tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post6160966831403152251..comments2023-10-07T07:26:20.469-07:00Comments on Flux Capacitor: Young Adult Fiction: SanctuaryMaggie Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-5417000579609599242009-03-16T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:41:00.000-07:00Thanks for putting yourself out there about your c...Thanks for putting yourself out there about your childhood, it helps me remember why I do what I do.Maggie Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944610454486027594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-53679574468844500992009-03-16T11:12:00.000-07:002009-03-16T11:12:00.000-07:00Jacob Have I Loved was also made into a movie, and...Jacob Have I Loved was also made into a movie, and it was filmed in Crisfield, my town!<BR/><BR/>We are famous for more than crabs.<BR/><BR/>The house still stands, but it has been remolded, and it has the most beautiful view of the bay.<BR/><BR/>I think the movie was made for PSB, and it aired years ago.<BR/><BR/>The secenery is still the same around here. That's what I like about Crisfield. Beautiful landscape, and time just moves a little slower here.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-51844812442906888372009-03-15T17:53:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:53:00.000-07:00I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is one of my fa...I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is one of my favorite books. I have a worn and tattered copy on my bookshelf...Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482413614265803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-473955489434906552009-03-12T10:37:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:37:00.000-07:00jacob have I loved was one of my favorite books. I...jacob have I loved was one of my favorite books. I want to read it again now. Did you ever read The Witch of Blackbird Pond?Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442594589793839646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-23827307075330261812009-03-11T09:25:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:25:00.000-07:00I had some of those books, too.I had some of those books, too.zipbagofboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845215266169983575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-24070397356107112792009-03-11T00:57:00.001-07:002009-03-11T00:57:00.001-07:00JEANNE i'm going to read that book stat.JEANNE i'm going to read that book stat.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-52734701581638900392009-03-11T00:57:00.000-07:002009-03-11T00:57:00.000-07:00FrankandMary of the FrankandMary clani would love ...FrankandMary of the FrankandMary clan<BR/>i would love one day to hear more of your story maybe you can write it out on your blog you are a wonderful writer the kind i like to read<BR/><BR/>STEAM no i have not. i was going to write to Norman Mailer who is a BIG DEAL For me but then he died a few months after i obtained his publishers contact<BR/><BR/>CONVERSE you are really sweet. that made me smile.<BR/><BR/>COMPULSIVE you are clearly a survivor AND you thrive this is such a gift<BR/><BR/>JENN i would love to hear what you think of any or all of the books<BR/><BR/>SHERRI do it! do it!<BR/><BR/>MS MOON little women is terribly important to me. i've read it at least twenty times. and little men, and jo's boys...<BR/><BR/>GEEK i love Bridge to Terebethia and still have my preteen copy.<BR/><BR/>CAT i'm not sure? will see.<BR/><BR/>BEE thank you for that word! awesome: bibliotherapy<BR/><BR/>KATY yes san diego, i was glad to find you too, kindred.<BR/><BR/>SD MOMMA oh wow, Go Ask ALice--- what a heartbreakingly sad sad sad book. i read it a few times and it killed me each time. so sad. i'm so glad you reminded me of it though, because i had forgotten about it and i don't want toMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-91081525223835923292009-03-10T20:32:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:32:00.000-07:00Books were my sanctuary as a kid too, but for very...Books were my sanctuary as a kid too, but for very different and less painful reasons than yours. And I'm so sorry for what happened to you. <BR/><BR/>I remember I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and how struck I was by its intensity. It reminded me of Go Ask Alice in tone.<BR/><BR/>Also! Wrinkle in Time was the book that made me want to write young adult fiction.San Diego Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624915698900874371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-83540814912121189482009-03-10T20:21:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:21:00.000-07:00jacob have i loved was my favorite. this is inapp...jacob have i loved was my favorite. <BR/><BR/>this is inappropriate for the nature of your post, but are you in sd? how do we not know each other? you're brilliant.katydidnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710011717146842223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-22968936068276490782009-03-10T19:30:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:30:00.000-07:00I've tagged you - see my latest post :)I've tagged you - see my latest post :)Hilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635628613744519816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-12394041600458577022009-03-10T15:55:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:55:00.000-07:00There's an offical word for it: Bibliotherapy. "...There's an offical word for it: Bibliotherapy. "We read to know that we're not alone." (C.S. Lewis)<BR/><BR/>You are a brave writer, MM. You make me want to go back into teaching -- just to see if I can steer a few more suffering kids toward the books that might speak to them.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you mentioned <I>Jacob I Have Loved</I>. I need to dig it out of a box and share it with my teenaged daughter who is suffering from some kind of unhappiness that she can't/won't share with me.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-27146324664550102682009-03-10T12:26:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:26:00.000-07:00Have you read anything by Cynthia Voigt? Her novel...Have you read anything by Cynthia Voigt? Her novels really resonated with me when I was a YA. (I guess I still am a YA).Andrea Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304706719936895188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-82916293201895215792009-03-10T05:20:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:20:00.000-07:00I know this is not quite the same, but something i...I know this is not quite the same, but something in "Bridge To Terabithia" spoke to me when I was a kid. It was honest, it showed pain and childhood struggle the way I understood it. I think of that book as one that enlightened me.<BR/><BR/>I must have read that book two or three dozen times, checking it out from the school library at least once every other month. My name filled the check-out list on the back cover.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-3399867444512737452009-03-09T17:09:00.000-07:002009-03-09T17:09:00.000-07:00I think it was seeing Anne and Meg in my list of f...I think it was seeing Anne and Meg in my list of favorite books that first brought you to visit me, and I also loved "Rose Garden." I'm adding "Jacob" to my list and wondering if you've ever read "The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery? It's about a 29-year-old spinster who finds out that she'll die in a year and decides to live as she never has. I think in some ways she became my model....Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-9002266434984810392009-03-09T16:45:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:45:00.000-07:00And Maggie- Just had to add that Little Women, as ...And Maggie- Just had to add that Little Women, as dated and New Englandish as it was, was the book that opened my eyes to the fact that parents could (and should) be loving and supportive, no matter what. It taught me about boundaries and about spirituality and about what a family can be. I cherish my original copy.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-91357697074541629552009-03-09T15:22:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:22:00.000-07:00so uh, I'm just talking about jet skis and such at...so uh, I'm just talking about jet skis and such at my place, but uh...I always meant to read I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Maybe I will now. I think music was my teen novel, although I read those too. I am glad you found your solace in these books.essbeseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745117719761568320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-76073330750592368222009-03-09T15:05:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:05:00.000-07:00I am very lucky to have had good, solid, strong, h...I am very lucky to have had good, solid, strong, hard working, loving parents. I am sorry your father wasn't able to give you that. It is a responsibility and clearly one he never ever got his head around. <BR/>It sounds though that it is grist to your mill and has made you you. Blessings to your sister, wherever she may be.Kate Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731006032499344619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-34724692367484895672009-03-09T14:57:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:57:00.000-07:00Your bold courage to put it out there makes me tru...Your bold courage to put it out there makes me truly respect you even more than I already did. Thank you so much for sharing your story and these books. The Anne series is familiar to me, the others not at all and I will try to locate and read them at some point in the future for sure.CSD Faux Finishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947691876538206892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-66301227314680027932009-03-09T13:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:42:00.000-07:00Hi lovely!Un-very-fortunately i have no time at th...Hi lovely!<BR/>Un-very-fortunately i have no time at this moment to read this whole post. Sorry for that!<BR/>I remember reading 'i never promised you a rosegarden' and i loved it. It was very touching, i remember.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your comment, dear.<BR/>God bless you too.<BR/><BR/>I'll be back when i have more time.<BR/><BR/>Mila.<BR/><3loveologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635062497834031550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-25135709527470741592009-03-09T12:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T12:23:00.000-07:00MM--I am ok with what has happened i have given my...MM--I am ok with what has happened i have given my forgiveness and extended a hand of friendship to those who hurt me. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the post it was fun to read and also to remember those books that kept me so very alive inside and gave me the courage to continue forward with a smile on my face.compulsively yours...for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500760323693715370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-29863083171550067422009-03-09T10:35:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:35:00.000-07:00Maggie, you are so beautiful and bold and brave. I...Maggie, you are so beautiful and bold and brave. I would like to have you over for chocolate and just talk books for hours. I'm sorry that you were ever hurt. I'll glad your heart found a stronghold in literature. So very glad. <BR/><BR/>Your list took me back down the path of my own childhood. I loved each of these books, as well.ConverseMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964215682943025507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-30225700570798446212009-03-09T10:25:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:25:00.000-07:00Words help. That's why we're all here. ;-)Have yo...Words help. That's why we're all here. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Have you ever written a letter to any of those authors?Steam Me Up, Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125716705273823809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-11356022178026775432009-03-09T09:35:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for that awesome comment you left. I love t...Thanks for that awesome comment you left. I love the 'those heels on your side bar slay me.' Made my day.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-51003853311448508902009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:00Your truest sentences don't make me uncomfortable,...Your truest sentences don't make me uncomfortable, they make me THINK. Also, I've learned something about people who explain their childhood admitting that others in the family in fact had it worse or were hurt in a more terrible manner- they usu have a much more realistic outlook on life and have been able to heal to an extent.. The people I cannot abide (after a time) are the ones who always explain that they have indeed had it worse than any other living being. Most of them have not healed nor tried to heal at all and while I can sympathize with their pain, after a while I don't see the point of playing the same record every day....and claiming there is no hope and will never be any hope. <BR/><BR/>You are Hopeful. You bring it on yourself, you work it. <BR/><BR/>My parents did not abuse or neglect me but books were my escape from a very poor ($$) young life and many years home(as a teen) caring for a terminally ill mother. I literally left the room and climbed into my books. I suspect the same of you. <BR/>~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972647577919000054.post-66991927909723620502009-03-09T09:22:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:22:00.000-07:00Books are the great escape (and the best comfort b...Books are the great escape (and the best comfort blanket when you slip between their pages). So glad these helped you make it through Maggie May.Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.com