Comments on The Romance Dish: A Small Helping of the Teen Menu

You all have been busy chatting since I got on her...

2010-02-10T21:52:28.666-05:00

You all have been busy chatting since I got on here earlier. Did some revisions, cooked dinner, ate dinner while watching a movie with the hubby.

I think it's great that kids seem to be back into reading. I thank J.K. Rowling for that.

Thanks, Deb! We'll have to check out Judy Mood...

2010-02-10T20:41:44.765-05:00

Thanks, Deb! We'll have to check out Judy Moody.

My son has read the entire series! It is excellen...

2010-02-10T20:20:00.421-05:00

My son has read the entire series! It is excellent. I brought it to his attention because it brought in some of the Greek mythology, which I have always loved. The author is a teacher and he wrote the series for his sons. And we will be going to see the movie!

I've not read Junie B or Judy Moody, but yes, ...

2010-02-10T19:14:17.049-05:00

I've not read Junie B or Judy Moody, but yes, I was a Trixie girl too. In fact, I just rebuilt my collection!

Andrea, Judy Moody is good and her little brother ...

2010-02-10T19:12:02.196-05:00

Andrea, Judy Moody is good and her little brother has his own series, too. I think his name is Stink. They are better than Ramona, IMO.

Don't get me started on Junie B. Jones. Ugh, I can't stand the bad grammar in that series.

I'm a Trixie Belden girl; I ate up all the books I could get my hands on when I was young.

Me, too, MJ! And Nancy Drew. I looooved Nancy Drew...

2010-02-10T18:53:51.046-05:00

Me, too, MJ! And Nancy Drew. I looooved Nancy Drew. One series that my son really liked were the Ramona books. They are so funny. That and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I just love hearing him laugh while he reads!

Deb, we tried THE WESTING GAME, too, but couldn...

2010-02-10T18:50:06.710-05:00

Deb, we tried THE WESTING GAME, too, but couldn't get into it. I hear The 39 Clues is good, but my son doesn't want to read it until the summer because they're not AR. I look forward to them!

Deb, the worst part of the job is parent meetings ...

2010-02-10T18:39:45.068-05:00

Deb, the worst part of the job is parent meetings like that. I feel for you!

I read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, Trixie Belden, The Whipping Boy, Dive....I can't remember which others. The kids would play with Play-Doh while I read--it was destressing time for them, too.

Andrea, I told my kids that I had already read all the Little House

I hear you, MJ. My son didn't start reading lo...

2010-02-10T18:35:42.759-05:00

I hear you, MJ. My son didn't start reading longer books until the beginning of this year with Harry Potter. And I'm so glad that he did!

@ MJ---8??!! Wow. Again, wow. I've done SIGN...

2010-02-10T18:35:12.780-05:00

@ MJ---8??!! Wow. Again, wow.
I've done SIGN OF THE BEAVER as a novel unit, might start SPY CAT next. I tried THE WESTING GAME, but the last two classes haven't liked it.
I'm in the process of reading THE VIEW FROM THE CHERRY TREE aloud to them, but it's slow-going.
To be honest, my mind is on other things. I have a parent meeting tomorrow after school and the

Another great column, Trish! Thanks for taking ti...

2010-02-10T18:13:29.009-05:00

Another great column, Trish! Thanks for taking time from your very busy schedule to share your YA recs with us.

I haven't read THE LIGHTNING THIEF but the movie trailers look terrific. I'm definitely interested in seeing it...and not just because Pierce Brosnan is in it either. *g*

Deb, yes! I've found we have more interruption...

2010-02-10T18:05:17.626-05:00

Deb, yes! I've found we have more interruptions this year than last--last year I read at least 8 novels with my class.

I haven't read TLT, but the movie looks good. ...

2010-02-10T18:02:47.490-05:00

I haven't read TLT, but the movie looks good.
Good for you, MJ, for reading it to your class. It seems like I start a novel with my 5th graders and other things crop up to interrupt our reading for long periods.
Trish, thanks for being at TRD today.

4th! I'm trying to get the kids interested in ...

2010-02-10T17:37:34.939-05:00

4th! I'm trying to get the kids interested in reading longer books--they have to have their arms twisted to read anything more than 50 pages!

MJ, I applaud you for reading it to your class! It...

2010-02-10T17:36:18.591-05:00

MJ, I applaud you for reading it to your class! It took my son about 8 days to read it (while I listened). What grade do you teach? My son is in fourth.

My throat! Got to chapter 10 today. Not...going......

2010-02-10T17:02:21.536-05:00

My throat! Got to chapter 10 today. Not...going...to....make it! But yes, they love it.

I haven't read THE LIGHTNING THIEF yet, but I&...

2010-02-10T16:58:02.103-05:00

I haven't read THE LIGHTNING THIEF yet, but I'm dying to see the movie!

I have not read or even heard of this series until...

2010-02-10T16:16:48.137-05:00

I have not read or even heard of this series until now. It does look quite interesting and different though. The Lightning Thief is directed by the same guy who directed the first two Harry Potter movies, which were fantastic, so surely this movie will be just as good. :)

Andrea, I'm hoping to see it next week too. Th...

2010-02-10T12:32:56.755-05:00

Andrea, I'm hoping to see it next week too. This week I want to get through the first round of my revisions so I can go guilt-free. :)

Hey, Trish! I've not read that series, but I l...

2010-02-10T12:11:44.025-05:00

Hey, Trish! I've not read that series, but I listened to my son read THE LIGHTNING THIEF. It is so good!! I'm listening to him read THE SEA OF MONSTERS this week (so he can take another AR test) and we plan to see THE LIGHTNING THIEF next week since the kids are out of school. We can't wait!!

Thanks, Julie. I wish I could have gotten at least...

2010-02-10T11:36:50.657-05:00

Thanks, Julie. I wish I could have gotten at least one more book in this month, but it just wasn't to be. After I finish these two deadlines, I hope to get in some good YA reading.

MJ, are the kids still enjoying it? I'll proba...

2010-02-10T11:36:08.634-05:00

MJ, are the kids still enjoying it? I'll probably end up seeing the movie before reading the book.

Tricia, Thanks so much for taking the time out of ...

2010-02-10T09:37:36.804-05:00

Tricia, Thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy scedule to keep us up to date on the latest greatest YA releases.

I'm reading the book THE LIGHTNING THIEF to my...

2010-02-10T06:21:32.531-05:00

I'm reading the book THE LIGHTNING THIEF to my class right now and it's going to be a close thing if we finish before the movie comes out this weekend! We read three chapters yesterday! My voice....