tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post544252467016451942..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: NOT THE ENDIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35661071822797787882008-01-23T14:25:00.000-06:002008-01-23T14:25:00.000-06:00Congratulations Irene!! I always feel good when I...Congratulations Irene!! I always feel good when I have accomplished something. Is this a poetry book also??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-77354798145889617402008-01-23T15:22:00.000-06:002008-01-23T15:22:00.000-06:00Hi Alison! Yes, it feels very good to have accomp...Hi Alison! Yes, it feels very good to have accomplished what I set out to accomplish. :) This is the second novel for kids -- called a midgrade because it is for ages 8 - 12. It is set in 1902 Martinique and is about an American girl and a native boy surviving the eruption of Mt. Pelee. For some reason I got obsessed with Pelee (killed 30, 000 people in a matter of minutes) and have researched it for about a year. Now, finally, it has all come together in this novel! It's a survival book - very exciting. The editor I've been working with at Putnam on the Gee's Bend midgrade novel has first dibs on it -- I'll keep you posted. :) Meanwhile, thank you as ever for your support!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-74396008024834528302008-01-23T23:22:00.000-06:002008-01-23T23:22:00.000-06:00How wonderful!! My children are 12 and 8 and vora...How wonderful!! My children are 12 and 8 and voracious readers...please let me know when it is published so I can order it!! Congrats again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-73246697624360411832008-01-24T06:43:00.000-06:002008-01-24T06:43:00.000-06:00I sure will. :) Cool that your kids are big read...I sure will. :) Cool that your kids are big readers! What are some of their faves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46379965167939281642008-01-24T17:10:00.000-06:002008-01-24T17:10:00.000-06:00Congratulations, Irene! Such a huge step towards ...Congratulations, Irene! Such a huge step towards completing the process. I feel very proud of you! My thirteen year old daughter is resting in bed with me(She stayed home from school with a cold today.), and I was telling her about your new book. She said that she would love to read it when it comes out. I told her that I would like to read it with her. Please keep us posted. Such wonderful news!<br><br>I do hope that you are starting to feel better.<br><br>Hugs,<br>DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-20394679725905868952008-01-24T17:34:00.000-06:002008-01-24T17:34:00.000-06:00Debbie, you have got to be the sweetest mom alive....Debbie, you have got to be the sweetest mom alive. You inspire me. I think I am coming out of the tunnel now.. been a tough week. Thanks for writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com