Comments on: The Lip Gloss Chronicles

By: paulahy

paulahy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:58:12 +0000

The winner of the copy of the LGC vol. 1 is Lauren.

Lauren, can you email me your snail mail address, please?

paula at paula chase hyman dot com

Thanks!

By: Shelia

Shelia — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:31:08 +0000

Thanks all for taking the time to read the interview. For the teachers and/or librarians, I am available for conference calls to speak with students.

By: Edi

Edi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Thanks for the review of such interesting books! I’ve added them to my list of things to buy as soon as school begins again!

By: Persia Ellis

Persia Ellis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:48:14 +0000

Hip hip Hooray. I am very proud for you. As an educator, I would be honored to use your books to reach my young readers.

By: Jeannine M.

Jeannine M. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:48:32 +0000

Totally sounds like a book I would have loved as a teen. Middle Class AA teens is the only reality I have ever known yet somehow the world still believes we are all in the “hood.”

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:55:45 +0000

@LaurieA-B We list those publishers who have been/are publishing diverse books on the BBS Library Page:
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/brown-bookshelf-library/

Also, on the Brown Bookshelf Teen Lit page we link to ReaderGirlz, Our Teen Voices and Teens Read Too, all great pathways to diverse books.

By: LaurieA-B

LaurieA-B — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:51:18 +0000

This sounds like a great series to share with my middle school students.

One thing I’d love to see: including the publishers, even highlighting the publishers, who are bringing out great books with characters of color. Some publishers are getting a lot of negative publicity right now around race and YA; let’s notice the ones who are doing good, as well. Lip Gloss Chronicles are from Urban Books, an imprint of Kensington Books.

This will also make it easier for readers to “Be Counted” as you recommended in a previous post.

By: Ollie Moss

Ollie Moss — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:23:05 +0000

This is a book that as an adult who loves to read, I think that I will enjoy.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:12:18 +0000

Very nice interview.
Way to go Sheila

By: celesteonorfleet

celesteonorfleet — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:44:31 +0000

Shelia,

BIG Congratualtions! LSC sounds perfect for today’s teenagers.

~ Celeste