tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post4746986246271808522..comments2024-03-10T10:00:21.430-07:00Comments on A Tapestry Of Words: YA Reviews: YA Through The Ages: the '90sdanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-67099687094459136062011-06-03T11:13:52.875-07:002011-06-03T11:13:52.875-07:00@Midnight Bloom: Thanks! Yeah Lurlene McDaniel boo...@Midnight Bloom: Thanks! Yeah Lurlene McDaniel books have a tendency to do that :Ddanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-15205943590908533762011-05-24T14:42:49.087-07:002011-05-24T14:42:49.087-07:00Seeing these old covers makes me laugh and cringe ...Seeing these old covers makes me laugh and cringe at the same time! I've only read one novel by Lurlene McDaniel so far (Heart to Heart) but I think I cried for a very good portion of it... it was so incredibly sad!<br /><br />And who would have known just how big Harry Potter would get when it was first released? I only read Speak last year, but it was a novel I should have read sooner...<br /><br />I've really enjoyed your series of posts of YA through the ages! :)Midnight Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066607315430568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-2917372079236229112011-05-18T13:26:07.057-07:002011-05-18T13:26:07.057-07:00@Patricia: Yep, Lurlene McDaniel books were almost...@Patricia: Yep, Lurlene McDaniel books were almost guaranteed to be tearjerkers! I never read the Roswell High books but I did enjoy several of the TV episodes :D<br /><br />@Small Review: LOL, oh Spencer...very broody :D Haha, tough to imagine how the covers for the Vampire Diaries could get any worse!<br /><br />@Meg: LOL, well it's always trendy at the time :D<br /><br />@Laura: I don't think I've read the Thoroughbred series, but wow, 72 books all about horses? O_O That's dedication.danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-62335636889919973482011-05-18T08:23:30.286-07:002011-05-18T08:23:30.286-07:00Seeing all these books brought me back! His Dark M...Seeing all these books brought me back! His Dark Materials and Harry Potter and Ella Enchanted. Some of the covers are horrible though lol! <br /><br />Those Alice covers remind me of The Babysitter's Club books I read. Makes me wonder if people really dressed like that, all high waisted pants and baggy shirts tucked in *shudder*<br /><br />Here's a question: have you heard of the Thoroughbred series? It was about a girl as she raced horses. It sounds kinda boring but I loved it. Apparently it spanned 72 books!!Laura (All of Everything)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11854775486921170991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-67214895822016102532011-05-18T08:00:07.052-07:002011-05-18T08:00:07.052-07:00Some of the fashions from the contemporary 90s boo...Some of the fashions from the contemporary 90s books are hilarious... until I remember that I was wearing those things too!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-429877588975005402011-05-18T07:57:15.961-07:002011-05-18T07:57:15.961-07:00Ah memories. This post is like a trip back to my t...Ah memories. This post is like a trip back to my tween/teenage years. I read so many of these. I loved that guy in The Wind Blows Backwards. :P My Vampire Diaries covers were different, but I think they were probably just as bad.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-45770666811405067252011-05-18T00:19:37.048-07:002011-05-18T00:19:37.048-07:00Most of these titles really brought back memories!...Most of these titles really brought back memories! I love Lurlene McDaniel and still read her sometimes. Her first book I read was <i>Don't Die My Love</i>. That book brought me to extreme tears. Great selection!! I still love reading books from the 90s. I'm currently reading the <i>Roswell High</i> Series.<br /><br /><3 Happy Reading<br />Patricia @ <a rel="nofollow">Patricia's Particularity</a>Patricia's Particularityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987130921220318006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-81456791647329147542011-05-17T21:50:25.937-07:002011-05-17T21:50:25.937-07:00@T.B.: Yeah, I'm a bit intimidated by how inte...@T.B.: Yeah, I'm a bit intimidated by how intense Speak must be, although I keep hearing such good things I must pick it up! <br /><br />@Bookish Brunette: Glad I sparked a memory there! Caroline B. Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton remains my favourite of hers, but the time travel series was really quite different from a lot of her other novels. <br /><br />@Najela: First edition hardcover? Nice! Yeah, from what I remember the Harry Potter books didn't really surge massively in popularity until a few books into the series. I know, The Giver cover probably isn't the most appealing to YA readers — which is a shame because the book is so amazing!<br /><br />@Liz: Thanks! So glad to hear you've enjoyed them. LOL, I know what you mean about the Lurlene McDaniel books — since the characters kept on dying, I have to say that they were pretty morbid! <br /><br />@Ashley: Aw, thanks very much! I'm always glad to hear it, LOL :Ddanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-64775264399854541152011-05-17T21:14:04.084-07:002011-05-17T21:14:04.084-07:00So many great books listed! I know I've said i...So many great books listed! I know I've said it before, but I seriously love these posts! They are brilliant!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895603279815878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-34061023101357095912011-05-17T21:09:50.127-07:002011-05-17T21:09:50.127-07:00I've really enjoyed this series of posts, espe...I've really enjoyed this series of posts, especially since I grew up in the 90s. I always read Lurlene McDaniel books as a teenager and since they often seemed to be about teenagers with terminal illnesses my brother referred to them as the "teenage morbid death books." At the time, I was offended by his label, but now it makes me laugh, because to an extent, it's true.<br /><br />I remember those covers of the Sarah Dessen books! I feel like those covers versus the new covers for her novels really go to show how far graphic design has come over the past two decades.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661762801358860078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-82584894905422137072011-05-17T20:44:27.961-07:002011-05-17T20:44:27.961-07:00Despite growing up in the 90's I didn't re...Despite growing up in the 90's I didn't really read a lot of these books. I didn't even know the Vampire Diaries was written way back then, I thought it was more recent within the last five years or so. lol. I was pretty much a baby when most of these came out but I do fondly remember reading Harry Potter and just thinking "I like this book", but a few months later it exploded into popularity. I believe I have the first edition hardcover for the US because I got it for my birthday or christmas or something. I don't even remember half the stuff I read as a kid. I do remember Ella Enchanted and I was supposed to read the giver, but the old guy on the cover made me think it was going to be a boring book.Najelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529650047480022627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-50011754250117708372011-05-17T20:03:04.525-07:002011-05-17T20:03:04.525-07:00Oh my gosh! I read Both Sides of Time... FOREVER a...Oh my gosh! I read Both Sides of Time... FOREVER ago of course! *memories*Bookish Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753627136675666788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-82503127037310468182011-05-17T17:40:24.696-07:002011-05-17T17:40:24.696-07:00Speak is really good, and the cover makes a lot mo...Speak is really good, and the cover makes a lot more sense once you read the book. It was definitely intense at times, but overall it was spectacular. Go Harry Potter! Woot, woot :)T.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12326693692811570135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-86240593980615781172011-05-17T17:09:25.080-07:002011-05-17T17:09:25.080-07:00@Jenni Elyse: Good to know — yeah, I thought there...@Jenni Elyse: Good to know — yeah, I thought there was probably some symbolism there that would be explained in the book!<br /><br />@Jeannine Garsee: Wow, that's quite an endorsement! I'm not surprised, though, since from what I've heard Speak is an amazingly powerful read.<br /><br />@Sharon: Glad you enjoyed! <br /><br />@ComaCalm: I quite like that cover of Both Sides of Time, more than the newer versions of that series :)<br /><br />@Mike Mullin: Aw, thanks so much! I'm flattered :) And the Speak recommendation seems to be unanimous here!<br /><br />@Jenny N.: I don't think I actually ever read any Goosebumps...I was always a bit too much of a chicken for horror books, LOL! I know they were super popular back in the day, though.<br /><br />@Laina: Wow, you've read a *lot* of these, from all different genres! Impressive :Ddanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-39319682366612721932011-05-17T16:07:45.583-07:002011-05-17T16:07:45.583-07:00I've read Maniac Magee, The Face on the Milk C...I've read Maniac Magee, The Face on the Milk Carton series (actually, a lot of her books), lots of Lurlene McDaniel, not Speak but I own it, almost all of Sharon Creech's books, the Immortals and Protector of the Small series, His Dark Materials, Diane Duane's books, Ella Enchanted, Spinners, Harry Potter (duh, lol. Philosopher's Stone!!), um, I think the Beasties... I've read a bunch of William Sleator though.<br /><br />Scorpian Shards and the sequel, a bunch of Bruce Coville's books, The Giver, Among the Hidden. I read the Vampire Diaries books long before the show, Blood and Chocolate. I actually own the Dark Garden and need to read it XD Read a bunch of Joan Lowery Nixon. Tons and tons of R. L. Stine. I've read Janet Lunn's the Root Cellar but not that one. Both Sides of Time!! I really liked that series. <br /><br />It's weird. I've read more 80s books than 90s books and I was born in 92. :PLainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134705793566699951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-35672911354888882562011-05-17T15:10:51.790-07:002011-05-17T15:10:51.790-07:00I remember Goosebumps. I had so many of the books ...I remember Goosebumps. I had so many of the books and watched the TV show too. For the Speak cover, once you read the book then you will understand the meaning of the cover.Jenny N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12175597395445772605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-26336626261317751412011-05-17T14:56:25.476-07:002011-05-17T14:56:25.476-07:00Go. Read Speak now. I'll wait.... Great post a...Go. Read <i>Speak</i> now. I'll wait.... Great post as always--this is one of my all-time favorite blog series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705584247681883936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-89785043527951768212011-05-17T14:48:20.608-07:002011-05-17T14:48:20.608-07:00I have that cover of Both Sides of Time! I have re...I have that cover of Both Sides of Time! I have read The Ear The Eye and The Arm, I have no idea what happened in it as it was so bizarre to e at the time. I think I still have it though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996595797067004954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-56262829763996520942011-05-17T14:05:00.979-07:002011-05-17T14:05:00.979-07:00I enjoyed reading your newest post on YA through t...I enjoyed reading your newest post on YA through the ages. I've seen a couple I'm going to look up.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947271410329103836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-6212848390828046432011-05-17T13:51:05.769-07:002011-05-17T13:51:05.769-07:00SPEAK was the novel that made me think: now THIS i...SPEAK was the novel that made me think: now THIS is exactly what I want to write! Thank you, LHA. :)Jeannine Garseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356730897416451188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-66201354588572834852011-05-17T13:17:25.402-07:002011-05-17T13:17:25.402-07:00I think Speak's cover would make a little more...I think Speak's cover would make a little more sense once you read the novel. It actually has a lot to do with the actual story, unlike most of the pretty dress covers on today's novels.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.com