Comments on: New to Me: Annie on My Mind http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/14/new-to-me-annie-on-my-mind/ The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:29:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/14/new-to-me-annie-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-12895 Jessica Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:44 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=6049#comment-12895 I always want to see the Movie of Annie on my mind this is a beautiful story I always want to see the Movie of Annie on my mind this is a beautiful story

]]> By: Sarah Wright http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/14/new-to-me-annie-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-11777 Sarah Wright Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:49:21 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=6049#comment-11777 Melissa, I am really glad you enjoyed the book and took the time to review it on the YALSA blog! I wanted to point out that the GLBTRT does book reviews in our newsletter, including some young adult titles. You can check out issues at the following website: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/news/index.cfm The Vast Fields of Ordinary and 10,000 dresses werre reviewed in our Summer newsletter. As long as we are talking about YA literature with GLBT themes, I wanted to add as well that the Stonewall Book Award presented by the GLBTRT has added an award for children's and young adult literature to be presented for the first time at Annual in DC. Melissa,

I am really glad you enjoyed the book and took the time to review it on the YALSA blog! I wanted to point out that the GLBTRT does book reviews in our newsletter, including some young adult titles. You can check out issues at the following website: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/news/index.cfm

The Vast Fields of Ordinary and 10,000 dresses werre reviewed in our Summer newsletter.

As long as we are talking about YA literature with GLBT themes, I wanted to add as well that the Stonewall Book Award presented by the GLBTRT has added an award for children’s and young adult literature to be presented for the first time at Annual in DC.

]]> By: Nancy Bertolotti http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/14/new-to-me-annie-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-11773 Nancy Bertolotti Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:20:06 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=6049#comment-11773 Another title you might be interested in is HERO by Perry Moore, published in 2007 by Hyperion, New York. Also appealing to males, HERO is an action packed story that begins on the high school basketball court. As Thom becomes more confident about his sexuality he lusts after various people and then finally falls in love with Goran. This book is like reading a super hero comic book without the drawings. All the things you would normally see in pictures are written out for you. It features characters such as: Thom Creed, an athletic gay high school student who develops super hero powers; Hal Creed, Thom's father (aka. Major Might) a super hero who had no other-worldly powers but still managed to become one of the most beloved super heroes, until his fall from grace, that is; Scarlett, a super hero who is able to control fire but has a very bad temper. She also has cancer; Typhoid Larry who literally makes people sick just by his presence; Ruth who is able to see the future; Coach, a minor character who is present only at the beginning of the book but is used by the author to set an anti-gay tone that pervades the high school and the town itself; Uberman, the super hero that Thom admires; Justice, the super hero who turns out to be bad; and Goran, Thom's super hero in the end. Perry Moore is the executive producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films, author of a book about making THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, author and director (with his partner Hunter Hill) of the feature film, LAKE CITY. HERO is his first novel. If you are interested in gay & lesbian Y/A literature, this is a must read! Another title you might be interested in is HERO by Perry Moore, published in 2007 by Hyperion, New York. Also appealing to males, HERO is an action packed story that begins on the high school basketball court. As Thom becomes more confident about his sexuality he lusts after various people and then finally falls in love with Goran. This book is like reading a super hero comic book without the drawings. All the things you would normally see in pictures are written out for you. It features characters such as: Thom Creed, an athletic gay high school student who develops super hero powers; Hal Creed, Thom’s father (aka. Major Might) a super hero who had no other-worldly powers but still managed to become one of the most beloved super heroes, until his fall from grace, that is; Scarlett, a super hero who is able to control fire but has a very bad temper. She also has cancer; Typhoid Larry who literally makes people sick just by his presence; Ruth who is able to see the future; Coach, a minor character who is present only at the beginning of the book but is used by the author to set an anti-gay tone that pervades the high school and the town itself; Uberman, the super hero that Thom admires; Justice, the super hero who turns out to be bad; and Goran, Thom’s super hero in the end.
Perry Moore is the executive producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films, author of a book about making THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, author and director (with his partner Hunter Hill) of the feature film, LAKE CITY. HERO is his first novel.
If you are interested in gay & lesbian Y/A literature, this is a must read!

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