Comments on: R.I.P. Margaret K. McElderry http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/ Publications about books for children and young adults Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Liz B http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10793 Liz B Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:34:51 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10793 >I would love to see the Ark!<br /><br />But then I'd be greedy, and want the other books where the family & friends from the Ark appear. >I would love to see the Ark!

But then I'd be greedy, and want the other books where the family & friends from the Ark appear.

]]> By: Roger Sutton http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10787 Roger Sutton Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:46:55 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10787 >And did I read that <i>The Changeover</i> is also out of print? That's a scandal.<br /><br />I had lunch Friday with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publisher Betsy Groban and suggested she bring back <i>The Ark</i> in MKM's honor. >And did I read that The Changeover is also out of print? That's a scandal.

I had lunch Friday with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publisher Betsy Groban and suggested she bring back The Ark in MKM's honor.

]]> By: Liz B http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10774 Liz B Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:17:14 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10774 >For some reason, my high school library had almost all of Benary-Isbert's books. Love, love, love.<br /><br />But as for scandalous? I must have missed something. Unless it was just the whole drama of it (dead brother, making do as refuges) as well as the setting -- post WWII Germany with sympathy to Germans? I may have a copy somewhere, I'll have to look. >For some reason, my high school library had almost all of Benary-Isbert's books. Love, love, love.

But as for scandalous? I must have missed something. Unless it was just the whole drama of it (dead brother, making do as refuges) as well as the setting — post WWII Germany with sympathy to Germans? I may have a copy somewhere, I'll have to look.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10773 Charlotte Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:31:18 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10773 >I too love The Ark, although I came to it as an adult--I'm going to be re-reading it in the next few days, and I'll look for risque-ness, although I too remember none. >I too love The Ark, although I came to it as an adult–I'm going to be re-reading it in the next few days, and I'll look for risque-ness, although I too remember none.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10772 Anonymous Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:19:01 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10772 >At ALA, the year The Thief was an honor book, Susan Hirshman shoveled me into a cab between Margaret McElderry and Eloise Jarvis McGraw. It was the cab ride of a life time. I also read <i>The Ark</i> when I was ten, Roger. I wish I'd known I had her to thank for it. And for Patricia Wrightson's and LM Boston's books as well.<br /><br />~mwt >At ALA, the year The Thief was an honor book, Susan Hirshman shoveled me into a cab between Margaret McElderry and Eloise Jarvis McGraw. It was the cab ride of a life time. I also read The Ark when I was ten, Roger. I wish I'd known I had her to thank for it. And for Patricia Wrightson's and LM Boston's books as well.

~mwt

]]> By: Roger Sutton http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10771 Roger Sutton Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:16:34 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10771 >KT, I looked online to refresh my memory and it seems the book is out of print (and I remember no scandalous doings). Maybe we should start a Twitter campaign or Facebook group to get HMH to reprint it! >KT, I looked online to refresh my memory and it seems the book is out of print (and I remember no scandalous doings). Maybe we should start a Twitter campaign or Facebook group to get HMH to reprint it!

]]> By: KT Horning http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10770 KT Horning Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:04:01 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10770 ><i>The Ark</i> was one of those books we quietly passed around in 4th grade, whispering "You gotta read this!" We thought it was scandalous and hid it from adults. I haven't re-read it as an adult so can't remember what was so risque about it. Any idea?<br /><br />I do remember that, as a result, the first time I met Margaret McElderry, I was awestruck because she had given us <i>The Ark</i>. >The Ark was one of those books we quietly passed around in 4th grade, whispering "You gotta read this!" We thought it was scandalous and hid it from adults. I haven't re-read it as an adult so can't remember what was so risque about it. Any idea?

I do remember that, as a result, the first time I met Margaret McElderry, I was awestruck because she had given us The Ark.

]]> By: kathleen duey http://www.hbook.com/2011/02/blogs/read-roger/r-i-p-margaret-k-mcelderry/#comment-10768 kathleen duey Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:16:28 +0000 http://nyad1/wp-thb/?p=3644#comment-10768 >Margaret was one of the most impressive and lovely human beings I have ever met. The first time I had a conversation of any length with her, I walked away thinking what a bright light she was, what an inspiration. >Margaret was one of the most impressive and lovely human beings I have ever met. The first time I had a conversation of any length with her, I walked away thinking what a bright light she was, what an inspiration.

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