Thank You to All Our Friends and Followers

We are fortunate to have a wonderful group of friends and followers who help us spread the word about our books and authors. To everyone who has supported us, whether by following us on Twitter, becoming a fan of our Facebook page, blogging about our books, or mentioning a title they enjoyed to a friend, we want to thank you.

So, for all of you, we have one last giveaway of the year. We hope you will use this as a means to connect with your friends and family this holiday season, whether by bringing someone you care about closer to home, or grabbing a few extra special gifts for a good friend.

For one winner, we are offering a $500 Visa gift card. To enter, follow Walden Pond Press on Twitter (@WaldenPondPress) and tweet the following message:

RT @WaldenPondPress As a thank you to all our followers, we are giving away one $500 Visa giftcard. RT&follow 2 enter. ow.ly/82bOJ

This sweepstakes will run from Monday, December 19, 2011 at noon ET to Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at noon ET. A winner will be announced shortly after the end of the sweepstakes on Wednesday.

Good luck to all who enter!

Official Rules:

$500 Visa Gift Card TWEETSTAKES -- Official Rules

SPONSOR

This promotion (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Walden Media, LLC ("Walden Media"),

1888 Century Park East 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

ELIGIBILITY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

To enter, using your Twitter account

1) Follow @WaldenPondPress

2) Tweet or retweet the approved message. The entire message, including

exact link, hashtags, and @reply, must be included to qualify. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.

Multiple entries from one Twitter account and single entries from multiple Twitter accounts held by

the entrant are automatically disqualified.  Automated means of entry and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are prohibited and all such entries will be void.

The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia eighteen (18) years of age and older, excluding employees and immediate family members of HarperCollins or Walden Media, LLC, and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, advertising, promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, and other representatives and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. Offer void wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

Each entrant in the Sweepstakes must be the rightful holder of the Twitter account. In the event of a

dispute concerning the identity of the holder of the Twitter account, the holder will be deemed to

be the person who owns the email address that was used to register the Twitter account. The

Twitter account must be opened prior to the commencement of the Sweepstakes. 

ENTRY PERIOD

The Sweepstakes will commence on Monday, December 19, 2011, at 12:00 noon (ET). The last entry will be accepted Wednesday, December 21^st, 2011 at 12:00 noon (ET).

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER

One potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from among the eligible entries.

Winner will be chosen by no later than four (4) days following the end date above. The potential

winner will be notified by Direct Message via Twitter. If the potential winner does not respond to

the notification within three (3) days of delivery, an alternate winner will be chosen. If a potential winner is not following @waldenpondpress on Twitter and therefore cannot receive a direct message, an alternate winner will be chosen. The potential winner will be required to complete, sign, return and have notarized an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where imposing such condition is legal, a Publicity Release (the “Prize Claim Documents”).  If a selected potential winner fails to return the signed Prize Claim Documents within five (5) days of the receipt of the Prize Claim Documents, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZES

There will be one grand prize winner who will receive: one (1) $500 Visa Gift Card with an estimated retail value (“ERV”) of $500. Walden Media reserves the right to substitute a substitute prize or cash payment of equal or greater value for the prize (or a portion of the prize) in its sole discretion.

The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash.  The Internal Revenue Service requires a Form 1099 MISC to be issued and filed for any prize winner if the annual aggregate value of the prizes received is $600 or more. Walden Media will issue a Form 1099 MISC to the Grand Prize Winner for the ERV of the Grand Prize.

CONDITIONS

By participating, entrants affirm that they have read these Official Rules, agree to be bound by

them and the selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity

in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local tax liabilities arising

from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Acceptance of the prize

constitutes permission to use the winner's name, tweet, likeness, biography, and prize won for

purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where

prohibited or restricted by law.

The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless Walden Media and its parent, affiliates,

subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives and agents, including advertising, promotion and

fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from the administration of the

Sweepstakes and the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, and (iii) any damage to the entrant's computer, related equipment, data files,

and software resulting from entrant's downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or

participation in the Sweepstakes.

Walden Media reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this

Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond Walden Media's control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. Walden Media may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of Walden Media.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR

UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF

CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT, WALDEN MEDIA RESERVES THE

RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S

FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of

California, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the

personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State of California

over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND THE RATE AT

WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.

For the names of the prize winners, e-mail your request to waldenpondpress@gmail.com no

earlier than 12/22/11, but no later than 12/31/11. You may also send a self-addressed

stamped envelope (postage not required from Vermont residents) to Walden Media, 17 New England Executive Park, Suite 305, Burlington, MA 01803 during the time period above.

This Sweepstakes is conducted solely by Walden Media, LLC and is not sponsored or otherwise

affiliated with Twitter and/or Visa®, Inc..

Celebrate Breadcrumbs, the December Pick for NPR’s Backseat Book Club and Enter to Win a $500 Gift Card to Your Local Bookstore!

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu is NPR’s December pick for their Backseat Book Club, a new feature aimed at NPR’s younger listeners and hosted by Michele Norris. You and the children in your life are encouraged to read Breadcrumbs during the month of December and tune in at the end of the month for an interview with the author!

Read more about the fantastic Backseat Book Club.

To celebrate this great news, Walden Pond Press is giving away a $500 gift card to one winner’s local bookstore!

How to Enter:

This is a Twitter giveaway. To enter tweet the following message including "RT" and our Twitter handle. It should fit the 140 character limit:

RT @WaldenPondPress Celebrate Breadcrumbs NPR’s #BackseatBookClub pick & win a $500 giftcard to your local bookstore! RT 2 enter ow.ly/7WTGq

To follow our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/#!/waldenpondpress

One winner will be chosen at random from all entrants on Friday, December 16^th at noon and contacted via direct message or @reply on Twitter. The winner will then pick his or her local bricks and mortar bookstore from which a $500 gift card will issued (provided store meets requirements included in the official rules below). Please note, following @WaldenPondPress is strongly recommended as it will make it much easier for us to contact you in the event you win!

Good luck to all who enter! This giveaway is only open to US residents, 18 years of age and older.

Official Rules:

Breadcrumbs Back Seat Book Club TWEETSTAKES -- Official Rules

SPONSOR

This promotion (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Walden Media, LLC ("Walden Media"),

1888 Century Park East 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

ELIGIBILITY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

To enter, using your Twitter account

1) Tweet or retweet the approved message. The entire message, including

exact link, hashtags, and @reply, must be included to qualify. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.

Multiple entries from one Twitter account and single entries from multiple Twitter accounts held by

the entrant are automatically disqualified.  Automated means of entry and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are prohibited and all such entries will be void.

The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia eighteen (18) years of age and older, excluding employees and immediate family members of HarperCollins or Walden Media, LLC, and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, advertising, promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, and other representatives and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. Offer void wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

Each entrant in the Sweepstakes must be the rightful holder the Twitter account. In the event of a

dispute concerning the identity of the holder of the Twitter account, the holder will be deemed to

be the person who owns the email address that was used to register the Twitter account. The

Twitter account must be opened prior to the commencement of the Sweepstakes. 

ENTRY PERIOD

The Sweepstakes will commence on Tuesday, December 13^th at 12:00 noon (ET). The last entry will be accepted Friday, December 16^th at 12:00 noon (ET).

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER

One potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from among the eligible entries. Winner will be chosen by no later than four (4) days following the end date above. The potential winner will be notified by Direct Message or @ Reply via Twitter. If the potential winner does not respond to the notification within three (3) days of delivery, an alternate winner will be chosen. With the potential winner’s response to the notification, the winner must provide Walden Media with the name of a Qualifying Bookstore (as defined in “Prizes” section below).  If the potential winner fails to do so an alternate winner will be chosen.  The potential winner will be required to complete, sign, return and have notarized an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where imposing such condition is legal, a Publicity Release (the “Prize Claim Documents”).  If a selected potential winner fails to return the signed Prize Claim Documents within five (5) days of the receipt of the Prize Claim Documents, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZES

There will be one grand prize winner who will receive: a $500 gift card to a Qualifying Bookstore of the grand prize winner’s choice. The estimated retail value (“ERV”) is $500. Walden Media reserves the right to substitute a substitute prize or cash payment of equal or greater value for the prize (or a portion of the prize) in its sole discretion.  [A “Qualifying Bookstore” is a local “bricks and mortar” bookstore physically located within 100 miles of the grand prize winner’s hometown, which offers gift certificates of at least up to a $500 value.  If the chosen bookstore does not meet these qualifications, the grand prize winner will be notified by Walden Media, and given a maximum of three (3) days to select an alternative Qualifying Bookstore.  If the grand prize winner does not respond, or does not provide an acceptable alternative, Walden Media reserves the right to select a bookstore in its sole discretion.]

The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. 

CONDITIONS

By participating, entrants affirm that they have read these Official Rules, agree to be bound by

them and the selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity

in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local tax liabilities arising

from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Acceptance of the prize

constitutes permission to use the winner's name, tweet, likeness, biography, and prize won for

purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where

prohibited or restricted by law.

The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless Walden Media and its parent, affiliates,

subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives and agents, including advertising, promotion and

fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from the administration of the

Sweepstakes and the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, and (iii) any damage to the entrant's computer, related equipment, data files,

and software resulting from entrant's downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or

participation in the Sweepstakes.

Walden Media reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this

Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond Walden Media's control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. Walden Media may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of Walden Media.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR

UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF

CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT, WALDEN MEDIA RESERVES THE

RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S

FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of

California, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the

personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State of California

over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND THE RATE AT

WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.

For the names of the prize winners, e-mail your request to waldenpondpress@gmail.com no

earlier than [DATE], but no later than [DATE]. You may also send a self-addressed

stamped envelope (postage not required from Vermont residents) to Walden Media, 17 New England Executive Park, Suite 305, Burlington, MA 01803 during the time period above.

This Sweepstakes is conducted solely by Walden Media, LLC and is not sponsored or otherwise

affiliated with Twitter, Inc. and/or National Public Radio.

All Things Middle Grade

We figure it's about time to do a round-up of middle grade events for our blog readers. If there is anything we've left out, please leave a comment and we'll add any pertinent events to the post.

ONGOING

- Every Thursday evening at 9pm ET (barring any holidays), the founders of Middle Grade Lit Chat (#mglitchat) host a fun and engaging Twitter chat around a special topic in middle grade literature. Check out the upcoming list of chat topics here, and join in every Thursday!

- Every Monday join in the fun of Marvelous Middle Grade Monday around the kidlitosphere. Started by Shannon Messenger of Wanderings of a Wannabe Scribe, fifteen or so bloggers celebrate middle grade books with reviews, giveaways, contests, and more every week. Check out Shannon or Deb. A. Marshall's blogs for a round-up of MG posts every Monday.

UPCOMING

- First ever Middle Grade Read-a-Thon!: Thanks to Deb A. Marshall for planning the first (to our knowledge) Marvelous Middle Grade Read-a-thon! The event is set to kick off on Monday, January 2nd and run through Sunday, January 8th. From Deb: "have a look at your TBR piles, your been meaning to read lists--pick the books you for sure want to read during that time and each moment you have…read MG."

- ALA Middle Grade Meet-Up: We're working on setting up a middle grade meet-up at January's ALA Midwinter meeting in Dallas, TX. We'll keep you posted as we sort everything out!

For more middle grade news, be sure to check out our "All Things Middle Grade" blogroll!

Congratulations to Crystal B., Winner of our Spooktacular Giveaway Hop Prize!

A copy of Juniper Berry and Guys Read: Thriller are on their way to you (signed bookplates included)!

Thanks to everyone who entered our Hop! Stay tuned for more giveaways soon!

Celebrate Halloween With The Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Do you hear that? Was that a branch creaking? A wolf howling? Wait, was that my shadow, or something else...? It's that time of year again, a time for creepy, spooky, scary, frightful, ghostly, and ghastly! In other words, it's time for the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!

This hop was organized by I am a Reader, Not a Writer and The Diary of a Bookworm

Over 400 participating blogs are offering a book related giveaway and we are all linked up together so you can easily hop from one giveaway to another.  The hop runs from Monday, October 24th through Monday, October 31st.

During this hop we're giving away two of our spookiest books. Only enter, if you dare...One winner will win receive a hardcover of each book complete with signed bookplates:

Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky

A contemporary fairy tale of terror and temptation in the tradition of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman.

Juniper’s parents, two of the world’s biggest movie stars, have not been right lately. When Juniper catches them sneaking into the cold, dark woods that surround their mansion, she follows them. What she discovers is an underworld both terrifying and enticing, lorded over by Skeksyl, a creature both sinister and seductive, who can sell you the world’s secrets in a simple red balloon. Skeksyl presents Juniper with a choice: take what he offers, or lose her family for good. It will be up to Juniper to confront her own fears in order to the save the ones who couldn’t.

Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka’s hit series continues with ten pulse-pounding tales from more of your favorite writers. You’ll meet a teenage terrorist, the world’s worst private detective, a roomful of snakes, and more, from the likes of M.T. Anderson, Patrick Carman, Gennifer Choldenko, Matt de la Pena, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Bruce Hale, Anthony Horowitz, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Walter Dean Myers, and James Patterson. A guy looking for some of the best writing around need look no further than Guys Read.

Follow this blog and fill out the form below to enter the giveaway, if you dare...Good luck and Happy Halloween!

Hop to other giveaways using this linky:

#Magicisreal Chat Transcript

If you missed our #magicisreal chat this past Tuesday, you can now read the full transcript below.

  



 @PaulWHankins: At 8PM, my tweets will be dedicated to #magicisreal w/ @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder. I'll be using TweetChat and won't check @ s until after.
October 4, 2011, 11:38 pm  



 @LaurelSnyder: Somehow I've already lost my pants. RT @anneursu ... on magic and middle grade, hosted by @PaulWHankins. Yoga pants optional. #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:39 pm  



 @MiddleGrdReads: RT @WaldenPondPress: Just a reminder - #magicisreal twitter chat in about 25 minutes! I'd suggest using tweetchat.com for the feed.
October 4, 2011, 11:39 pm  



 @trkravtin: RT @PaulWHankins: At 8PM, my tweets will be dedicated to #magicisreal w/ @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder. I'll be using TweetChat and won't check @ s until after.
October 4, 2011, 11:39 pm  



 @LaurelSnyder: To Tweeps who are not following #magicisreal, I apologize for what's about to happen to your feed. Feel free to unfollow me for an hour.
October 4, 2011, 11:40 pm  



 @ca_london: It's a bottle of wine on the desk kind of revision. But I'm almost done and ready for #magicisreal wtih @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder
October 4, 2011, 11:40 pm  



 @ProfessorNana: RT @WaldenPondPress: Just a reminder - #magicisreal twitter chat in about 25 minutes! I'd suggest using tweetchat.com for the feed.
October 4, 2011, 11:42 pm  



 @anneursu: RT @LaurelSnyder: To Tweeps who are not following #magicisreal, I apologize for what's about to happen to your feed. Feel free to unfollow me for an hour.
October 4, 2011, 11:43 pm  



 @themediabunny: RT @WaldenPondPress: Just a reminder - #magicisreal twitter chat in about 25 minutes! I'd suggest using tweetchat.com for the feed.
October 4, 2011, 11:45 pm  



 @amylovestrees: excited for #magicisreal tonight - this is pretty much my life motto (#dontruinthemagic)
October 4, 2011, 11:52 pm  



 @bacostello: @shawnlevy A definitely good ticket to have. Be well and no more passing out. #drsorders #besafe #feelbetter #hawaiiismagic #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:54 pm  



 @LaurelSnyder: Oh, and just to be clear: #magicisreal and #magicisrael are two completely different chats.
October 4, 2011, 11:55 pm  



 @jmaschari: Very excited fro the #magicisreal chat tonight with @LaurelSnyder and @anneursu - Starts at 8:00 EST
October 4, 2011, 11:55 pm  



 @ca_london: RT @LaurelSnyder: Oh, and just to be clear: #magicisreal and #magicisrael are two completely different chats. #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:55 pm  



 @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:56 pm  



 @Magnet4Books: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:56 pm  



 @anneursu: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:56 pm  



 @WaldenPondPress: Yes, important distinction :) MT @LaurelSnyder: to be clear: #magicisreal and #magicisrael are two completely different chats. #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:57 pm  



 @deborahkovacs: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:57 pm  



 @ChocolateAir: MT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & be entered to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:57 pm  



 @LaurelSnyder: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:57 pm  



 @ixtumea: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 4, 2011, 11:57 pm  



 @PaulWHankins: I want to take a moment to welcome my students from #SCHS407 to the conversation tonight. Proud of these guys and gals! #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:58 pm  



 @PaulWHankins: Two minutes until we begin. #SCHS407 students should remember to use the hashtag to be part of the conversation tonight. #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:58 pm  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins <waves to everyone from #SCHS407> #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:58 pm  



 @MiddleGrdReads: RT @WaldenPondPress: Chat with authors @LaurelSnyder & @anneursu tonight @ 8pm EST: Magic in middle grade, hashtag: #magicisreal - 5 participants win books!
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @TeriCrusley: I do believe that #magicisreal and there are some amazing releases out there like #breadcrumbs that inspire it more in readers
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @KarenWhitereads: I will believe that #magicisreal if I pick up my daughters from piano lessons and they tell me they LOVE playing piano now, and practice.
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @PaulWHankins: Thread is going to move very quickly tonight. Find someone to follow. . .build that Twitter following (this is for the group). #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @ixtumea: RT @PaulWHankins: Thread is going to move very quickly tonight. Find someone to follow. . .build that Twitter following (this is for the group). #magicisreal
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @TeriCrusley: RT @WaldenPondPress: Chat with authors @LaurelSnyder & @anneursu tonight @ 8pm EST: Magic in middle grade, hashtag: #magicisreal - 5 participants win books!
October 4, 2011, 11:59 pm  



 @ca_london: A thought to begin: "...reality isn't limited to the price of tomatoes and eggs"-Gabriel García Márquez #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @TeriCrusley: That is great that students are at the #magicisreal chat. What grade are these students in?
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @anneursu: @KarenWhitereads Never underestimate the power of a tweetchat.n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @SarahAnHarper: i will remember to use the hashtag #magicisreal. i promise :)
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Good evening. Thank you, @WaldenPondPress. Welcome to our conversation with @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder. Welcome ladies. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @MrBillyBones: Hi, Ms. Ursu. As promised I showed up. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:00 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: from 8-9 all my tweets are about #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @MrBillyBones: @jmaschari @LaurelSnyder @anneursu Me, too. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @earthwards: @LaurelSnyder @anneursu @PaulWHankins Hey everybody! Nice to see you here! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: #magicisreal = starting right now :)
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins Thank you, Paul! We're glad to be here! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Our conversation tonight is about the magic we find in books released for Middle Grade readers. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins Thanks so much for doing this Paul. And thank you to @waldenpondpress for dreaming this up and making it happen! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @MiddleGrdReads: Hi everyone! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:01 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Our authors, @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are both accomplished authors of Middle Grade titles. Welcome again, ladies. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @RichRennicks: @TeriCrusley Are these students of... magic? #Brakebills? #Hogwarts? #UnseenUniversity #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @TeriCrusley: thank you @WaldenPondPress for #magicisreal these releases are wonderfu ladditions to any library!
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @Pebbles945: Yay! My first tweet chat. #Magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @jmaschari: RT @WaldenPondPress: #magicisreal = starting right now :)
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Thanks to everyone for being here and thanks to @LaurelSnyder @PaulWHankins and @anneursu for making this happen! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Within our conversation tonight are students, teachers, readers, authors, and publishers. It's a most diverse group! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:02 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: Magic is when a student is able to immerse themselves in a book and escape a bad home life. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:03 am  



 @RichRennicks: @TeriCrusley Yes, we are -- or should be. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:03 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Let's throw out a question to Anne and Laurel. Question One: How did you come to write for MG audiences? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:03 am  



 @TeriCrusley: #magicisreal diversity makes fabulous magic thank you all for chatting. Thank you publishers and authors for sharing your amazing books
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @remi10max: I don't think I have ever read a #magicisreal book!! I have seen movies like it and I love them so I think I'm gonna start reading some!!
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: If you post, you are added to our giveaway list: win copies of Anne & Laurel's books we'll choose 5 winners randomly post-chat #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @Marthapao: Author chat going on right with #breadcrumbs author at #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @ca_london: For @AnneUrsu & @LaurelSnyder: How do you decide the role and limits of magic when you're building a world? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @cppotter: Don't forget the librarians out there. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @Cathy_Blackler: @PaulWHankins Nice group and a great topic #Magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:04 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: Love the diversity within the group tonight! Especially excited about the students that are sharing! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @ixtumea: RT @PaulWHankins: Our authors, @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are both accomplished authors of Middle Grade titles. Welcome again, ladies. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @MrBillyBones: @PaulWHankins @AnneUrsu @LaurelSnyder What makes a breakthrough, magical MG book? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @remi10max: I am a part of Mr.hankins AP English class!!:) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: For Anne and Laurel: What inspires you to write books about magic? #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @TeriCrusley: @AnneUrsu Breadcrumbs was amazing. It gave a lot of conversation with my tween daughters #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:05 am  



 @thebrainlair: excited to be chatting with @laurelsnyder and @anneursun #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Twitter is running slow this evening. I cannot help but think it is due to the increased traffic into this particular chat! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @anna_craig: Good question! I always wonder what inspires authors to write MG. :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: I hope I'm not too late to join in! #Magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @anneursu: I started writing for adults. My books were called "midwestern magical realism." Once a lady looked at my book and sniffed... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: For me it was respite. Doing an MFA, & everything felt SERIOUS. I got depressed in an IA winter, crept into children's library. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:06 am  



 @thebrainlair: RT @PaulWHankins: Authors, @AnneUrsu & @LaurelSnyder are both accomplished authors of Middle Grade titles. Welcome again. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @PaulWHankins: Lets throw out a question to Anne and Laurel. Question One: How did you come to write for MG audiences? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: But the books I loved as a kid, almost all of them, were books that combined elements of fantasy and the "real world." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @Marthapao: Author chat going on right with #breadcrumbs author at #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @anneursu: .."Oh, I don't like that magic stuff." Then I moved to kids books. I also fell in love with Harry Potter. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @TeriCrusley: it is like magic now that students are able to use twitter to talk about books with authors. #magicisreal I remember when there was no inet
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @PaulWHankins: RT @cppotter: Dont forget the librarians out there. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @earthwards: RT @WaldenPondPress: If you post, you are added to our giveaway: win copies of Anne & Laurels books5 winners post-chat! :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:07 am  



 @PaulWHankins: How could I forget our librarians. Wait. I didn't. My evil twin, Wayne H. Pankins tweets sometimes too. He would forget. Evil. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @Cathy_Blackler: Crazy lag using tweetchat #Magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @thebrainlair: I love that Breadcrumbs celebrates the MG reader. Not always the case in life.n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @PattyJMurphy: @WaldenPondPress: I KNEAD to read fellow authors' @anneursu and @LaurelSnyder's latest books:) Yes, I do. (Bad pun intended) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @adamczarnecki1: is ready to join #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @TeriCrusley: librarians you truely bring magic into the hands of many readers. #magicisreal Thank you librarians here with us tonight.
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @anna_craig: I'm sitting across the street from a huge library wondering if any of their staffers are joining the conversation. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:08 am  



 @Tarmstrongg: I just figured out how to "Twitter" in two minutes. I'm here for the book talk. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Tweetchat.com seems to be running a little slowly - so hang in there :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @anneursu: @ca_london I think the role of magic comes from its function in the book, what the journey of the protagonist requires. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: @Tarmstrongg Welcome to twitter and #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: I enjoy books with magic in them, sometimes. Magic makes the books more exciting. #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @TeriCrusley: @WaldenPondPress TweetDeck can be used also, mine is running pretty good #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: RT @TeriCrusley: @WaldenPondPress TweetDeck can be used also, mine is running pretty good #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @PaulWHankins: TweetChat and Twitter moving very slowly tonight. Bear with the medium for just a moment. Can we get a tweet from the authors? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @jmaschari: @LaurelSnyder I love that you have been able to capture the essence of childhood (and the magic of it) in your books #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:09 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @EmilyDavis39 Well, if you could choose to put magic in your real life, you probably would. So why not blend it into your work? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:10 am  



 @delzey: there must be a lot of folks in this chat, it's overloaded my tweetchat stream and messages are delayed by at least 4 minutes #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:10 am  



 @anneursu: @ca_london In Laurel's book, for instance, Rebecca learns that things can't be wished for out of thin air. With the breadbox.. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:10 am  



 @HoppingReads: Lurking on the chat, with interest. I teach 6th grade, write a tween book blog. :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:10 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @anneursu That's funny, Anne. I also started out for adults. & my poems were described as "surreal" and so forth. Also magical. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @anna_craig: Anne, I was so excited about Breadcrumbs I pre-ordered it twice - once as a paper book and once for my Kindle! Oops. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @BA_Watson: Hi everyone! I'm lurking tonight at #magicisreal. Reading, learning, absorbing. Thank you, @anneursu and @laurelsnyder.
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @anneursu: @ca_london and with her parents' divorce. The limits of the magic was what the character needed in her life. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @PaulWHankins: It looks like tweets are running about three to four minutes behind your actual post time. We'll work through this. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @TeriCrusley: @laurelsnyder I am unfamiliar with your books but was excited to order them from my local library. I cannot wait to read them #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @anna_craig For me, MG is where there's the greatest freedom. The widest (and wildest) landscape. The fewest rules. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:11 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: @Laurel Snyder I agree with that. If I could, I would most definitely put magic in my life! #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:12 am  



 @HoppingReads: RT @WaldenPondPress: Participate in #magicisreal (post at least once) & you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win Breadcrumbs & Bigger Than A Breadbox
October 5, 2011, 12:12 am  



 @delzey: is the floor open to questions from the floor, or moderators only? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:12 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: Joining in the chat with authors @laurelsnyder and @anneursu a couple minutes late! #magicisreal #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:12 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder: Can either (or both) of you share your definition of "magical realism?" It will help students. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:12 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Oy. I have 2 tiny kids. It gets crammed in between all the other things, sadly. #magicisreal @Lcapizzo @WaldenPondPress
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @LaFabuliste: This is the best chat tag in the history of chat tags. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @delzey: (sheesh! missed the floor redundancy in that last post) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @SarahAnHarper: i feel that magic is what we make it out to be and that when we are younger our eyes are open to anything and everything. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @javaintheam: #magicisreal Yay for the "Breads" so happy I am following the chat
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Hm. We've been debating this a bit. Someone suggested that it's when magic happens and doesn't SHOCK. #magicisreal @PaulWHankins @AnneUrsu
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @LaFabuliste: Serious lag. Suggestions for other platforms, please?n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:13 am  



 @teacher6th: How can we inspire young writers to enter/add the magic realm in their work? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @TeriCrusley I hope you like them! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: @PattyJMurphy Haha, I love the pun! #magicisreal #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @anneursu: @anna_craig MG is a great age to write for. They bring fewer expectations for the way a story works. You can so so much more. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @DavidAEtkin: Is there a book trailer out there for Breadcrumbs? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @delzey: (delay is now five minutes and climbing on... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @themediabunny: @LaFabuliste There really isn't a lag through Tweet Deck + hastag name, but if you'll have to install TD. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:14 am  



 @anneursu: @thebrainlair No, alas. I think Hazel survives because she's a reader. She can look at it all critically and as narrative. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: @anneursu I've noticed most MG novels have a magical element to them, why do you think that is? Audience? Origin of the tone? #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: We're having a really loooong lag in tweetchat for #magicisreal . I wonder how many of us are on here?
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @ca_london: @teacher6th Perhaps they just need permission to bend reality to their imagination, rather than the other way around #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @thebrainlair: Fantasy books were the ones I loved as a child and even more so now @LaurelSnyder #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @ca_london: For @AnneUrsu & @LaurelSnyder: How do you decide the role and limits of magic when you're building a world? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:15 am  



 @Palindrome3033: For the authors: Have your books fallen under controversy due to the their genre? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:16 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Tweetgrid appears to be running a bit faster toon #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:16 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: I'm new to Twitter, so I'm not sure about any of this stuff ha. #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:16 am  



 @anneursu: @MrBillyBones I think where the magic and character journey are essentially tied. There's a perfection to it. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:16 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I think sometimes people say magic realism when they really just mean "magic books set in a believable world." @PaulWHankins #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: Question on writing: Did you do your worldbuilding before first drafting at all? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @earthwards: @LaurelSnyder @anneursu I'd love to know what has surprised you about writing for the MG audience, or including magic w/ it:) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @anneursu: I'm sorry, I seem to be running several minutes behind.n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @akeckert: The middle grades were when I really started to get into reading. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @ca_london: @anneursu Do you base your magic in any research? Myth, legend, and so on? Or is it the inspiration of a snowy day? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @JenniferCEstes: I've been popping in to #magicisreal @LaurelSnyder but not on tweetchat/deck (in case anyone was wondering if those were working). Carry on!
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @Mrs_Laf: I loved the clear allusions to other magical realms in Breadcrumbs.Felt like the magic extended from &into other texts as well. #Magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @HoppingReads Welcome! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:17 am  



 @javaintheam: #magicisreal Did we get an answer about the book trailers? I want to book talk both of these @my library
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @DavidAEtkin: A little magic in books puts our imagination on the page. We all daydream and wonder WHAT IF I COULD.... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @jmaschari: @LaurelSnyder I love that you have been able to capture the essence of childhood (and the magic of it) in your books #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @ceegates: #magicisreal Frusticating! Can't wait to read the tweets. Thanks @LaurelSnyder, @anneursu @paulwhankins for doing this tonight!
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @TeriCrusley: @anneursu I loved relating to all of the stories Hazel was thinking about in #breadcrumbs so fun to remember #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @delzey: question 4 Anne and Laurel: does the inclusion of a single magical element make your books genre, i.e. fantasy v realistic fic? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @adamczarnecki1: what made you two want to make writing books a job #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @anneursu Yes, this! And sometimes, it turns out NOT to be magic, when you think it is. Sometimes the opposite. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @teacher6th: “@ca_london:Perhaps they just need permission to bend reality to their imagination, rather than the other way around #magicisreal” I can do
October 5, 2011, 12:18 am  



 @ca_london: @anneursu I love that about @LaurelSnyder's Breadbox. The magic is not just power...but opportunity with complications #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @anneursu: @LaurelSnyder I think there's a cult of realism in adult fiction that doesn't exist for kids books. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I think lots children are engaged in THINKING about magic, so it makes sense that a book for them would allow for the CHANCE. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @StribBooks: @LaurelSnyder @anneursu @MrBillyBones Anyone else grow up on Edward Eager's books? A fine combination of realism and magic. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins We need a timeturner. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @PaulWHankins: In @LaurelSnyder's Bigger Than a Breadbox, a young girl finds a magical box that provides the items for which she wishes. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @ca_london: RT @LaurelSnyder: I think lots children are engaged in THINKING about magic, so it makes sense that a book for them would allow for the CHANCE. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I love books that are "on the fence" magically. Like ZK Snyder... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: Why do you think magical realism is so popular for the Middle Grade genre as a whole? #MagicIsReal #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:19 am  



 @BooneArcher: Hi all! I teach 8th grade and published my first YA novel in February.n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:20 am  



 @anneursu: @anna_craig I agree w/Laurel. In both content and structure. You can play with narrative, point of view, etc... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:20 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: What do your playlists look like for Breadbox and Breadcrumbs? #MagicIsReal #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:20 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: They are a bible to me. My second book, Any Which Wall, is a tribute to them. @StribBooks @anneursu @MrBillyBones #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:20 am  



 @TeriCrusley: RT @LaurelSnyder: I think lots children are engaged in THINKING about magic, so it makes sense that a book for them would allow for the CHANCE. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:21 am  



 @jamievalvano: Represent Mr. Hankins AP English Class BABYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:21 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu's Breadcrumbs is about a young girl who enters the forest to bring back her friend from the clutches of a snow queen. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:21 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I think this too. Magic is only acceptable to adult in Spanish. Or encoded as religion or science. @anneursu #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:21 am  



 @HoppingReads: For @laurelsnyder MG is where there's the greatest freedom. The widest (& wildest) landscape. Fewest rules. <—Yes, boundless #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:22 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins an essentially realistic story with a magical element. Like a powdered sugar dusting. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:22 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: That's a really interesting question... I'm not sure that it did surprise me. It felt like coming home. @earthwards @anneursu #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:22 am  



 @anneursu: @javaintheam "The Breads." I love that. Breadheads. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:22 am  



 @KateMessner: I think magical realism is a great,safe way for kids to explore tough issues like divorce/depression in BREADBOX & BREADCRUMBS. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:22 am  



 @teacher6th: @anneursu Breadcrumbs "She'd been 2 Narnia, Wonderland, Hogwarts, Dictionopolis." thanks 2 authors #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: I am interested in reading @LaurelSnyder's Bigger Than a Breadbox, just to know how the magic is. #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @delzey Open, I'm pretty sure! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Good question RT @modpodgebooks: Why do you think magical realism is so popular for the Middle Grade genre as a whole? #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @SarahAnHarper is one of Mr. Hankins' students. I like what she has to say about a reader with eyes open to/for magic. YES!!! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @BooneArcher: Never heard of Breadcrumbs. Will look it up immediately. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @anneursu: @delzey This is magic. There can be floors everywhere! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @TeriCrusley: @WaldenPondPress @modpodgebooks good! My tween tells me it is an escape. #sittingbesideme at #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:23 am  



 @LaFabuliste: Am incredibly mad at tweetchat AND tweetdeck for being STUPID and not letting me play along with #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @BooneArcher: @LaurelSnyder I love this definition! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @LaFabuliste Without knowing how many folks are in the thread, it's hard to move everyone to alternate forum. Many students. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @frankisibberson: @WaldenPondPress @modpodgebooks I feel like magic allows readers to explore real issues safely --makes them a bit removed. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: RT @frankisibberson: @WaldenPondPress @modpodgebooks I feel like magic allows readers to explore real issues safely --makes them a bit removed. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @anneursu: @teacher6th By giving them a lot to read that does it, I think. By challenging them to create fantasy worlds. By showing them.. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @ca_london: Love this from Gabriel García Márquez, master of magical realism "...reality isn't limited to the price of tomatoes and eggs #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:24 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @KateMessner: I think magical realism is a great,safe way for kids to explore tough issues like divorce/depression in BREADBOX & BREADCRUMBS. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:25 am  



 @anneursu: @teacher6th ...magic isn't "babyish," but incredibly freeing. A landscape they can create and control. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:25 am  



 @ca_london: RT @KateMessner: I think magical realism is a great,safe way for kids to explore tough issues like divorce/depression in BREADBOX & BREADCRUMBS. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:25 am  



 @thebrainlair: Do you get a different sense of satisfaction writing for a younger audience than you did for adults? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:25 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: Magic can be an escape for those looking for a safe place within heavy issues like divorce. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:26 am  



 @anneursu: @ModPodgeBooks Agreed. I think because the audience is so open to it and expects it. A long tradition as well. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:26 am  



 @KateMessner: @frankisibberson @WaldenPondPress I agree- safe for kids to ponder scary real-life topics when they're side by side w/ magic. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:26 am  



 @themediabunny: What's so beautiful about magical realism are those simple moments where the ordinary shakes hands w/the extraordinary. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:27 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @themediabunny: What's so beautiful about magical realism are those simple moments where the ordinary shakes hands w/the extraordinary. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:27 am  



 @teacher6th: Creating control is a plus“@anneursu: ...magic isn't "babyish," but incredibly freeing. A landscape they can create & control #magicisreal”
October 5, 2011, 12:27 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: Magic is like a mentor text for real-life events...no? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:27 am  



 @StribBooks: @LaurelSnyder Zilpha Keatley Snyder! i loved her books too. My entire childhood is flashing before my eyes with these tweets. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:27 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Right! Because it isn't already someone else's to manage. @anneursu @teacher6th #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @teacher6th: RT @themediabunny: What's so beautiful about magical realism are those simple moments where the ordinary shakes hands w/the extraordinary. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: I think a lot of MG novels play off of classic fairytales, so MG becomes a stepping stone between the known and unknown #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @anneursu: @ModPodgeBooks In my Greek myths triology I needed the kids to succeed through their humanness, was essential thematically. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Egypt Game and Headless Cupid especially. Reader isn't SURE what's real, anymore than characters... @StribBooks #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @frankisibberson: I think life/people issues are universal whether they are placed in a magical world or in a realistic one. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:28 am  



 @ca_london: @anneursu perhaps that's the limit of magic in our lives:what we want vs.what we need-Magic raises the stakes of that in story #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:29 am  



 @anneursu: @ca_london In Breadcrumbs, it was a fairy tale magic, the sort that exists in Grimm and Anderson. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:29 am  



 @anneursu: @Mrs_Laf Thank you. I really wanted that. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:29 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: @ModPodgeBooks I think the MG age is also the stepping stone between total belief in unknowns and disbelief... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:30 am  



 @anneursu: @Almost_Grown_up I do everything by the seat of my pants. When Hazel got to the woods, then I figured out what was in there! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:30 am  



 @remi10max: @laurelsnyder and @anneursu how long have you all been writing #magicisreal books??
October 5, 2011, 12:30 am  



 @colbysharp: Hooray I made it (magic must be real if I have my 4,3, and 1 year old to bed already)! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:30 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: @ModPodgeBooks ...in them. They're a little more grounded than children but still willing to accept it, hence magical realism? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:30 am  



 @anneursu: @Almost_Grown_up I read that JK Rowling spent years on the rules of magic for her world. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:31 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: @colbysharp #magicisreal unfortunately isn't real at my house 4, 2 and 10 month old still wide awake. #jealous
October 5, 2011, 12:31 am  



 @themediabunny: @anneursu @laurelsnyder Do you have any must-read magical realism book recommendations? (aside from your own, of course!) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:31 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Sorry about the lag folks. I now have TweetDeck open on my phone. Will take a moment to catch up. Continue talking. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:32 am  



 @KateMessner: Reading BREADCRUMBS aloud to a class of 7th graders right now - we had a great discussion about depression & effects on kids. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:32 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @delzey: does the inclusion of a single magical element make your books genre, i.e. fantasy v realistic fic? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @frankisibberson: Is there a Breadcrumbs book trailer? #magicisreal I can't wait to share both of these books with my students this week!
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @PaulWHankins: The real magic in @AnneUrsu's Breadcrumbs is that the characters in the woods become portals themselves for the reader. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @colbysharp: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @teacher6th: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @earthwards: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:33 am  



 @LadyHawkins: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @delzey: @LaFabuliste hootsuite isn't any better for me right now. very frustrated, really wanted to play in the sandbox with #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @WaldenPondPress @modpodgebooks I think kids engage in a lot of imaginary games, right? Magic books extend from that. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @ca_london: Brilliant! MT @LaurelSnyder often love works in adult books the way that magic does for kids-the thing you TRY to have faith in #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @anneursu: @modpodgebooks I think MG books are about kids figuring out how to be in the world. Magic acts as a metaphor and catalyst. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @ca_london: Thanks @PaulWHankins @LaurelSnyder @anneursu Sorry to miss @colbysharp I must disappear now, as if by magic. [Poof!] #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @Tina_Wexler: RT @LaurelSnyder: I love books that are "on the fence" magically. Like ZK Snyder... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:34 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @thebrainlair: Do you get a different sense of satisfaction writing for a younger audience than you did for adults? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:35 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @thebrainlair Honestly? I used to feel like I was trying to impress my readers. Now I feel like I'm trying to engage them. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:35 am  



 @thebrainlair: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:35 am  



 @Almost_Grown_up: @anneursu Thank you! I guess it's one of those "everyone's different" things which is kind of a relief #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:35 am  



 @anneursu: @thebrainlair Yeah. Nobody loves a book like a kid. They integrate books into their experience, their selves. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:35 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I don't think it's just that magic removes us from our problems. It gives us another language with which to understand them. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @anneursu I find we don't have to BEAT the magic out of young readers. We can READ it out of them by negating magical realism. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: To the students participating...do you feel that reading MG helps you cope better with difficult life situations? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @anneursu: @WizardOzTeacher Yes, that's very well said. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @frankisibberson - Unfortunately no (wish there were) :(, but there is an online activity guide, if you are interested. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @NataliaOrtega: #magicisreal I grew up reading magical realism in Latin America. Now, I can't escape it. Magic is what I love in books and what I write...
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @jmaschari: Do you feel that magic realism is a natural extension of the life of a child? Of stories + characters + magic they create? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @LaFabuliste - TweetDeck is working the best - I tried Hootsuite too #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @KDuBayGillis: @LaurelSnyder Ahhhh, Zilpha Keatley Snyder...she was my MG hero. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:36 am  



 @kelleemoye: Hello #magicisreal chat! Sad to miss :( but have not eaten anything since AM. Love to @LaurelSnyder, @anneursu, and @WaldenPondPress!!
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @remi10max 4th grade. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @remi10max But for a number of years I fooled myself into thinking I had grown up. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @anneursu: @WaldenPondPress What is Tweetdeck? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @PaulWHankins: To be sure, magic was/is a huge part of the world's stories. Campbell uses without apology words like "supernatural." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @colbysharp: :)nRT @anneursu: @WaldenPondPress What is Tweetdeck? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Great question: RT @delzey: does the inclusion of a single magical element make your books genre, i.e. fantasy v realistic fic? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @KDuBayGillis: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:37 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @anneursu: @modpodgebooks I think MG books are about kids figuring out how to be in the world. Magic acts as a metaphor and catalyst. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:38 am  



 @Pebbles945: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:38 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @EmilyDavis39: I believe love and magic are along the same lines as well. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:38 am  



 @MarthaMihalick: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: I'm not sure I set out to write a nonmagic or magic book. Penny Dreadful is NOT magical, but felt it. Breadbox the opposite. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @anneursu: @delzey I think MG doesn't have such strict genre rules. We as adults apply them. But really they're all stories. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @thebrainlair: RT @LaurelSnyder: I don't think it's just that magic removes us from our problems. It gives us another language with which to understand them. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @classicsixbooks: Lots of good chats tonite. #magicisreal #5thchat and #whencatsattackothercats
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are inviting us this fall, with their new titles, to remember the magic that brought us to reading. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:39 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: RT @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are inviting us this fall, with their new titles, to remember the magic that brought us to reading. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:40 am  



 @teacher6th: “@anneursu: @WaldenPondPress What is Tweetdeck? #magicisreal” a magical place where tweets can be spirited into easy 2 read columns :D
October 5, 2011, 12:40 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @WaldenPondPress I think the entire classification of "genre" is bunk. I prefer to say "form" and feel fancy. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:40 am  



 @goodepeoples: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:41 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @LaurelSnyder Please forgive me, but Penny Dreadful IS magical. To transform our dragons requires the magician to be active. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:41 am  



 @MarthaMihalick: I really want to lurk on #magicisreal chat, but must read. All of you should probs be following @AnneUrsu, @laurelsnyder & @PaulWHankins
October 5, 2011, 12:41 am  



 @delzey: @LaurelSnyder true as that may be, books are shelved, judged, found (or not found) according to that "bunk." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:41 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Seemingly TweetChat is now in real time. Okay. Fifteen minutes of real-time interaction with @anneursu and @laurelsnyder. Go! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @anneursu: @LaurelSnyder Breadbox is very realistic. The magic is just the vehicle for the realistic story. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Oh, yes! Eager and Nesbit, Thurber, Cooper, L'Engle, PL Travers. Lois Duncan. Dahl. @jamievalvano @anneursu #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @anneursu: @LaurelSnyder Breadbox is very realistic. The magic is just the vehicle for the realistic story. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @LEllsworth: How does having children of your own inform your writing? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are inviting us this fall, with their new titles, to remember the magic that brought us to reading. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu and @LaurelSnyder are inviting us this fall, with their new titles, to remember the magic that brought us to reading. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @delzey Right but what good does that do us to think about it as writers? I'm trying REALLY hard not to think like a marketer #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:42 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Both Breadcrumbs and Bigger Than a Breadbox are "ladders" to other stories, but are at best a bridge as Cody suggests. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @teacher6th @anneursu - Beautiful metaphor - indeed! Tweetdeck has made my night a little more magical :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @jmaschari: When children speak with you about your books, do they ask about the magic or take it as reality? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @TourettesPony: @anneursu Read this interview with the guy from 'Community' yesterday & he talked about Gilligans Island in a way that oddly... #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @LEllsworth It makes me value time and silence more. It reminds me that kids are NUTS. But I don't take much from my own kids. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @themediabunny: @WaldenPondPress HA! #magicisreal and its name is Tweet Deck!
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @GarrettFrench1: I got into reading my freshman year.n#magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @anneursu: @themediabunny Dahl is a great intro. When You Reach Me. Coraline. The Phantom Tollbooth. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @TeriCrusley: RT @themediabunny: @WaldenPondPress HA! #magicisreal and its name is Tweet Deck!
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @javaintheam: #magicisreal I am 35 going on 9 and I still expect magic worlds when I open a closet. It does not die.
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @jamievalvano: @LaurelSnyder & @anneursu were there any authors that inspired you to become a writer when you were children #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: @WillNicks1994 Like the Lost Boys...I don't ever want to grow up, if that's the case. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:43 am  



 @anneursu: @jmaschari They don't separate it out. It's all part of the story. Which I love. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: I keep getting MG books for review & cannot help but comment on the covers! They're amazing! What do you think of your covers? #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @jmaschari Huh. Good question. Every now and then... I can tell they wonder. Esp with Breadbox b/c I describe it as memoir. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Yes ---> RT @colbysharp: #magicisreal I find that MG magic often brings parents and children together.
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @anneursu: @jamievalvano: Oh, L'Engle. Norton Juster. Lois Duncan. Judy Blume. LM Montgomery. Noel Streatfeild. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @PaulWHankins: I'm trying to count within the thread. Anne and Laurel, I think we have no fewer than 15 of our students in the chat tonight! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:44 am  



 @jmaschari: @anneursu I am so happy to hear that! I do think that children see the magic in their own lives. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:45 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins I just mean... it gets shelved as contemp. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:45 am  



 @anneursu: @ModPodgeBooks I think cover is the most beautiful thing in the history of the world. I adore it. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:45 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @EmilyDavis39 Mr. Hankins has ARCs of both of the titles referenced this evening! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:45 am  



 @jamievalvano: @anneursu I used to read some Judy Blume loved it....n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @jpetroroy: The best magical realism books recreate real life so vividly that the magic just makes sense. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @anneursu: @javaintheam Yes. I think that expectation, that hope, that world of possibility is the place MG lit thrives. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @BJMuntain: RT @PaulWHankins: Seemingly TweetChat is now in real time. Okay. Fifteen minutes of real-time interaction with @anneursu and @laurelsnyder. Go! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @ModPodgeBooks I've loved all my covers. I think MG covers are so much more FUN than adult or YA. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @thebrainlair: When You Reach Me changed my life. It was so beautiful. Was happy to know MG is just as awesome as YA. Highlighting it more. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @MrBillyBones: RT @anneursu: @jmaschari They don't separate it out. It's all part of the story. Which I love. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:46 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @anneursu Covers of both books so inviting to MG readers. They really make books "theirs." Rebecca seems to look right at us. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @jmaschari: @anneursu The illustrations fit with the text so beautifully - they really transport along with your words. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @earthwards: @jmaschari That is so cool, I like to think that kids see the magic, and if they're lucky, they hold onto it later! ;-) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @javaintheam: #magicisreal I am 35 going on 9 and I still expect magic worlds when I open a closet. It does not die.
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @ChocolateAir: MG daughter says (at times) would much rather live in magical book with happy endings than in the real world. Me, too! :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: To quote Eager: The best kind of magic book, is one where the magic has rules, and you ahve to thwart it before it thwarts you" #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: @anneursu I agree! Your entire novel is just chock-full of beauty, and I'm not only talking about the illustrations! ; ) #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @anneursu: @LEllsworth After having a kid my heart grew three sizes. I think I feel for my characters more. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @PaulWHankins: And looking at the cover of Anne's book. . .c'mon, who doesn't want to follow Hazel into those woods no matter the consequence? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:47 am  



 @colbysharp: RT @LaurelSnyder: To quote Eager: The best kind of magic book, is one where the magic has rules, and you ahve to thwart it before it thwarts you" #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @ChocolateAir At the same time it bugs me that there's a divide between "real" books and "magic" books. I want to do both. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @thebrainlair: RT @anneursu Yes. I think that expectation, that hope, that world of possibility is the place MG lit thrives. (and librarians!) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @anneursu: @jmaschari Yes, I think the illustrations feel magical. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @jmaschari: @earthwards Reminds me very much of Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express with the bell - bell = magic for children #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @Lcapizzo: @PaulWHankins #magicisreal do you say I'm going to write a MG magical story now or does the story come on it's own
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: @LaurelSnyder I think so too, but I wonder why that is, and why more YA books can't tap into the X-factor of an MG cover? #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @thebrainlair: @PaulWHankins It's like Hazel is looking back at us, asking us to come along. We must go! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:48 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @LaurelSnyder Is it that the magic gets replaced by the mandatory for young readers. Symbols await but not to be identified. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:49 am  



 @anneursu: @thebrainlair It changed me, too. I stopped writing a book I was working on. I didn't want to write w/o that level of ambition #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:49 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @themediabunny - Yes indeed! Who knew tweetdeck would bring the magic? :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:49 am  



 @frankisibberson: I have to say, Breadcrumbs finally helped me make sense of the snow queen story that terrified my as a child. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:49 am  



 @ChocolateAir: @LaurelSnyder We agree! Daughter wants to write about her experience w/the passing of her grandmother via magical elements. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:49 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @ModPodgeBooks Because YA has been more clearly defined, maybe? They are "clean" or "edgy" & "contemp" or "paranormal" #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @frankisibberson: I have to say, Breadcrumbs finally helped me make sense of the snow queen story that terrified me as a child. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @WaldenPondPress I'd like to take full credit for fixing TweetChat. I mean, who could/would refute? I'm the king of Twitter! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @anneursu: @ModPodgeBooks YA is so popular now, I think the covers are more market-driven than magic-driven. It's to sell, not to invite! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @anneursu: @LEllsworth After having a kid my heart grew three sizes. I think I feel for my characters more. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @ChocolateAir GOOD! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @ChocolateAir: MG daughter says (at times) would much rather live in magical book with happy endings than in the real world. Me, too! :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @sarahwedgbrow: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @thebrainlair: @frankisibberson Yes! I thought @anneursu made The Snow Queen more accessible. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: @ChocolateAir Your daughter is a genius! : ) #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @ChocolateAir: @ChocolateAir Breadbox and Breadcrumbs have helped daughter see how she can do this in her own writing! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @KristineAsselin: Sorry I'm late...I love books with every day magic. Love books where magic is real. :)n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:50 am  



 @gilkatgil: So important for MG readers to ease into adulthood through magical realism/fantasy. And so many great books now! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:51 am  



 @teacher6th: You have done both! “@LaurelSnyder: it bugs me that there's a divide between "real" books and "magic" books. I want 2 do both. #magicisreal”
October 5, 2011, 12:51 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @thebrainlair @ProfessorNana talks about this in Reading Ladders. Anne and Laurel give us portals to other pieces/works. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:51 am  



 @anneursu: @ChocolateAir That's WONDERFUL to hear. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:51 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @teacher6th Oh, thank you! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:51 am  



 @TeriCrusley: #breadcrumbs was amazing and I was so happy to see the cover. It drew my eye and came home with me #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:52 am  



 @anneursu: @frankisibberson Thank you. It is a terrifying story. I think the happy ending doesn't change how unsettling the fairy tale is. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:52 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: RT @jpetroroy: I also love when children bring adults into their world of magic. Magical realism helps recapture childhood. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @anneursu: @gilkatgil Yes. Learning to make your way in a magical world is a metaphor for making your way in this one. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: I love TweetDeck for being fast...if only I would remember the darn hashtag!! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Bigger Than a Breadbox has one particular scene that will just take your breath away. Laurel renders it with such tenderness. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @frankisibberson: @anneursu I think I didn't get it the way I heard the story. Your story made so much sense and was so real. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @jmaschari: @anneursu What led you to be inspired by The Snow Queen? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @anneursu: @TeriCrusley Thank you so much. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:53 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @anneursu Yes, and/or sometimes the opposite s true. The Pevensies stay, right? Or in Dark is Rising... #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:54 am  



 @anneursu: @jmaschari The story of friendship severed. Happens all the time growing up. It was about growing up and grief. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:54 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Anne and Laurel--what draws me (and I sense MG readers) to magical realism is a sense that all portals will lead us home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:54 am  



 @thebrainlair: @laurelSnyder When I look at Bread Box cover, I can see fear and sadness in girl's eye. Intentional? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:54 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: I really want to read Bigger Than a Breadbox, after I finish the other three books I am currently reading! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:54 am  



 @anneursu: @frankisibberson Thank you so very much. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins Home, and better able to navigate it. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Yes: MT @PaulWHankins: What draws me (and I sense MG readers) to magical realism is a sense that all portals will lead us home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @PaulWHankins: After reading Anne and Laurel's books this summer, I have come to see "magical realism" as "meaningfulness rendered." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @thebrainlair Yes. There were several sketches. She looks oddly like me, when I was a kid. Freaked me out. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @ceegates: Just can't wait to read the "Bread" books! Now if I only had a bookstore...I need the real thing. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:55 am  



 @jmaschari: @anneursu I really love how BREADCRUMBS explores both the darkness and light of childhood. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins Yes and no. Sometimes it leads us ON. It teaches, becomes part of the character, and then they make a decision. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins I love that so much I want to bake it and eat it. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @jennwwrites: RT @LaurelSnyder: I really think that often love functions in adult books the way that magic does for kids. The thing you TRY to have faith in. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @PaulWHankins: And archetypes tell us that MG readers would be most comfortable within their INNOCENT skins. This comfort makes magic real. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @heisereads: In my mind, magic in books embodies hope. I look for books full of hope for better: person, future, attitude, relationships. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:56 am  



 @earthwards: In case tweetchat chokes up again, thanks so much to @anneursu @LaurelSnyder and @PaulWHankins for the time and insights! =D #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @jmaschari: RT @PaulWHankins: Anne and Laurel--what draws me (and I sense MG readers) to magical realism is a sense that all portals will lead us home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: RT @heisereads: In my mind, magic in books embodies hope. I look for books full of hope for better: person, future, attitude, relationships. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: MOST mg books have the kids returning to their "real" world. But not all. I've been thinking about this. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @ca_london: RT @PaulWHankins: After reading Anne and Laurel's books this summer, I have come to see "magical realism" as "meaningfulness rendered." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @Pebbles945: RT @earthwards: In case tweetchat chokes up again, thanks so much to @anneursu @LaurelSnyder and @PaulWHankins for the time and insights! =D #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:57 am  



 @anneursu: @heisereads Yes. Hope is looking everywhere and seeing portals. And opening them to see where they lead. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @LaurelSnyder But those who do come back to innocence, but become the "wise innocent." Ready to believe, but also to discern. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @aecbks: Drat. Missed #magicisreal, or most of it. But bought Breadcrumbs today at son's middle school bookfair and can't wait to start it.
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Someone mentioned @leverus books earlier. I think maybe the reason they're adult book is that the kids do NOT come home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @shankodonnell: RT @WaldenPondPress: Yes: MT @PaulWHankins: What draws me (and I sense MG readers) to magical realism is a sense that all portals will lead us home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @ca_london: [reappearing] @LaurelSnyder Sometimes the magical world needs them more or they need it more than the "real" world #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:58 am  



 @thebrainlair: @LaurelSnyder and what were you thinking re: MGs going to "real" home? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @PaulWHankins: We have a few minutes left. TweetChat led us to be a little more free-form tonight. It's a good thing we are rigidly-flexible. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @ceegates: Thanks so much for hosting #magicisreal .
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @anneursu: @PaulWHankins Exactly. Which is what's odd about the original Snow Queen. They forget their adventures and are just innocent. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @JasonTFruits: Wow reading this thread makes me really want to get in the books and really start reading. I learned some things. Thank you! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @ca_london: I love the idea of kids staying in the magical world. There are many ways to be home. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @Sethsheff: #magicisreal I love how in books with magic there is always one normal person or a person who thinks there normal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @anneursu YES. This. But it takes effort to resist the easy return, to find the other portals. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @KristineAsselin: Will definitely be picking up both of these books--my fave MG genre. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @colbysharp: Thanks @PaulWHankins for hosting #magicisreal with the lovely @LaurelSnyder @anneursu nKids were fighting over our copy of Bread Box 2day:)
October 5, 2011, 12:59 am  



 @ca_london: @PaulWHankins Tweetchat is some moody magic. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @frankisibberson: What a great chat. I didn't know about it before and feel like I walked into (uninvited) the best party ever! Thanks everyone! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @themediabunny: @LaurelSnyder I love the stories that challenge the "going home" motif, particularly through unerasable growth #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @teacher6th: @WaldenPondPress @anneursu @LaurelSnyder and @PaulWHankins #magicisreal thanks to you all!
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @anneursu: @ca_london Mad-Eye, really. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @MrBillyBones: @anneursu You made magic real when explained on Sunday that there were 2 ways to get to the 2nd floor and 1 was by balloon. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @frankisibberson - So glad you did :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @thebrainlair I havent' figured it out. Been mulling Cooper, Lewis, L'Engle. Sometimes kids move on, grow up and off. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:00 am  



 @VLeeMahoney: THIS. RT @anneursu: @heisereads Yes. Hope is looking everywhere and seeing portals. And opening them to see where they lead. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: @PaulWHankins I have enjoyed this chat. It has opened my eyes more about magic. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @KristineAsselin: I love the message that magic can be anywhere/everywhere. Keys, cloaks, walls...makes it more accessible, believable. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @Lucas_Barnett: I have learned alot about realism and magic. The 2 books sound very interesting. I need to get them! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @PaulWHankins: I hope tonight's chat leads our student in the discussion to the magic of and within reading. Thanks, Anne and Laurel! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @thebrainlair: @laurelsnyder @anneursu How do we continue to keep looking for other portals? How do we keep the magic? #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @teacher6th: @ca_london Poof -your back! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @WizardOzTeacher: @LaurelSnyder and @anneursu thank you so much for talking to us tonight...I can't wait to read both of your books! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @jmaschari: Excited to share the magic of BIGGER THAN A BREAD BOX and BREADCRUMBS with my students. Thank you for sharing the magic w/ us. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @Lcapizzo: RT @teacher6th: @WaldenPondPress @anneursu @LaurelSnyder and @PaulWHankins #magicisreal thanks to you all!
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @EmilyDavis39: @PaulWHankins I have enjoyed this chat! It has opened my eyes more about magic. #magicisreal.
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Love: RT @anneursu: @heisereads Yes. Hope is looking everywhere and seeing portals. And opening them to see where they lead. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @colbysharp: #magicisreal Just for fun: Bigger Than a Bread Box book trailer http://t.co/U944jWiC
October 5, 2011, 1:01 am  



 @frankisibberson: RT @colbysharp: #magicisreal Just for fun: Bigger Than a Bread Box book trailer http://t.co/U944jWiC
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @anneursu: @thebrainlair I think that's what books do for us, really. It's why reading is such a joy. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins Thanks so much, Paul, Walden Pond, Anne, everyone! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @ca_london: RT @WaldenPondPress: Love: RT @anneursu: @heisereads Yes. Hope is looking everywhere and seeing portals. And opening them to see where they lead. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @thebrainlair I think the wise innocent knows difference between a portal and a trapdoor. Though both are calls to adventure. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @themediabunny: Thank you @PaulWHankins @laurelsnyder @anneursu @waldenpondpress for the lovely #magicisreal chat.
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Since we're just after the 9pm mark, I'll be announcing our giveaway winners in a few mins - making sure I have everybody #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins well said! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @itsjakeverybody: I'm here from Mr. Hankins class!#magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:02 am  



 @PaulWHankins: We really need to make way for the folks at #kidlitchat tonight. I'll be making my way over there for a bit. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: @itsjakeverybody Hi Jake! Thank you for coming! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @anneursu: I'm sorry, I feel like I missed a lot of tweets. Thank you all so much for coming. And please @ us if you have more questions. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @thebrainlair: Thank you @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @WaldenPondPress @PaulWHankins that was engaging and thought-provoking. Thank you! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @anneursu: Thank you everyone, Laurel, Paul, Walden! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Yes, yes! Always feel free to @ or email me if you have anything to add, or questions, etc. I'm sorry the beginning was tricky #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:03 am  



 @jmaschari: RT @thebrainlair: Thank you @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @WaldenPondPress @PaulWHankins that was engaging and thought-provoking. Thank you! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Let's continue to use the hashtag to ask questions and as time allows, perhaps Laurel and Anne can come back to respond. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @TeriCrusley: thank you everyone it was an amazing chat truely #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @BonnieAdamson: @PaulWHankins Hi, Paul--how goes the magic tonight? #kidlitchat #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @thomas14x: @anneursu @LaurelSnyder after being in this chat I am looking forward to reading one of your books!! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @KristineAsselin: Thank you all for the time! Wish I could have been here sooner. @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @WaldenPondPress @PaulWHankins #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @VLeeMahoney: RT @LaurelSnyder: To quote Eager: The best kind of magic book, is one where the magic has rules, and you ahve to thwart it before it thwarts you" #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @AnneUrsu . . .@LaurelSnyder. . .you two are magical! Thank you for letting me be a part of this. You give me street cred! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @TeriCrusley: thank you authors and @WaldenPondPress for making this #magicisreal chat happen tonight
October 5, 2011, 1:04 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @BonnieAdamson We are going to sign off for a bit to make way for your group tonight. No way I would miss #kidlitchat, friend. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:05 am  



 @ChocolateAir: 11 year-old is waving good-bye and saying, "Thanks for the inspiration!" @WaldenPondPress @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @PaulWHankins #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:05 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Thanks so much to @anneursu, @LaurelSnyder and host extraordinaire @PaulWhankins! Make sure to follow them all :) #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:05 am  



 @ChocolateAir: I thank you, too! @WaldenPondPress @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @PaulWHankins #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Thank you @WaldenPondPress for making a truly magical evening for me and my #SCHS407 students. Wow. Really. Thank you so much. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @anneursu: @ChocolateAir Waving back! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: And thanks to EVERYONE for coming - thanks so much for your patience with tweetchat! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: Oh... and then end of that Eager quote is, "Only sometimes you get thwarted." #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Okay - first three winners of our giveaway (chosen at random): @WizardOzTeacher @NataliaOrtega @ceegates! n #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @anneursu: @LaurelSnyder ...by TweetChat. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:06 am  



 @BonnieAdamson: @PaulWHankins Wouldn't miss you either. :-) #kidlitchat #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:07 am  



 @LaurelSnyder: EXACTLY! @anneursu #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:07 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @ChocolateAir: 11 year-old is waving good-bye and saying, "Thanks for the inspiration!" @WaldenPondPress @LaurelSnyder @AnneUrsu @PaulWHankins #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:07 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: Last two winners are @EmilyDavis39 and @HoppingReads #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:07 am  



 @margieleonard22: RT @WaldenPondPress: Love: RT @anneursu: @heisereads Yes. Hope is looking everywhere and seeing portals. And opening them to see where they lead. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:08 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: Thank you to @waldenpondPress and the gang for this amazing chat! #MagicIsReal
October 5, 2011, 1:08 am  



 @TeriCrusley: congrats winners enjoy your reads from #magicisreal tonight!
October 5, 2011, 1:08 am  



 @PaulWHankins: Mr. Hankins moving to #kidlitchat. I just want to say *sniff* it does a teacher heart good to see students/authors interacting. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:08 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: All five win copies of Breadcrumbs and Bigger Than a Breadbox! If you saw your name, DM us so I can follow up! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:08 am  



 @PaulWHankins: @WaldenPondPress @EmilyDavis39 You must be mutual follows to send a DM. Make sure to follow WaldenPondPress, Emily. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:09 am  



 @MargaretWims: RT @anneursu: @jmaschari The story of friendship severed. Happens all the time growing up. It was about growing up and grief. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:11 am  



 @mentortexts: Had to miss magic chat. Hard for me to chat at bedtime. Finishing Star Wars then books. Looks like a great chat @PaulWHankins! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:11 am  



 @ModPodgeBooks: RT @anneursu: @ModPodgeBooks It's important to me that the magic doesn't control the story. That the characters succeed on their own. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:12 am  



 @itsjakeverybody: Does anyone know if I can get these books on my Kindle? After reading these tweets, I am intrigued to read them! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:13 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @itsjakeverybody You should be able to get both books on your Kindle :), thanks for asking #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:16 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @mentortexts I'm attempting to post the transcript tomorrow - will keep you posted! #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:16 am  



 @PaulWHankins: RT @WaldenPondPress: @itsjakeverybody You should be able to get both books on your Kindle :), thanks for asking #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:17 am  



 @kellybarnhill: So sad to have missed #magicisreal - lovely chat with two of my very favoritest authors @anneursu and @LaurelSnyder. I blame my kids. ;-)
October 5, 2011, 1:22 am  



 @WaldenPondPress: @kellybarnhill It's definitely a tough time of day for those w/young kids. I should have the transcript up tomorrow. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:25 am  



 @GeekMtnState: RT @KateMessner: I think magical realism is a great,safe way for kids to explore tough issues like divorce/depression in BREADBOX & BREADCRUMBS. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:27 am  



 @KristineAsselin: @LaurelSnyder DD corresponds w/ Santa Claus & the tooth fairy. And annually wishes on birthday candles for the ability to fly. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 1:52 am  



 @madelinelobeck: #magicisreal okay I'm going to try and figure out how to do this...
October 5, 2011, 2:16 am  



 @LEllsworth: RT @anneursu: @LEllsworth After having a kid my heart grew three sizes. I think I feel for my characters more. #magicisreal
October 5, 2011, 2:17 am  



 @madelinelobeck: Reading books filled with magic and supernatural people or things makes it so much more interesting. #magicisreal helps us escape life!