:55.154-08:00Comments on Middle Grade Mafioso: Marvelous Middle Grade Monday: Margo Sorenson's ISLAND DANGERMichael G-Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-63727798954555995102012-08-17T07:16:39.616-07:002012-08-17T07:16:39.616-07:00Titles are important, Marcia! I'm tickled to ...Titles are important, Marcia! I'm tickled to have my book mentioned in the same paragraph as Lois Duncan's, even though it's just the title that's being compared. :) It used to be titled Threat in the Ravine, but I thought that was too clunky. Thanks for stopping by!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-27130600834284668022012-08-17T07:12:02.703-07:002012-08-17T07:12:02.703-07:00When I was this age, I loved books with "dang...When I was this age, I loved books with "danger" in the title. (Such as Lois Duncan's Game of Danger.) This sounds good. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-15873590976052434192012-08-13T20:20:30.079-07:002012-08-13T20:20:30.079-07:00Thank you for stopping by, Joanne! I'm sure t...Thank you for stopping by, Joanne! I'm sure the Don was quite pleased by your comment! I hope you'll enjoy the book as much as you do Hawaii. Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-5269653420734648412012-08-13T18:54:44.388-07:002012-08-13T18:54:44.388-07:00Wow! I was still on vacation when you posted this,...Wow! I was still on vacation when you posted this, Michael. Margo, I love Hawai'i. I was lucky enough to go there once many years ago, and I've always wanted to return. Your book sounds very exciting!<br /><br />And Don Vito, welcome back.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-58977546015881535372012-08-07T10:55:31.255-07:002012-08-07T10:55:31.255-07:00Deb, thank you so much for your comment on the dem...Deb, thank you so much for your comment on the demographics -- and mahalo nui loa for the great review and interview on your site last Monday. Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-12991676226236275652012-08-07T07:41:31.025-07:002012-08-07T07:41:31.025-07:00Yes yes on the demographics this book will appeal ...Yes yes on the demographics this book will appeal to. Great review, Michael and thanks for the linky shout out.<br /><br />Welcome back, Don.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-71849629901299505132012-08-07T07:40:28.068-07:002012-08-07T07:40:28.068-07:00Oh my on the laser disk! So remember those.Oh my on the laser disk! So remember those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-64515199034029075882012-08-06T17:38:51.253-07:002012-08-06T17:38:51.253-07:00Thanks so much, Jennifer! Happy reading -- and wr...Thanks so much, Jennifer! Happy reading -- and writing. Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-65786450800179721242012-08-06T17:37:09.966-07:002012-08-06T17:37:09.966-07:00Thanks for the shout-out at Deb's today. Can&...Thanks for the shout-out at Deb's today. Can't wait to read the book!Jennifer Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219388997277330690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-38356279946155206012012-08-06T13:37:53.849-07:002012-08-06T13:37:53.849-07:00Mahalo for your kind words, Melanie. :) I've j...Mahalo for your kind words, Melanie. :) I've just been very lucky, as most published authors will say, seriously. This is a tough biz! I hope you find ISLAND DANGER fast-paced, as well. Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-19311660188260310202012-08-06T13:00:56.524-07:002012-08-06T13:00:56.524-07:00Love fast-paced adventure. What an accomplished au...Love fast-paced adventure. What an accomplished author! Wow.Melanie Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593672562888738055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-31380540511647979432012-08-06T12:41:06.264-07:002012-08-06T12:41:06.264-07:00Mahalo, Michelle -- I hope you enjoy -- and can fe...Mahalo, Michelle -- I hope you enjoy -- and can feel the trade winds blow and hear the surf crashing....Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-58998446477075503322012-08-06T12:10:01.483-07:002012-08-06T12:10:01.483-07:00Hmmm...this book has been featured two weeks in a ...Hmmm...this book has been featured two weeks in a row. I definitely need to check it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-34030768548575055922012-08-06T11:01:58.514-07:002012-08-06T11:01:58.514-07:00I am so honored, Ms. Yingling, to learn that you h...I am so honored, Ms. Yingling, to learn that you have some of my books on the shelves -- thank you! Please let young readers know that I'm always happy to answer questions from them via email or regular post. Slide projectors -- you are ambitious! Thanks for visiting Michael's blog and for all you do for young readers. Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-86556154645363729672012-08-06T10:42:12.546-07:002012-08-06T10:42:12.546-07:00I have several books by Sorenson in my library, bu...I have several books by Sorenson in my library, but sadly am not equipped to provide e books to students. I'm thinking in... fifteen years we might get that far. I'm still cleaning out slide projectors, although all of the laser disk players have left the building!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-80254758743073513652012-08-06T10:16:47.637-07:002012-08-06T10:16:47.637-07:00Hi, Pam, and thanks for your comments! You have p...Hi, Pam, and thanks for your comments! You have plenty to offer your readers; your blog (So I'm Fifty!)and writing prove it. :) Every place has its draw and its drawbacks, but in writing, it's all about characterization and plot, as you well know. Some of the best books ever (TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for example) are set in down-home good ol' USA. So, keep dreaming and writing, and who knows where you'll end up! Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-39187897995863150972012-08-06T10:11:30.359-07:002012-08-06T10:11:30.359-07:00This book just keeps on coming up so I think it...This book just keeps on coming up so I think it's time I found out what all the buzz is about. The more I hear about the characters, especially Todd, the more I believe I'm going to like it. My good friend Annie, a great writer, lived in Mexico and has been to Italy and speaks Spanish and Italian. It is easy for me, who's never been out of U.S. except perhaps Canada, to wonder what I have to offer my readers. Like Margo points out, every place has it's negatives. I think we have a tendency to romanticize far away places. Doesn't mean I wouldn't jump at the chance to go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953440041536434213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-31799677482919039712012-08-06T08:40:42.033-07:002012-08-06T08:40:42.033-07:00Thanks for the visit and your post about the main ...Thanks for the visit and your post about the main character growing and changing; that's what Todd tried to do. :) You may be envious of some of the places I've lived, but, what about those ten years in Minnesnowta with the ice-scraper for the windshield and the de-icer for the door locks and the roof rake for the snow? ;) Aloha, Jess!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-66804688483039378522012-08-06T07:45:16.823-07:002012-08-06T07:45:16.823-07:00I have heard such great things about this book. I ...I have heard such great things about this book. I am curious about it and it sounds like the main character grows and changes- which I like. I am jealous of the places the author has lived! I also can relate to meeting so many wonderful people in the blogging world and having more interactions with them! Great review.<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-68691896755433453522012-08-06T05:55:19.245-07:002012-08-06T05:55:19.245-07:00Hi, Natalie! Thanks for your kind words, and it&#...Hi, Natalie! Thanks for your kind words, and it's great to hear from you. Thanks for reading the review and stopping by -- did you greet the Don? Aloha!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594057889290316089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323060183493034578.post-88152800667460326802012-08-06T04:24:45.460-07:002012-08-06T04:24:45.460-07:00I know what you mean about interacting with intern...I know what you mean about interacting with internet friends more than friends you can see. This sounds good. Thanks for sharing.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com