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!
