tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post3765596770500981161..comments2023-12-24T06:55:07.570-05:00Comments on TheHappyNappyBookseller: Interview with Jewell Parker RhodesDorethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-91405363908770083862010-09-25T18:28:40.077-04:002010-09-25T18:28:40.077-04:00great interview, thanks to you both. I love "...great interview, thanks to you both. I love "It isn't magic, it's just real." Can't wait to read this one, I've been saving it as a 'treat' -- I need to work fast so that I can dig in!Olugbemisolahttp://www.olugbemisola.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-51062493698352400352010-09-23T22:33:15.960-04:002010-09-23T22:33:15.960-04:00Thanks for the comments everyone. Ninth Ward is ...Thanks for the comments everyone. Ninth Ward is simply a beautiful book. <br /><br />Zetta, as far as the CSK award goes, Jewell Parker Rhodes is going to have to fight it out with Rita- Williams Garcia and Angela Johnson, <br /><br />Best verse wins.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-28672216120315934722010-09-23T15:51:29.338-04:002010-09-23T15:51:29.338-04:00Great interview, Doret! And the CSK goes to...Great interview, Doret! And the CSK goes to...Zettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073292465074072114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-60956979028482404092010-09-23T11:11:38.466-04:002010-09-23T11:11:38.466-04:00Thank you for this interview Doret. NINTH WARD is ...Thank you for this interview Doret. NINTH WARD is a fantastic book in every possible way. Fantastic!shadriekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721737382690721618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-1565590575098681262010-09-23T10:03:31.999-04:002010-09-23T10:03:31.999-04:00I LOVED this book, and I don't often say that!...I LOVED this book, and I don't often say that! I'm always leery of authors who writer for adults "crossing over" into children's fiction. Most can't do it. But Jewell can. As always, Doret, you did a great interview!Bobbie Pyronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-68315015860563877832010-09-22T18:24:57.472-04:002010-09-22T18:24:57.472-04:00I think this was so good because it came from such...I think this was so good because it came from such a special part of you. This idea of authors hearing their characters is amazing. It's something I hear more often and am glad that so many are able to get the stories not only to paper, but to get them published. Thanks for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-71665185530852774072010-09-22T13:27:43.164-04:002010-09-22T13:27:43.164-04:00Thanks for this insightful interview, Doret (and J...Thanks for this insightful interview, Doret (and Jewell Parker Rhodes)! I'm glad you asked about the gorgeous cover, and I'm already looking forward to Rhodes's next middle grade book.Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-13894550371568525012010-09-22T12:31:19.612-04:002010-09-22T12:31:19.612-04:00Great interview! I just ordered this book for my m...Great interview! I just ordered this book for my mom's boyfriend's daughter, she's 11.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-36804474060727018042010-09-22T10:48:15.689-04:002010-09-22T10:48:15.689-04:00Thanks for the great interview; this book is on it...Thanks for the great interview; this book is on its way to me!<br /><br />I was especially interested in the section on magical realism--it's good to be reminded that things that are clearly "fantasy" in one culture might be part of ordinary life, as believable and mundane as any other fact of nature.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-48217810042393955002010-09-22T06:11:10.585-04:002010-09-22T06:11:10.585-04:00I read Ninth Ward recently and also thought it was...I read Ninth Ward recently and also thought it was a great book. In fact one night I lay in bed thinking well I'm awake I might as well keep reading. I loved all of the characters. It was a really great way to envision Hurricane Katrina from a new perspective.jeanninehttp://www.margiesrose.comnoreply@blogger.com