tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post927930315247459891..comments2023-10-26T08:32:16.340-05:00Comments on This Purple Crayon: Kirkus' Best YA of 2009NatalieSaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992326607932492183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post-79102198402821902382010-01-11T19:39:36.118-06:002010-01-11T19:39:36.118-06:00I enjoyed Crossing Stones, it was good as a story ...I enjoyed Crossing Stones, it was good as a story but it was crafted in such a way that it was also like a finely tuned piece of art.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post-62044311686439436352010-01-10T12:40:52.655-06:002010-01-10T12:40:52.655-06:00Yes, sadly, Kirkus was on the brink of shutting do...Yes, sadly, Kirkus was on the brink of shutting down, but it looks like they are <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6713618.html" rel="nofollow"><br />working toward a solution</a> to keep running.NatalieSaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992326607932492183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post-24675763539042007292010-01-10T04:20:22.379-06:002010-01-10T04:20:22.379-06:00Great post and I agree. I have been making the cir...Great post and I agree. I have been making the circuit of kidlit blogs, and I am always looking for new books to read. Unfortunately, many of the same books pop up on all the blogs. I also recently saw a post that said Kirkus was going to stop reviewing have you heard this?Jan von Harzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911676835023825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post-64433594061570191082010-01-09T22:36:53.876-06:002010-01-09T22:36:53.876-06:00Glad I could spread the word. Oh, and I didn't...Glad I could spread the word. Oh, and I didn't mean to imply that the books I was talking about had small publishers - I was paraphrasing the blog post I had read earlier this week and making a loose connection. :)NatalieSaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992326607932492183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878426701180720240.post-69459492524533725132010-01-09T21:38:11.427-06:002010-01-09T21:38:11.427-06:00Never heard of "Serendipity Market" eith...Never heard of "Serendipity Market" either, but I've already put it on hold at the library. And HarperTeen isn't a small publisher by any strides -- amazing that it wasn't well promoted or buzzed about. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!<br /><br />- KatieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com