tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post2314101475696822871..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Guys Lit Wire Book Fair for Ballou Senior High SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-32474040857185418162011-05-21T19:39:10.921-07:002011-05-21T19:39:10.921-07:00Hi!
Erin from DC again!
I had to make one more ...Hi! <br /><br />Erin from DC again!<br /><br />I had to make one more pass through and buy:<br /><br />City of Glass<br />City of Fallen Angels<br />Democracy <br />It's All GoodErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541482427056178933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-68896215581686988972011-05-21T10:19:28.833-07:002011-05-21T10:19:28.833-07:00I came back to add a few more in the final stages ...I came back to add a few more in the final stages (let's sell this list out!) (Jodie from the UK):<br /><br />Bluesman - Rob Vollmar<br />Camo Girl - Kekla Magoon<br />Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honour at Little Bighorn - Larry Colton<br />Life Lines: Creating Memory Art to Chronicle Your Personal Connections - Carol Wingert<br />Medea and Other Plays - Euripides<br />Travel Team - Mike Lupica<br />A Cartoon Prehistory of Life Before Dinosaurs - Hannah Bonner<br /><br />Scrolling down that list and seeing all the fulfilled signs is just awesome.Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175401067485212347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-5460269921769617402011-05-20T14:37:11.606-07:002011-05-20T14:37:11.606-07:00I sent Harlem: A Poem and The Best Poems of the En...I sent Harlem: A Poem and The Best Poems of the English Language. And thanks, Colleen, for organizing!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-51372066766699808502011-05-20T12:06:17.522-07:002011-05-20T12:06:17.522-07:00Hi: I sent "Hamlet" and "The Seahor...Hi: I sent "Hamlet" and "The Seahorse Project (Scientists in the Field)." Thanks so much for organizing this. I live in SE DC and am glad to see a local school get a needed boost.JHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445265840618161551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-90551703410301170842011-05-19T15:24:59.190-07:002011-05-19T15:24:59.190-07:00Lindley in Virginia. Thanks so much for publicizin...Lindley in Virginia. Thanks so much for publicizing this. I sent:<br /><br /><i>American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China<br />Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers<br />Book of Majors (College Board Book of Majors)<br />Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit<br />Dreadnought<br />Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy<br />Natural Disasters<br />Physics: Why Matter Matters!<br />Rainforest a Photographic Journey<br />The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights</i>Lindleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222203897171660298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-28562193219786798222011-05-19T11:55:00.582-07:002011-05-19T11:55:00.582-07:00Cat from Ottawa, Canada, and I just sent Climate C...Cat from Ottawa, Canada, and I just sent Climate Change (Groundwork Guides), Flygirl, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend.<br /><br />Also, I heard about this via Martha Wells.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491368829171207655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-73298454797547724362011-05-19T00:44:06.418-07:002011-05-19T00:44:06.418-07:00GIFTS (Giving Individuals a Future to Succeed) Clu...GIFTS (Giving Individuals a Future to Succeed) Club from Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China has sent new copies of:<br />Shakespeare: The World as Stage, The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic & the Light Fantastic, Hikaru No Go #04, Buried Onions, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Highwayman (Visions in Poetry), Casey at the Bat (Visions in Poetry), The Secret Life of Bees, The Stories of Ray Bradbury, White Butterfly: An Easy Rawlins Mystery, Zoe's Tale, Pearl (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century), Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth, What My Mother Doesn't Know, Beloved, Swimming to Antarctica, Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream, Stuck in Neutral.<br />Our high school club raises funds for various library projects here in China and we wanted to help your cause as well. Good luck, Ballou!Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880118264045980148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-26395991681693911542011-05-18T23:15:58.120-07:002011-05-18T23:15:58.120-07:00My husband and I picked out a selection of titles ...My husband and I picked out a selection of titles together in memory of a wonderful family friend who passed away recently (he was a retired teacher/poet/author/activist for libraries/historian/jack of all trades), and we couldn't think of a better way to express our gratitude for his life than with a donation of books he would have loved.<br /><br />Atonement<br />Black Powder War<br />Empire of Ivory<br />Victory of Eagles<br />Born Confused<br />Cover-up: Mystery at the Superbowl<br />The Lovely Bones<br />Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes<br />The Weather Makers<br />Whaling Season<br />Year of Wonders: A Novel of the PlagueAngel - Having a Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430969791263854328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-27469663907028294032011-05-18T17:39:51.356-07:002011-05-18T17:39:51.356-07:00I just sent Emma and Pride and Prejudice by Jane A...I just sent Emma and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi, and The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids by Michael Pollan.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-29953258371185796402011-05-18T15:48:50.110-07:002011-05-18T15:48:50.110-07:00Els in Burnaby, BC. Ordered DOING IT RIGHT and WEL...Els in Burnaby, BC. Ordered DOING IT RIGHT and WELCOME TO BORDERTOWN. <br /><br />Thank you so much for organizing this; I'm a former school librarian and am really happy to have the chance to help another library.elswherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682431666658202440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-67605849688587702602011-05-18T12:41:50.166-07:002011-05-18T12:41:50.166-07:00Late to the party, but I posted the link on my FB ...Late to the party, but I posted the link on my FB pages this week, and also ordered THE HIVE DETECTIVES (of course) and THE RACE TO SAVE THE LORD GOD BIRD.<br /><br />Well done, Guys Lit Wire.<br /><br />Loree Griffin Burns<br />www.loreeburns.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-57290963245602986512011-05-17T18:37:52.134-07:002011-05-17T18:37:52.134-07:00I sent New Moon, Eclipse, and breaking Dawn from t...I sent New Moon, Eclipse, and breaking Dawn from the Twilight series....because for Pete's sake it's practically illegal for a library used by teens to NOT have those books.<br /><br />Thanks for organizing this! feels good to help out.Jeanmarie Anayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444097096666633756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-52445661418542095302011-05-17T15:21:33.748-07:002011-05-17T15:21:33.748-07:00I sent Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, and ...I sent Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, and Megan Whalen Turner's A Conspiracy of Kings. That should complete the school's sets. I always hated having to track down a book to complete reading a series. This is such a great thing you do every year! You go, guys!!!Jenny Schwartzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-67913970457477374362011-05-17T13:57:12.473-07:002011-05-17T13:57:12.473-07:00I sent:
Forge
Laurie Halse Anderson
Liberty or ...I sent: <br />Forge <br />Laurie Halse Anderson<br /><br />Liberty or Death: The Surprising Story of Runaway Slaves Who Sided with the British During the American Revolution<br />Margaret Whit Blair <br /><br />Shiver<br />Maggie Stiefvater<br /><br />William Shakespeare: His Life and Times<br />Ari Berk<br /><br />Great, great project!michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106623613982759640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-65250711866153910582011-05-17T12:02:55.513-07:002011-05-17T12:02:55.513-07:00Here There Be Monsters, by Harvey Newquist
Matthew...<i>Here There Be Monsters</i>, by Harvey Newquist<br /><i>Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey</i>, by Matthew Henson<br /><i>Notes from No Man's Land</i>, by Eula Biss<br /><i>On Writing</i>, by Stephen King<br /><i>Paleo Bugs</i>, by Timothy J. Bradley<br /><br />I'm a DC Native, so I'm happy to see Ballou getting some love from the internets!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549201174188692855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-1550749515422411072011-05-17T11:55:02.513-07:002011-05-17T11:55:02.513-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549201174188692855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-5562007357244165392011-05-16T09:30:22.451-07:002011-05-16T09:30:22.451-07:00Jonathan from Tribune, KS (and GeekDad)
Grendel b...Jonathan from Tribune, KS (and <a href="http://www.geekdad.com" rel="nofollow">GeekDad</a>)<br /><br />Grendel by John Gardner<br />Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad<br />The Hound of the Baskervilles (graphic novel) by Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Jabberwocky (picture book) by Lewis Carroll<br />So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams<br />The Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeJonathan H. Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232525412347147063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-37829379554414589752011-05-16T08:59:56.254-07:002011-05-16T08:59:56.254-07:00Lori in FL - I sent a copy of A Field Guide to Atl...Lori in FL - I sent a copy of <i>A Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes: North America (Peterson Field Guides)</i><br /><br />I remember looking through the pages of field guides as a kid and wondering how the world has so many different beautiful things in it.Getthebubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642352972319739111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-86208503231247621902011-05-16T08:59:08.713-07:002011-05-16T08:59:08.713-07:00I just bought them:
The Rose That Grew from Conc...I just bought them:<br /> The Rose That Grew from Concrete<br /> A Really Short History of Nearly Everything <br /> My People <br /> Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion<br /><br />Because everybody should have access to a good library, and librarians are wonderful people.<br /><br />Peter in MAka1axyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313785101184475329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-86159290800152731932011-05-16T08:21:10.805-07:002011-05-16T08:21:10.805-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ka1axyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313785101184475329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-58916540341939822982011-05-14T03:24:15.769-07:002011-05-14T03:24:15.769-07:00I just got them Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle and ...I just got them Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle and Tears of the Tiger. Thanks for organizing this! It's great to share two of my favorite books!!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-18725106782549719822011-05-13T17:57:42.352-07:002011-05-13T17:57:42.352-07:00I just sent Hikaru No Go #06 and Chess Rumble. Tha...I just sent Hikaru No Go #06 and Chess Rumble. That was fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-84405314545526360192011-05-13T16:48:17.663-07:002011-05-13T16:48:17.663-07:00From Philadelphia, PA, I ordered The Dead Tossed W...From Philadelphia, PA, I ordered The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan, The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages, and Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. I hope someone else will order Behemoth for them, because the first book ends on a heck of a cliffhanger!<br /><br />Thanks for organizing this. I was practically raised by my local public library and school library, and I can't imagine who I would have become without them.E.C. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439318555348518941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-49259689997884124292011-05-13T16:39:41.329-07:002011-05-13T16:39:41.329-07:00I'm in Victoria, Canada, and heard about this ...I'm in Victoria, Canada, and heard about this wonderful project via my friend Draycevixen on her LiveJournal blog. Have just ordered/sent:<br /><br /><em>Briar Rose</em> by Jane Yolen<br /><em>Spindle's End</em> by Robin McKinley<br /><em>Picture This</em> by Lynda BarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-70621675956724535702011-05-13T13:52:53.097-07:002011-05-13T13:52:53.097-07:00From Laurel, MD, sending you two of my favorites! ...From Laurel, MD, sending you two of my favorites! Coraline, and The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay. Hooray! And thanks for organizing this!Serenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173874326807156736noreply@blogger.com