tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post8786571147015630035..comments2024-03-27T23:03:58.848-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: Guest Post - C. Lee McKenzie - Realistic YAShannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-84558244879479956032014-08-14T00:10:07.308-06:002014-08-14T00:10:07.308-06:00Thank you for stopping by to support Lee, everyone...Thank you for stopping by to support Lee, everyone!<br /><br />Maurice, I'm sorry about your mom. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-35386703103088701842014-07-30T06:35:32.350-06:002014-07-30T06:35:32.350-06:00I think it is great that C. Lee writes realistic Y...I think it is great that C. Lee writes realistic YA fiction. Teens/YA readers want to read books that have characters they can relate to.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-65472353065187688612014-07-29T11:24:55.358-06:002014-07-29T11:24:55.358-06:00@Susan, I'm glad we share the same idea about ...@Susan, I'm glad we share the same idea about reading the classics. I'm ready to appreciate them now but I was't when I was fifteen.<br /><br />@Alex If we want lifetime readers, we need books to engage them when they're young.<br /><br />@Maurice I'm so sorry. What I discovered from my research sent chills down my spine. It a terrible disease and it's a tragedy for the families who have to watch it happen. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-44313716983865856502014-07-29T09:26:51.628-06:002014-07-29T09:26:51.628-06:00Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic thing that affects...Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic thing that affects my mother, so anything that puts a spotlight on it is welcome Shannon. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-84509334848847333902014-07-29T09:25:51.352-06:002014-07-29T09:25:51.352-06:00Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic thing that affects...Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic thing that affects my mother, so anything that puts a spotlight on it is welcome Shannon. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-54752644482554462162014-07-28T08:17:35.208-06:002014-07-28T08:17:35.208-06:00Good point and smart to write to today's teens...Good point and smart to write to today's teens.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-65423295204197055022014-07-28T08:15:34.245-06:002014-07-28T08:15:34.245-06:00Lee, you really touched on a topic I feel strongly...Lee, you really touched on a topic I feel strongly about. Requiring students to read 'classics' they find dry and boring only turns them off to reading. Your book sounds like just the opposite. Congrats on the release.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.com