KDuBayGillis I'm sure people will be trickling in as usual. Tonight's topic...#mglitchat -7:01 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis *waves* #MGlitchat -7:01 PM May
24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis Adaptations and abridgements done for MG
audiences. #mglitchat -7:01 PM May 24th, 2012
michaelascotto Ready to rock with my pals at #mglitchat
-7:02 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz Hi! Hope we have a good group of
chatters tonight...like we always do. #mglitchat -7:02 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz I grew up on those illustrated classics. I didn't
realize they weren't the "real thing" until I was much older.
#MGlitchat -7:02 PM May 24th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen Hello! #MGlitchat -7:03 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis So, have people seen/read adaptations of
classics or abridgements of adult works targeting MG readers? #mglitchat -7:03
PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz I know! That's how I read Mark Twain-
didn't know til I was older that there weren't really pics in every page!
#Mglitchat -7:04 PM May 24th, 2012
RosanneParry Happy to be here between driving kids to music
& dance #mglitchat -7:04 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis Some I've seen mentioned include abridged
versions of Little Women, Dracula, Three Musketeers. #mglitchat -7:05 PM May
24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff Hi everyone! I read Dickens that way as a kid.
Can't imagine how they condensed Great Expectations into a pocket book (uk)
#mglitchat -7:06 PM May 24th, 2012
michaelascotto I remember seeing things like that as a kid,
but not so much now that I'm grown up. Unless my brain filters it out...
#mglitchat -7:06 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis Retellings probably also fall under tonight's
topics if people have titles they want to share. #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 24th,
2012
kitgrindstaff Dracula! That's an odd choice for #mg. Or not
:) #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Bec_AS And I suspect they "changed"
the story so that younger children could understand them. #MGlitchat -7:07 PM
May 24th, 2012
CharleneIrvinBR Now I see graphic novel versions of classics
are coming out. #mglitchat -7:08 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz And maybe even just to sanitize them...
#Mglitchat -7:08 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @rachelgrinti brought up the fact that there
are graphic novel adaptations of classics too like Moby Dick. #mglitchat -7:09
PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz There are plenty of children's versions of
classics out there, but the last few years retellings have hit the market, too.
#MGlitchat -7:09 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @CharleneIrvinBR We own a bunch of those,
actually. My MG-aged son likes them. A lot. I'm not complaining. #MGlitchat
-7:09 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @CharleneIrvinBR so I hear.... : ) #mglitchat
-7:10 PM May 24th, 2012
ccfinlay @KDuBayGillis Lisa Klein's OPHELIA and LADY
MCBETH'S DAUGHTER are more "untold story" than retelling. May also
skew toward YA. #mglitchat -7:10 PM May 24th, 2012
christinesarmel I see them at school, but I know local indie
and BN don't carry them. Must be online purchases. I've seen Dickens, Little
Women. #mglitchat -7:10 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @elissacruz True. The Humming Room, for eg.
Retelling of The Secret Gdn. Just bought it. #mglitchat -7:11 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @christinesarmel I wonder if most of them are
probably from a mass market publisher or something. I don't know for sure.
#MGlitchat -7:11 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @christinesarmel So is the purpose to make them
easier to digest for this audience b/c they won't sit with the original?
#mglitchat -7:11 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa Catching up to the chat #mglitchat -7:12 PM
May 24th, 2012
KateMilford Hey, all! Adaptations and abridgments, is it?
#mglitchat -7:12 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @kitgrindstaff I hadn't heard about that. I could
never get thru Secret Garden as a kid- is Humming Room "better"?
#MGlitchat -7:12 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @KDuBayGillis I read the Dickens adaptations
when I was about 8. Prob couldn't have digested the full at that age.
#mglitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @KateMilford Hi there busy lady! Yes, it is.
#mglitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti Sorry I'm late, just got done with dinner!
#mglitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis That's what I'm wondering- more modern
style that sits better with today's readers. #MGlitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis Some might be. Ex. Adventures of
Robin Hood is a difficult read in original form because of old, formal
language. #MGlitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @Bec_AS I haven't read it yet. Liked the
excerpt. urban setting I believe. #mglitchat -7:13 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @rachelgrinti Yay! Glad you're here.
#titlequeenthisweek #mglitchat -7:14 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz But the Illustrated Classic Adventures of Robin
Hood keeps all the fun but makes the language accessible to children.
#MGlitchat -7:14 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa So if you've read an adaptation as a child, do
you find you want to read the full version now? #mglitchat -7:14 PM May 24th,
2012
Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis I meant modern writing style/prose,
that is #MGlitchat -7:14 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @elissacruz As a kid, I loved my adapted Robin
Hood and read it over and over -- which led to reading Ivanhoe a few years
later. #mglitchat -7:14 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @Bec_AS Mind you I liked Secret Gdn as an
adult. Not as a kid. #mglitchat -7:14 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KarenninaPosa I did. But I know I'm weird. :)
#MGlitchat -7:15 PM May 24th, 2012
CharleneIrvinBR I think sometimes the language of classics
makes it hard to understand for some What do you think of the Zombie additions
of some #mglitchat -7:15 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @Bec_AS I knew what you meant! : ) #mglitchat
-7:15 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @rachelgrinti LOOOVED Ivanhoe. Just sayin.' :)
#MGlitchat -7:15 PM May 24th, 2012
RosanneParry #mglitchat Graphic novels can make it possible
for lower level readers to "read" the same book as more advanced
readers. -7:15 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @KarenninaPosa It never put me off. The
stories are still gr8, and with classics like Dickens it's the writing a much
as anyting #mglitchat -7:16 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @CharleneIrvinBR I personally can't stand
seeing those classic/zombie mash-ups...but people read them. #mglitchat -7:16
PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @kitgrindstaff LOL, my 12yo told me she finished
Secret Garden, I was like "Really? All of it??" #MGlitchat -7:16 PM
May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @elissacruz I don't think it's weird. I do it
too! I just wondered if people would think oh, I've read it already, and move
on. #mglitchat -7:17 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @Bec_AS Ha! Be interesting to give her Humming
Rm and see if she notices it's a retelling. #mglitchat -7:17 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @kitgrindstaff @KarenninaPosa But do you think
readers should cross the classics off their list if they read an adaptation?
#mglitchat -7:17 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @kitgrindstaff I get curious whether the full
versions are as good as the adaptations I've read as a kid. :P #mglitchat -7:18
PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KarenninaPosa In my case, I wanted to read it to
my kids. That's when I realized how much I missed. #MGlitchat -7:18 PM May
24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @KDuBayGillis Have to say I think the idea's
hysterical, but don't think I cd actually read one! (not into zombies)
#mglitchat -7:18 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @KarenninaPosa @elissacruz Exactly. I wonder
that too. And does it "count"? #mglitchat -7:18 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @Bec_AS I read Secret Garden in either K or 1st
grade and liked it. But the dialect was hard for me at that age. #mglitchat
-7:19 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @KDuBayGillis No! There are things to be gotten
from a book besides plot. You don't skip the book bescause you see the movie.
#mglitchat -7:19 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KDuBayGillis No. I see as just an intro to
the classics. Can't really get full effect of language with most adaptations.
#mglitchat -7:19 PM May 24th, 2012
CharleneIrvinBR I think sometimes the adaptations or books
with a similar story bridge to the classics. #mglitchat -7:19 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @KDuBayGillis No, not at all. One appreciates
more than just the story as an adult, the quality of prose etc. #mglitchat
-7:19 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @LaurelSnyder Exactly. But if I didn't like the
movie, I might not pick up the book....#mglitchat -7:20 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis @KarenninaPosa I think it
"counts" for understanding the basic story, but you might miss some
of the subtlety. #MGlitchat -7:20 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @rachelgrinti Yes, esp. for an American (if
you're American!). Hard enough for Brits. #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KDuBayGillis I guess it should count as
"knowing" the story. But it's not the same as "having read the
classics" #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @KDuBayGillis I'm more likely to read a book if
I didn't like the film than if I didn't like the abridged version I think.
#mglitchat -7:20 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @LaurelSnyder I guess my point is, by reading
these, could they mistakenly cross them off their TBR lists as they grow older.
#mglitchat -7:21 PM May 24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @KDuBayGillis I'm with you on that. #mglitchat
-7:21 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @rachelgrinti In K or 1st? You were a very advanced
lil reader, weren't you!?! :) I think I tried in 4th or 5th. #MGlitchat -7:21
PM May 24th, 2012
CharleneIrvinBR @LaurelSnyder Oh I hate it when students say
I just watched the movie. Too bad that books aren't around longer b4 being a
movie #mglitchat -7:21 PM May 24th, 2012
Jess_Keating Hey guys, sorry I'm late! Just catching up to
the #mglitchat now! :) -7:21 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @KDuBayGillis I suppose they might, but I don't
know that it matters to me. If they want to read the full text they can
#mglitchat -7:22 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Jess_Keating Welcome! Glad you could make it.
#MGlitchat -7:22 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @KDuBayGillis Yes, I think so... #mglitchat -7:22
PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @CharleneIrvinBR That drives me nuts, too!
#mglitchat -7:22 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog I am joining in, too, btw. First time! :)
#mglitchat -7:23 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KDuBayGillis It's hard to call it a mistake.
Some people read for the story, and that's fine. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 24th,
2012
kitgrindstaff @KDuBayGillis If they liked the story, they
may actually want to re-read. If the story didn't engage the, cd b a prob l8r.
#mglitchat -7:23 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @PolkaDotOwlBlog Welcome! #MGlitchat -7:23 PM May
24th, 2012
kitgrindstaff @PolkaDotOwlBlog Hello! My 2nd :) (and it's
been a while) #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @PolkaDotOwlBlog welcome! we're a fun bunch,
as you'll see. :) #mglitchat -7:24 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @KDuBayGillis & helpful for a general sense
of classics. Kids read abridged, pick up on references to them in other places.
#mglitchat -7:24 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz @PolkaDotOwlBlog Ditto! Thanks for
joining us! #mglitchat -7:24 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @Bec_AS I tried anything, much to the dismay of
my mom when she left a somewhat racy romance lying around. ;) #mglitchat -7:25
PM May 24th, 2012
Jess_Keating @PolkaDotOwlBlog Welcome! :) #mglitchat -7:25
PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa I remember I first read The Little Prince as a
comic. Picked up the book after that, and it became a favorite. #mglitchat
-7:25 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @rachelgrinti And for a lot of kids- that's enough-
just getting the gist, knowing the reference. #MGlitchat -7:25 PM May 24th,
2012
kitgrindstaff 'Night night, y'all. Dinner calls...Til the
next time. #mglitchat -7:26 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @PolkaDotOwlBlog Glad you could join us!
#mglitchat -7:26 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @rachelgrinti Bet that taught her! :) #MGlitchat
-7:26 PM May 24th, 2012
CharleneIrvinBR @rachelgrinti Good point. For readers who
struggle they often miss references to classics because they won't attempt a
classic. #mglitchat -7:26 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @Bec_AS As long as they're reading, can't
complain #mglitchat -7:26 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Bec_AS @rachelgrinti And I'd rather they be at
least familiar with the story in some way, right? #MGlitchat -7:26 PM May 24th,
2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog I do not have a problem with my kids reading
abridged versions. A lot of books make references (e.g.Wed. Wars to
Shakespeare)1/2 #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog And it helps if they can understand the
reference 2/2 #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @KarenninaPosa @Bec_AS I agree, but to a point.
Something to be said about kids experiencing the classics as they were written.
#mglitchat -7:27 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz @rachelgrinti Exactly! #MGlitchat -7:27
PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog Also, Treasure Island is referenced a lot in
that book. I had a child grab it off the shelf immediately. Even I haven't read
it. #mglitchat -7:28 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder But it isn't either/or. No reason an abridged
or GN version shouldn't be made a bridge. #mglitchat -7:28 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Bec_AS @rachelgrinti Though that doesn't mean
I'm not going to try to get them to read the original, either. #MGlitchat -7:28
PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis But if a classic is too
"heavy" and a kid won't attempt it b/c the prose are a hurdle, they
lose out. #MGlitchat -7:29 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KDuBayGillis True. We just hope that they'll
get to the classics someday. Some of them are late bloomers. #mglitchat -7:29
PM May 24th, 2012
christinesarmel My only hesitation is missing out on great
current mg lit because parents aren't familiar with what's new so buy
"safe" classic #mglitchat -7:29 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog I think they are a great option for kids in
elementary school. I grab them when I find them at Goodwill. #mglitchat -7:30
PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @Bec_AS I totally see that. Just hope kids use
them as a bridge to the original than a "been there, read that"
thing. #mglitchat -7:30 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @Bec_AS I guess. But I also feel that a lot of
contemp books are better written than abridged classics. #mglitchat -7:30 PM
May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz @Bec_AS @rachelgrinti I think
that's the important point. #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @LaurelSnyder I couldn't agree more
#mglitchat -7:31 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @LaurelSnyder I don't know many kids who
could get through original Treasure Island (Holy first sentence, Batman!).
#mglitchat -7:31 PM May 24th, 2012
christinesarmel RT @LaurelSnyder: @Bec_AS I guess. But I
also feel that a lot of contemp books are better written than abridged
classics. #mglitchat -7:32 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz Changing directions a bit, I do love getting to
see a different side of those old stories, or a new spin on an old tale.
#MGlitchat -7:32 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @LaurelSnyder I agree with that- the abridged ones
are not done with the same care as the originals #MGlitchat -7:32 PM May 24th,
2012
KDuBayGillis @PolkaDotOwlBlog I think referencing
classics/other books in contemp MG is a trend of late and I love it! #mglitchat
-7:33 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @PolkaDotOwlBlog Well, & for me prose comes
1st. So if they can't read the prose, I'd kind of rather see them read
something else #mglitchat -7:33 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @PolkaDotOwlBlog And the fact that approach is
leading to kids wanting to pick up new books...well, that's awesome! #mglitchat
-7:33 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @elissacruz My books do this sometimes. My
current WIP is a Secret Garden reference. (badly timed. sigh) #mglitchat -7:34
PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz Speaking of which...THE GRAVEYARD
BOOK is a retelling of THE JUNGLE BOOKS? Who knew?!? #mglitchat -7:34 PM May
24th, 2012
Jess_Keating @KDuBayGillis I agree; the referencing of other
books can make kids feel even more entrenched in the world, like their own :)
#mglitchat -7:34 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz I *love* fairy tale retellings- does that
count? :) #MGlitchat -7:34 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @LaurelSnyder Cool, because I have that in
my library and will certainly have your new one in there, too! #mglitchat -7:35
PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @KDuBayGillis What?!?!? I totally did not
get that from it at all. #mglitchat -7:35 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @LaurelSnyder Keep at it anyway. I can't wait to
read anything you write! #MGlitchat -7:35 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Bec_AS I would think so. And ME TOO. #MGlitchat
-7:36 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @PolkaDotOwlBlog Aww, thanks. Ellen Potter's
Humming Room just came out. More clear retelling than mine. (I'm waiting to
read it) #mglitchat -7:36 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @LaurelSnyder @elissacruz SEVEN STORIES UP? Or
another new WIP? #mglitchat -7:36 PM May 24th, 2012
KateMilford @KDuBayGillis I DID!! :) #mglitchat -7:37 PM May
24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @elissacruz You're so nice! Thank you. Mine is
not so clearly connected to the original. Not a retelling. #mglitchat -7:37 PM
May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @LaurelSnyder You're welcome. I meant it.
#MGlitchat -7:37 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog I love telling kids I have the books
referenced in a novel. They clamor to get their hands on it to help them better
understand #mglitchat -7:38 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @PolkaDotOwlBlog I guess being raised by/living
among ghosts as opposed to living among animals....#mglitchat -7:38 PM May
24th, 2012
elissacruz Speaking of retellings, I'm ready for some great
suggestions. And...go! #MGlitchat -7:38 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog @KDuBayGillis Hmmm...didn't think of it that
way. Would that make Every Man Jack like the tiger? #mglitchat -7:38 PM May
24th, 2012
KateMilford @LaurelSnyder Twitter ate the response where I
replied that this is very well put. #mglitchat -7:40 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz I just read THE PRINCESS CURSE by
@merriehaskell, which combines dancing princesses/Beauty & the Beast
#MGlitchat -7:40 PM May 24th, 2012
vickijohnson #MGlitchat hi sorry I'm late. brand new here.
So glad to find this group! -7:40 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz From the list @rachelgrinti shared,
I thought PINCH HIT as a retelling of The Prince and The Pauper sounded cool.
#mglitchat -7:40 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @vickijohnson Welcome! Glad to have you!
#MGlitchat -7:40 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @vickijohnson Welcome! We're happy you found
us. #mglitchat -7:41 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz Aslo @dianezahler has several, her latest
is PRINCESS OF THE WILD SWANS #MGlitchat -7:41 PM May 24th, 2012
PolkaDotOwlBlog I hate to jump in and then run, but I have
to start getting ready for bed. I'll peek back in in a bit! #mglitchat -7:41 PM
May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @Bec_AS Oh yes! I just read that one, too.
#mglitchat -7:42 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis I missed the list by @rachelgrinti.
Share again, please! #MGlitchat -7:42 PM May 24th, 2012
KateMilford @PolkaDotOwlBlog @kdubaygillis Re. Graveyard
Book--big part of the parallel is the structure (each chapter like a short
episode). #mglitchat -7:42 PM May 24th, 2012
Jess_Keating @elissacruz Me too! *searches* #mglitchat -7:43
PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz @rachelgrinti Here you go: http://t.co/vJnci54x
#mglitchat -7:43 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis @rachelgrinti Awesome. Thank you!
#MGlitchat -7:44 PM May 24th, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KDuBayGillis Thank you! #mglitchat -7:45 PM
May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @rachelgrinti I didn't think I'd like it at first,
but it really grew on me and I loved it in the end! #MGlitchat -7:45 PM May
24th, 2012
Bec_AS Great list! RT @KDuBayGillis: @elissacruz
@rachelgrinti Here you go: http://t.co/lsv5BSRu #MGlitchat -7:45 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis Any titles that haven't been adapted or retold
that people would love to see for an MG audience? #mglitchat -7:46 PM May 24th,
2012
vickijohnson Off topic but I'm dying to ask: any references
on writing for upper MG vs lower? Writing my first novel and ages are stumping
me. #MGlitchat -7:48 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz Though not technically a retelling, I love the
idea of "the other side of the story." Like Hero's Guide to Saving
Your Kingdom. #MGlitchat -7:48 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @KDuBayGillis @elissacruz Yes, Seven Stories
Up. About a little girl locked away at the top of a hotel SG is her favorite
book. #mglitchat -7:48 PM May 24th, 2012
Jess_Keating @vickijohnson This will help :)
http://t.co/SFrzq9U2 #mglitchat -7:49 PM May 24th, 2012
beckybakeroo #mglitchat : I loved Great Illustrated Classics
as a kid. -7:49 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @vickijohnson My best advice on this is not to
sweat it. What matters is that tone and content match up. Only you'll know
that. #mglitchat -7:49 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @elissacruz That's on my TBR list, too. #MGlitchat
-7:49 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @vickijohnson Not a problem. We're here to
discuss all things MG. We have past chat transcripts on this too. #mglitchat
-7:49 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @beckybakeroo Me too! #mglitchat -7:49 PM May
24th, 2012
vickijohnson @Jess_Keating thanks so much! #MGlitchat -7:50
PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @vickijohnson We had a chat about that...almost a
year ago maybe? Check the blog for the transcript: http://t.co/a2StZutq
#MGlitchat -7:50 PM May 24th, 2012
KateMilford @LaurelSnyder @vickijohnson I think that concern
falls into the category of things to worry about when you have a draft.
#mglitchat -7:51 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @vickijohnson Here's a link to find our past
chats. We go to town on that one, I believe. http://t.co/DBrBgs8Y #mglitchat
-7:51 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @Bec_AS Me, too. I really want to read it. Are
there more "other side of the story" stories out there? I'd like to
read them. #MGlitchat -7:51 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz beats me to the punch every time!
@vickijohnson #mglitchat -7:52 PM May 24th, 2012
beckybakeroo #mglitchat : A TALE DARK AND GRIMM fits the
twisted fairy tale. So funny! -7:52 PM May 24th, 2012
vickijohnson @elissacruz great thanks #mglitchat -7:53 PM
May 24th, 2012
KateMilford @beckybakeroo I CANNOT WAIT for the next
installment. I loved that book. #mglitchat -7:53 PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz @Bec_AS Like WICKED? Loved that
one. Adult, though. #mglitchat -7:53 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @KDuBayGillis Yeah, but a MG version of the other
side of any classic story out there. #MGlitchat -7:55 PM May 24th, 2012
Jess_Keating @beckybakeroo I don't know why I haven't read
this one yet! Thanks for the reminder! #mglitchat -7:55 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis @elissacruz I haven't read that one-
another to add to the list! :) #MGlitchat -7:55 PM May 24th, 2012
vickijohnson @KateMilford @laurelsnyder I actually do have a
draft! (at rewrite stage where I could conceivably tweak ages if need be.)
#MGlitchat -7:55 PM May 24th, 2012
vickijohnson @KDuBayGillis thanks! #MGlitchat -7:55 PM May
24th, 2012
elissacruz I do love Shannon Hale's Goose Girl, etc. Those
are retellings, right? #MGlitchat -7:56 PM May 24th, 2012
matt_janacone RT @KDuBayGillis: Any titles that haven't been
adapted or retold that people would love to see for an MG audience? #mglitchat
-7:56 PM May 24th, 2012
DsBSC RT @elissacruz: I do love Shannon Hale's Goose Girl,
etc. Those are retellings, right? #MGlitchat -7:57 PM May 24th, 2012
rachelgrinti @elissacruz I love that one, and also Book of a
Thousand Days. #mglitchat -7:58 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder Ha. You know what introduced me to Ivanhoe?
Edward Eager's Knight's Castle. Now a classic in itself... #mglitchat -7:58 PM
May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @elissacruz With all the Snow White movie
adaptations...makes me wish for a story about the seven dwarfs' origin... : )
#mglitchat -7:59 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder .. I'm more interested in GOOD innovative books
that create interest in classics. Rather than retellings of classics.
#mglitchat -7:59 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz Would you consider Percy Jackson a retelling?
Hmmm...I wonder.... #MGlitchat -7:59 PM May 24th, 2012
Bec_AS @LaurelSnyder That's TOTALLY *his* thing- to
introduce readers to his fav. classics! #MGlitchat -8:00 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @elissacruz Not remotely. #mglitchat -8:00 PM
May 24th, 2012
bonnyglen @LaurelSnyder Me too! And my kids met Ivanhoe
through Betsy-Tacy. #MGlitchat -8:00 PM May 24th, 2012
KateMilford RT @LaurelSnyder I'm more interested in GOOD
innovative books that create interest in classics rather than retellings of
classics #mglitchat -8:01 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder I don't think working a myth or story into a
book is a retelling, not at all. #mglitchat -8:01 PM May 24th, 2012
KateMilford @LaurelSnyder Amen. #mglitchat -8:01 PM May
24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @Bec_AS I wrote a book in tribute to him. I
like the idea of a chain... authors nodding to each other. Funny. #mglitchat
-8:01 PM May 24th, 2012
elissacruz @LaurelSnyder LOL. Then a spin-off? I do love
stories that take old myths and rethinks them. #MGlitchat -8:01 PM May 24th,
2012
LaurelSnyder @bonnyglen Ahh, yes! #mglitchat -8:02 PM May
24th, 2012
bonnyglen @LaurelSnyder @elissacruz Agreed, Percy is fresh
story using classic elements, not a retelling of the classic itself. #MGlitchat
-8:02 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @elissacruz I just mean that using another BOOK
to act as a setting, abandoning the themes. It's not the same. #mglitchat -8:02
PM May 24th, 2012
KDuBayGillis @LaurelSnyder Twitter ate my response.
BREADCRUMBS and WHEN YOU REACH ME I think do this well. #mglitchat -8:03 PM May
24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @elissacruz And I guess the point is that some
RETHINK them (fark and Grimm does, totally) and some just borrow the costume.
#mglitchat -8:03 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder (not to say that's a bad thing. But it's
different) #mglitchat -8:04 PM May 24th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @KDuBayGillis Yes! #mglitchat -8:04 PM May
24th, 2012
elissafield BREADCRUMBS by Anne Ursu is a Hansel &
Gretel retelling #mglitchat -8:04 PM May 24th, 2012
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