tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post5539712105717307526..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-87831857195119235162022-01-15T08:33:03.072-05:002022-01-15T08:33:03.072-05:00I opened my computer this morning and found this o...I opened my computer this morning and found this old post of yours that totally delighted me, Linda.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-2556410854393583832016-10-02T01:18:49.875-04:002016-10-02T01:18:49.875-04:00I heard Gene Yang last winter at Western's Lit...I heard Gene Yang last winter at Western's Literacy Conference. He's an exceptional speaker and had me, a math phobic, trying out his coding exercises. He's a fabulous one to have as our Ambassador for Young People's Literature.<br />Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-64204844997250692652016-10-01T21:54:51.421-04:002016-10-01T21:54:51.421-04:00smooches to you! I'm so glad you helped me fig...smooches to you! I'm so glad you helped me figure out Poetry Friday. I LOVE IT!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-86927434796815709822016-10-01T07:00:34.930-04:002016-10-01T07:00:34.930-04:00Lucky, lucky you (and your students)!! Gene Yang i...Lucky, lucky you (and your students)!! Gene Yang is a ROCK STAR!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-88438862187773297072016-09-30T18:35:16.289-04:002016-09-30T18:35:16.289-04:00Author visits are so fantastic! I think sometimes ...Author visits are so fantastic! I think sometimes kids think the authors are like the characters in their books - just made up! Only when the students get to meet them do they really realize that THEY could be an author too. Sounds like a great visit!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-53690109834880285292016-09-30T12:44:31.422-04:002016-09-30T12:44:31.422-04:00What an incredible experience, both for you and th...What an incredible experience, both for you and the kids! And such powerful advice. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10885033299602318032016-09-30T11:52:31.680-04:002016-09-30T11:52:31.680-04:00How totally inspiring, Linda. I'm so jealous.....How totally inspiring, Linda. I'm so jealous... and happy for you at the same time. :)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-57729058398770258042016-09-30T10:48:08.683-04:002016-09-30T10:48:08.683-04:00Wow! What an awesome experience! Wow! What an awesome experience! jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-40294137480015897782016-09-30T10:31:11.088-04:002016-09-30T10:31:11.088-04:00Hooray for spectacular author visits! Sounds like ...Hooray for spectacular author visits! Sounds like food for the spirit.<br />Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-55945768542811105222016-09-30T08:53:05.016-04:002016-09-30T08:53:05.016-04:00Yang's books are marvelous, agreed. What a mar...Yang's books are marvelous, agreed. What a marvelous day that you set up. Congratulations, now you will celebrate all the year!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-66401592258278370572016-09-30T08:41:49.951-04:002016-09-30T08:41:49.951-04:00Excellent! Your job is done. Now you get to do it ...Excellent! Your job is done. Now you get to do it all over again and again and again. Keep making a difference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-22396919914891586012016-09-30T08:21:37.770-04:002016-09-30T08:21:37.770-04:00BRAVA! For your students, for your poem, for Gene ...BRAVA! For your students, for your poem, for Gene Yang & Jose Herrera.<br />And for YOU!<br />I get a vibrant sense of the energy from that magical visit, Linda.<br />Also the neurons are remembering from back in May, first hearing about this future fall day :)<br /><br />So cool to jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-55777184877498160102016-09-30T03:37:49.323-04:002016-09-30T03:37:49.323-04:00This sounds like a wonderful opportunity for every...This sounds like a wonderful opportunity for everyone! I'll have to look into Gene Yang's books--the combination of binary code and a graphic novel format could be a nice hook for some kids. Thanks!mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-9296322149337838792016-09-30T00:59:56.920-04:002016-09-30T00:59:56.920-04:00Love your poem. We all have to face into the abyss...Love your poem. We all have to face into the abyss. And it sounds like your author visit was as inspirational as one should be!Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-87212541628281249522016-09-29T23:14:07.823-04:002016-09-29T23:14:07.823-04:00This sounds like a book for my family. My hubby an...This sounds like a book for my family. My hubby and kids are into coding. And art. Great post.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.com