Akiko praised on Examiner.com

[dianepetryk]

Hey Mark, other readers. My name is Diane Petryk-Bloom and I'm a native of Livonia, Michigan... I write about children's books for Examiner.com. I would just like to alert you to my latest posting, 20 best books of 2008 for midddle school readers, which included a long item on Akiko. I think you will like it.

The link is www.examiner.com/x-591-Childrens-Book-Examiner~y2008m12d24-20-best-books-of-2008-for-middle-school-readers

I didn't know about your graphic book coming out. Perhaps I will write about that soon too.

[ericfleck]

WOW, That is an awesome review. It made #4 of the top 20 of the year. They said that it really should be #1. That is truly awesome!!!

[Mark Crilley]

Wow, thanks so much, Diane! I really appreciate you reviewing Akiko and the Missing Misp at all, but to have it at #4 on your list of recommended books--well, that's just one of the nicest things to happen all year.

I was especially honored by this passage:

"Our titles spanned contemporary bestsellers like Artemis Fowl and Inkheart, classics like Anne of Green Gables and Oliver Twist, and series from My Teacher is an Alien and His Dark Materials trilogy. I read Harry Potter to my son. All the books engaged them – they’re bright kids. But we had more laughs, more smiles and more pure enjoyment from the Akiko series than any of the above mentioned books, however acclaimed and great they may be."

Thank you so much, Diane. It really means a lot to get such enthusiastic support from someone who knows as much about books as you do. And thanks for stopping by the forum to let me know!

Mark

Dec 26, 2008 21:42:30 GMT -5 dianepetryk said:

Hey Mark, other readers. My name is Diane Petryk-Bloom and I'm a native of Livonia, Michigan... I write about children's books for Examiner.com. I would just like to alert you to my latest posting, 20 best books of 2008 for midddle school readers, which included a long item on Akiko. I think you will like it.

The link is www.examiner.com/x-591-Childrens-Book-Examiner~y2008m12d24-20-best-books-of-2008-for-middle-school-readers

I didn't know about your graphic book coming out. Perhaps I will write about that soon too.