tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post5675481667356692797..comments2023-11-26T08:55:00.075-05:00Comments on Steph Su Reads: Support Teen Literature GIANT GIVEAWAY!Steph Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834692034486125015noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-77757456833449774902009-06-03T17:06:23.091-04:002009-06-03T17:06:23.091-04:00What other way to support teen literature than to ...What other way to support teen literature than to buy the books and publicize the books and their authors? I do both. I have my recently new blog <br /><br />http://thesummeriturnedpretty.blogspot.com/<br /><br />on which i review books, recommend books to read, tell my readers about book giveaway and contest and anything that relates, and I think is worth mentioning. Basically, I buy the books, and spread the word about them.<br /><br />+1 I follow you<br />+1 I've linked you on my blog (blog above)<br />+1 You are on my blogroll<br />+1 Refered by CupCakeWitchB-Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212181973670775461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-58033675373645982832009-06-01T20:52:20.547-04:002009-06-01T20:52:20.547-04:00wow! thanks for hosting this great contest! :D
...wow! thanks for hosting this great contest! :D<br /><br />I support teen literature by working at my public library and help teens find great books to read. I also encourage kids and teens to keep reading by helping out at my library's annual summer reading club! We host various activities to keep the kids engaged and reading throughout the summer! I also donate books to organizations that send them to kids in need, so that they can also enjoy the classics and wonderful literature we take for granted!<br /><br />+1 I follow your blog! :)<br />+1 I've already added you to my blog roll<br />+1 heard about this giveaway just looking around on your site :)<br />+1 I commented on your review of Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (which, btw, sounds like a great book! :D)<br /><br />thanks,<br />Dominique<br />bookvault(at)yahoo.comDominiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335069971168438534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-65797400884085283762009-05-23T17:45:13.307-04:002009-05-23T17:45:13.307-04:00in the future i plan on supporting teen literature...in the future i plan on supporting teen literature by donating some of my books to teens in hospitals. i think it would be great to give books to them since i know that it gets boring there with nothing to do.<br /><br />tink122595 at hotmail dot comjackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-26690687381650189742009-05-13T11:22:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:22:00.000-04:00Since I am a still young (emphasis on young) and r...Since I am a still young (emphasis on young) and rising author, I'm supporting teen literature by writing good books for them to read in the future. I try and bring books out of obscurity not only on my blog but for people I know. And I'm shoving books down my friends and little sisters throats that they will like (FINALLY had a success with the Percy Jackson series! Woot!)<br /><br />You're in my Google Reader if that counts as a point, and if you're not in my blogroll, you will be in a minute. :)Heather Zundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-74865930511263101612009-05-11T00:15:00.000-04:002009-05-11T00:15:00.000-04:003rd post
I've also commented on the review for:
-...3rd post<br /><br />I've also commented on the review for:<br />-Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert MurdockPissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-43906839542026452902009-05-08T11:13:00.000-04:002009-05-08T11:13:00.000-04:00I just discovered this world of blogs and gotten o...I just discovered this world of blogs and gotten obsessed this week. Just wanted to tell you that I love your site and that you have grown my TBR pile so much! Thank you!!<br /><br />Promote teen literature? <br /><br />I love books and have done so throughout my life. I moved to the Philippines from Boston when I was young and I had an uncle who would take the time each week to lend me a pile of books and discuss them with me. Before we had large bookstores in Manila, when we would travel, my mother would ship home a huge box of books for me, my brother. My brother and I would devour the books and lend them to very careful friends and cousins. When I studied in the US, I would pack my suitcase with books to bring home to Manila for the holidays. I ended up with a wonderful library and would lend the books to friends, cousins, and now to nephews, nieces, friend's children. I'd also given away a lot of books to school libraries and a small public library in the Philippines because I know how making a book available and losing yourself in a wonderful book makes such a difference!<br /><br />I give books as gifts, recommend books, and lend books to young family members and friends. I really just discovered these book blogs and will tell my nieces and young friends (and their mothers) about them as well. I've incorporated books and sites like yours into my blog to share this wonderful info!<br /><br />In NY, I donate books to my local library and still continue the practice of lending, recommending, discussing, and giving books. My husband didn't read much before we'd dated and I've introduced him and his nephews and nieces to so many books since then. <br /><br />I buy books from the local library book sales, and from everywhere. I ask my local library to purchase books, and the teen literature that you've recommended will be the subject of my next call with them! <br /><br />I especially enjoy good teen literature - when done well can be amazing! I hadn't read YA and teen fiction in a while (swamped with law school and working for a law firm) and got back into it when looking for a gift for my niece and when I received Eragon from a friend some years back. Now that I've found blogs and reviews like yours, it's back in my diet of books.<br /><br />Your contest has made me try to think of other ways and be attuned to how to promote teen literature. <br /><br /><br />+1 I learned about this contest through Writing It Out. <br />+1 i've added you to my blogroll<br />+1 i've plugged this amazing contest on my blog<br />+1 i follow you <br />+1 i commented on Flipped<br />+1 i commented on Saving Francesca<br />+1 i commented on Perfect Fifths<br />+1 i commented on Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side<br />+1 i commented on If I Stay<br />+1 i commented on Bad Girls Don't Die<br />+1 i commented on Faery Rebels<br /><br /><br /><br />http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com/<br /><br />gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT comGaby317https://www.blogger.com/profile/10246618515307982406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-89391111786554574302009-05-07T12:53:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:53:00.000-04:00I'm don't usually blog about YA books unless they ...I'm don't usually blog about YA books unless they are paranormal in some way. That way they tie in with my review genre. BUT if I read one I feel really strongly about I spread the word to everyone, and make sure people know what a fabulous book it is. I also like to check out the YA book section in book stores, and have helped many teens pick out books if they seem to be confused or need help. :) I wish I worked in a book store, but it's hard to get hired in one around here. <br /><br />+1 I'm already following you!<br />+1 You're on my blogroll<br />+1 I heard from you silly girl ;) (that doesn't count I know, worth a shot though!)<br />+1 commented on your Dairy Queen reviewBrooke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652984931776226081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-44704424681304763372009-05-06T14:16:00.000-04:002009-05-06T14:16:00.000-04:00Eee, last day.
How do I promote teen literature? ...Eee, last day.<br /><br />How do I promote teen literature? Most obviously, I blog about it. But I think what I do in real life does even more. I am a serious literary type. I write essays about stuff like Chretein de Troyes and fin'amors in Arthurian Romance. And I make sure people who know me as a respectable type increasing her exposure to the canon also know I read YA. Frequently.<br /><br />I dislike that people look down on the genre, when it did so much for me. Books helped me through hard times; I could be a powerful warrior on a quest or a boy on a spaceship or caught up in my first love. Teen literature is valid literature. As any English major knows, Charles Dickens, Daniel Defoe, et al. were all extremely popular in their day. Writing for the masses does not make you less of a writer.<br /><br />Therefore, when people ask me what I'm reading, I tell them. It's a mix of "respectable" books and "trashy." But never do I call them trashy. I point out why they're worth reading and leave it at that.<br /><br />In addition, I spread my books around. If people like my description, I let them borrow the book. Once I know people's taste I just hand them books randomly. I donate to libraries and prisons. I put my books in the half-price shops I love, that someone may pick up a book that wasn't quite for me and find that it blows their mind. I believe in book karma. Making books available to others is part of my responsibility as a book lover. And I spread the YA love more than anything else.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-32551908267068913252009-05-06T13:30:00.000-04:002009-05-06T13:30:00.000-04:00What a fantastic contest! I'm glad I got my inter...What a fantastic contest! I'm glad I got my internet back before it was over! I follow you through Bloglines. <br /><br />This will probably sound cliche, but I feel that blogging is a great way to promote teen reading. I've gotten several emails from parents who've given books I recommended to their non-reader teens, who then begged for more. Of course, I can't take all the credit for that, since the books themselves are awesome too! But I love to share my enthusiasim about books. All my life it's helped my friends and those around me enjoy reading more. I really don't think there is such a thing as a "non-reader". I think that they are just people who haven't found the right book yet. All it takes is that little first step, to totally open the eyes of someone to the wonderful world of reading. I am a firm believer in the idea that any book is a good book, as long as YOU enjoy what you're reading! My goal is to help those who don't like to read to find those books. <br /><br />Another way I promote reading is by practicing to teach good reading habits to my own children. I'm too young for kids now (thank goodness!) but I expect I will have my own home someday. So I work on developing habits right now that will pass my love of reading down to my own kids, as my parents passed their love of books onto me.Alyssa Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493806120430252745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-11946342692045456622009-05-06T13:02:00.000-04:002009-05-06T13:02:00.000-04:00I love YA literature now more as an adult than I d...I love YA literature now more as an adult than I did as a teen! In keeping track of my reading materials this year, well over half have been teen books. I hope to break into writing teen novels in the future also. <br /><br />+1 posted to Twitter: Awesome Support YA Lit contest: http://bit.ly/18Zx6G<br />+1 Following<br /><br />shannon@shannonmckelden.comShannon McKeldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760477502997551770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-51961282474009833732009-05-06T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-06T12:24:00.000-04:00I have long been involved in supporting teen liter...I have long been involved in supporting teen literature and literature of every kind, really. I'm the daughter of a YA author and I routinely spend a few hundred dollars on books a month. I'm looking to work as a graphic designer for authors and I am currently working as a virtual assistant for a YA author with an upcoming book.<br /><br />Thanks for this great contest!<br /><br />jessicamcave@comcast.netJessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-67002669670320263092009-05-06T11:53:00.000-04:002009-05-06T11:53:00.000-04:00I'm a new high school librarian. During my year he...I'm a new high school librarian. During my year here, I have worked with the English dept. to remove the boring classics from the summer reading list and replace them with some great YA novels! We've included authors like Westerfeld, Zusak, Myers, Feinstein, Riordan. Gaiman... you get the picture! I'm so excited to go into the classrooms next week and booktalk the new titles to the kids!<br />mbrown@hcps.usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-3177170657128032832009-05-05T22:22:00.000-04:002009-05-05T22:22:00.000-04:00First of all, I support teen literature by my book...First of all, I support teen literature by my book blog. Many of the novels I review are YA. In the past, I have also donated YA novels to my school library because there collection lacks older teen novels. Another way I support teen literature is by recommending books to friends, even those who don't read! You never know when someone might decide to pick up a novel. ;)<br /><br />+1 if you follow me/already follow me (and let me know here!!! a Reader is okay)<br />+1 if you link to this contest somewhere and leave me the link (1 entry for every place you link this to--Facebook, MySpace, etc.; sidebars are okay) (http://towerofbooks.wordpress.com)<br /><br />towerofbooks(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-87334957879600067522009-05-05T19:46:00.000-04:002009-05-05T19:46:00.000-04:00I donate books to both the teen section at the chu...I donate books to both the teen section at the church and to the Girl Scout troops. I also donate books to the library. I try to include titles which are award winners so that they'll have as much appeal as possible to a wide audience.<br /><br />+1 I subscribe via google reader<br /><br />quelleheure4[at]gmail{dot}combloggytreasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703882887313031644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-55645693372732105032009-05-05T17:33:00.000-04:002009-05-05T17:33:00.000-04:00We always donate the books to the library after we...We always donate the books to the library after we've read them, so other teens can read them, as well. It's a good feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-45082305885913604762009-05-05T02:32:00.000-04:002009-05-05T02:32:00.000-04:00I don't have much pocket money but when I have sav...I don't have much pocket money but when I have saved up enough, I would spend it on a YA book I really love so that their author will get their cut.<br /><br />+1 I follow<br />+1 I heard about this from Llehn<br />+1 commented on Flipped<br />+1 commented on Saving Francesca<br />+1 commented on Jessica's Guide<br />+1 commented on If I Stay<br />+1 commented on Bad Girls Don't Die<br />+1 commented on Faery Rebels<br /><br />Whew!<br /><br />tehashley(at)yahoo(dot)combabygirlGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552659817532112547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-40886470447795022422009-05-04T15:38:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:38:00.000-04:00Besides having a book blog other ways I support th...Besides having a book blog other ways I support this cause is by getting reluctant readers to read. It's soo fun! I remember this one person said to me "Lisette, you inspire me to read" She was about 6 years old then. hehe :) <br /><br />I am a new follower, been following through google reader though hehe :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395008376786680669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-33875560783882838862009-05-03T03:28:00.000-04:002009-05-03T03:28:00.000-04:00What a terrific contest! I can't wait to read thes...What a terrific contest! I can't wait to read these books! I donate my books to our small (and poor) Catholic School in town and I've been trying to help the librarian in the childrens section of the public library get involved in some programs online. <br />- I'm already a follower.<br />- I already have you on my blogroll.<br />- I found this because I have you on my blogroll.<br />- I've added this to my sidebar.<br />http://www.wrightysreads.blogspot.com<br /><br />5wrights1[at]verizon[dot]net<br /><br /><br />-I have some comments on reviews but I will list them together later.<br />- I also saw this listed on the blog "writing it out"Wrightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234033570150645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-40850862861711253532009-05-02T14:23:00.000-04:002009-05-02T14:23:00.000-04:00I have been blogging (of course) to show other blo...I have been blogging (of course) to show other bloggers and web goers the beauty of some of my fav books.<br /><br />I have also been telling my friends and advising them to read certain books that I heart. Also advising random ppl in the YA section to read random books that I find amazing. ALSO, in Teen Concil when we have to give book suggestions I am the one with the GIANT LIST of books!!<br /><br />+1 I'm a follower!<br /><br />+1 I linked to my sidebar here<br /><br />http://www.theelectricalbookcafe.blogspot.com/<br /><br />+1 I added you to my blogroll!<br /><br />Wdebo :)<br /><br />electricalbookcafe@yahoo.com<br /><br />P.S. Would you like to do a link exchange? / follower exchange? Thankswdebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611113124211453932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-30295278889005646632009-05-02T12:51:00.000-04:002009-05-02T12:51:00.000-04:00I feel I support teen lit by what I do to get my f...I feel I support teen lit by what I do to get my friends to read.<br />I've started my own book club<br />and I've been giving away my collection of books in weekly contests, also. :]<br />I'm am a fellow follower.<br />thatchickkaitlyn7@aol.comKaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304677551824548743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-57357803803284458532009-05-01T16:51:00.000-04:002009-05-01T16:51:00.000-04:00oh i forgot: addictedtobooks1993@yahoo.comoh i forgot: addictedtobooks1993@yahoo.comAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864125746751419542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-47472228044118538402009-05-01T16:50:00.000-04:002009-05-01T16:50:00.000-04:00I will support teen lit by buying my friends great...I will support teen lit by buying my friends great books for their birthdays(hunger games) amazing giveaway steph!<br />-amyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864125746751419542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-80254592990258720982009-04-29T22:20:00.000-04:002009-04-29T22:20:00.000-04:00Commented more on these:
-Review: Inferno by Robi...Commented more on these: <br />-Review: Inferno by Robin Stevenson <br />-Review: The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols <br />-Review: Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman <br />-Review: Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr <br /><br />6 reviews commented altogether.<br /><br />bunnybx at gmail . comBunny Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373232612908606243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-86659701292404966942009-04-29T22:05:00.000-04:002009-04-29T22:05:00.000-04:00Commented on these 2 reviews:
-Bad Girls Don't Di...Commented on these 2 reviews: <br />-Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender<br />-Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R. J. Anderson<br /><br />bunnybx at gmail . comBunny Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373232612908606243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-66257555636038974542009-04-29T20:31:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:31:00.000-04:002nd post
I've also commented on the reviews for:
...2nd post<br /><br />I've also commented on the reviews for:<br />-Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender<br />-Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R. J. AndersonPissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.com