tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post7346660379821609906..comments2023-11-02T16:07:08.761+03:30Comments on Maureen's Blog: I’M BRINGING CRAZY BACKMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349710718701701101noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-87306521672286119262009-06-02T06:54:56.459+04:302009-06-02T06:54:56.459+04:30Men JeansCheap Brand Jeans Shop - True Religion Je...<A HREF="http://www.jeancheap.com" REL="nofollow">Men Jeans</A>Cheap Brand Jeans Shop - True Religion Jeans, <A HREF="http://www.jeancheap.com" REL="nofollow">Women Jeans</A>GUCCI Jeans, Levi's Jeans, D&G Jeans, RED MONKEY Jeans, <A HREF="http://www.jeancheap.com" REL="nofollow">Cheap Jeans</A>Armani Jeans, Diesel Jeans, Ed hardy Jeans, Evisu Jeans, Jack&Jones Jeans...<A HREF="http://www.ed-hardy-clothing.co.uk" REL="nofollow">ed hardy clothing </A> Online Store - We wholesale and retail cheap <A HREF="http://www.Ed-hardy-shirts.com" REL="nofollow">ed hardy shirts</A> <br />g including Ed Hardy Men's Clothing,<A HREF="http://www.ed-hardy-clothing.us" REL="nofollow">ed hardy clothing </A>Clothing,Ed Hardy Kids Clothing, <A HREF="http://www.Ed-hardy-shirts.com" REL="nofollow">ed hardy womens</A> Sunglasses, Ed Hardy Swimwear and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-76203964443168790272009-01-16T04:41:00.000+03:302009-01-16T04:41:00.000+03:30I know a lot of annoying people similar to Person ...I know a lot of annoying people similar to Person Four, not just the banning the books thing, but the loud and obnoxious evilness also.<BR/><BR/>I just think we should chuck Person Four in an outhouse and push it down a hill. Just saying.<BR/><BR/>-MaggieMaggie Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581097340863800587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-88469103832099655902008-08-09T00:06:00.000+04:302008-08-09T00:06:00.000+04:30Bilgisayar TemalarıAvatar Yapma SiteleriNefret ve ...<A HREF="http://bebjo.blogspot.com/2008/08/bilgisayar-temalari.html" REL="nofollow">Bilgisayar Temaları</A><A HREF="http://bebjo.blogspot.com/2008/08/avatar-yapma-siteleri.html" REL="nofollow">Avatar Yapma Siteleri</A><A HREF="http://bebjo.blogspot.com/2008/08/nefret-ve-ayrilik-nickleri.html" REL="nofollow">Nefret ve Ayrılık Nickleri</A><A HREF="http://bebjo.blogspot.com/2008/07/internetten-msn-acma-ebuddycom.html" REL="nofollow">İnternetten Msn Açma</A><A HREF="http://bebjo.blogspot.com/2008/07/msn-sifresi-degistirmek-resimli-anlatim.html" REL="nofollow">Msn Şifresi Değiştirme</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-55219643868918066202008-07-22T12:32:00.000+04:302008-07-22T12:32:00.000+04:30thank you maswexthank you <A HREF="http://maswex.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">maswex</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-36738860762799732332008-05-05T15:47:00.000+04:302008-05-05T15:47:00.000+04:30thank you nice sharingthank you nice sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-71935275828984124992008-01-12T23:31:00.000+03:302008-01-12T23:31:00.000+03:30Wow, it sounds so communist! I thought we hated co...Wow, it sounds so communist! I thought we hated communism. Apparently, various stupid people wish to induce it. And back when there was the threat of it, they would be the ones screaming, "COMMUNIST!" like a chicken with its head off. Funny how nowadays, they ARE the communists. Niiice. Morons.<BR/><BR/>I myself get really freaked out reading books with horror details painted, but I love being freaked out, so while I'm sitting there, shuddering, I'm oddly fascinated too. Those crooks trying to deny us of the thrill of reading.<BR/><BR/>I myself only buy books. No libraries for me. But stupid people who don't read then try to make out they do just for five minutes of fame? Irritating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-11090666866433835922008-01-09T01:41:00.000+03:302008-01-09T01:41:00.000+03:30I don't have much to say, other than this post was...I don't have much to say, other than this post was brilliant and I agree completely.<BR/><BR/>I have read all of your books and I read The Bermudez Triangle last. I'm kind of wishing I had read it first because it was incredible. Now I can't pick a favourite. It's between The Key to the Golden Firebird and The Bermudez Triangle.<BR/>Anyway, there was nothing offensive in that novel and I loved the story between the three girls. It reminded me of a friendship triangle I had when I was younger. It was just so true to life, especially how the characters fall into finding love when they least expect it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-60637078765062182662008-01-08T22:28:00.000+03:302008-01-08T22:28:00.000+03:30Censorship is awesome in the fact that all it does...Censorship is awesome in the fact that all it does is create more hype about the book than ever. So meg, Expect a whole lot more sales. I thought PD#8 WAS AWESOME. Its unfortunate that there are so many close minded people in this world. <BR/><BR/>Oh Well. <BR/><BR/>Keep Writing and keep getting censored. It might actually increase literacy in this god forsaken world. What a miracle that would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-11540903219508483062008-01-08T21:08:00.000+03:302008-01-08T21:08:00.000+03:30Hi Maureen. How are you? I am one of Meg Cabot's b...Hi Maureen. How are you? I am one of Meg Cabot's biggest fans, and I fully believe that she deserves alot of support from her fans.<BR/>I am truly sorry that her writing is not being appreciated, and that all her hard work is being washed down the drain. Although she must be hurting at a time like this, I believe that she should continue to have faith, and continue what she does best! This same issue happened to poor J.K.Rowling, who was recieving hate mail from parents of children who wanted Harry Potter banned. J.K. Rowling continued on writing, even though parents all over the world were trying their very best to stop her.<BR/>Even though I don't care much for Harry Potter myself, I do feel that writing a book takes alot of hard work, and effort, and that many people don't know what it's like, or what it takes to create a book. Anyway, keep up the good work Meg, and never stop writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-49536206064640667742008-01-08T12:24:00.000+03:302008-01-08T12:24:00.000+03:30Maureen,No matter how much we try we will never be...Maureen,<BR/><BR/>No matter how much we try we will never be able to completely rid the world of all the stupidity it contains. There will always be a person four shouting in the background. However, I hope that all us YA advocates will join together and stand up for what we believe in, and hopefully along the way we can save some fantastic books from sitting- dusty and hidden- on a rotting shelf in the basement of a library. I hope that in time the protestors will realize that removing books simply because they don't agree with the words on the pages only inspires us even more to fight against them. Raising awareness in communities where this is taking place is the best solution to stop this from happening. The Bartlesville Incident (as I am now calling it) was an awful thing and I'm glad that you took a stand against such ignorance. Always remember:<BR/><BR/>"Every burned book enlightens the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson<BR/><BR/><BR/>-Alexa<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm so excited for Suite Scarlett! I wish I had gotten this comment in by Monday but, sadly, a lack of internet access prevented this. And I'm sorry that you are a disgusting, filthy, no-good human being who seeks to corrupt our souls. I actually didn't know until your recent blog, but now that I do I'm definately going to keep a closer eye on you.Alexa Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996498782348946081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-80589126898064538942008-01-08T07:14:00.000+03:302008-01-08T07:14:00.000+03:30That is soooo wrong, people should not ban books!!...That is soooo wrong, people should not ban books!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-30514927919992340532008-01-06T09:00:00.000+03:302008-01-06T09:00:00.000+03:30Apparently the tex book editors didn't get a look ...Apparently the tex book editors didn't get a look at my AP World History Book. Nice five page section on sexual relatins, illegitimate children, and forms of birth control from the 1700s to mid 1800s. And of course the david.<BR/>Which my teacher insists he was the model for.<BR/><BR/>I actually haven't read Princess Diaries VIII, so I'll just have to see what all the fuss is about tomorrow when I pay a visit to Mr. Bookstore. Best of luck to Ms. Cabot and yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-1031135111132717502008-01-06T07:45:00.000+03:302008-01-06T07:45:00.000+03:30My God. I think I love you. As a former English te...My God. I think I love you. As a former English teacher and high school librarian, I cheered on every word you wrote in your entry on censorship. That's why most teachers supplement their textbooks with other books, stories, videos, and the like. Textbooks are boring, and they provide no space for discussions that are not contrived. As for working in a school library, I once had a mother who wanted to have every single book with any swearing in it removed from our high school library. Thank goodness she didn't carry that one any further than a follow-up meeting with the principal! On the librarian's behalf, thanks a million for being so supportive of her. Believe me, supportive authors are famous in the librarian community. Chris Crutcher especially, but many others as well. Many feel that if their books aren't challenged at least occasionally they aren't interesting enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-26075582915783646802008-01-06T04:34:00.000+03:302008-01-06T04:34:00.000+03:30MJ - I'm a big Cabot fan. I've read all the Prince...MJ - I'm a big Cabot fan. I've read all the Princess Diaries books. I find it funny that the books are "rated" - Ages 12 and Up - on the inside cover, and are meant for teenagers, and here - they're being challenged. But, it is Cabot's dream. So, good for her. =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-83489324427731128312008-01-05T07:30:00.000+03:302008-01-05T07:30:00.000+03:30Okay, I have actually read PD8 and all I would lik...Okay, I have actually read PD8 and all I would like to say about the wankers banning it and Bermudez Triangle is "Waiter! I will have what they are having!" Seriously, whatever it is these wankers I smoking, I want some, because their world sounds so very interesting....<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I should not be all sarcastic at these guys, but since I too, am on the book buying committee at the school where I work, I can tell you, I am totally seeing RED here. And another thing, every time I (or our head librarian) sees that a book has been challenged somewhere, we automatically add it to our wish list. We now have 3 copies of Bermudez in circulation. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I was a bit miffed about spoilers in the comments of the ARC comments thread, and suggested that I should use that as a reason to receive the ARC because I was bummed because of the spoilers, but I had not made it official yet. Okay, since then, I have had not one but THREE more books that I have not read yet spoiled. Two set of spoilage occurred in a non-book thread on BBS that I hang on and the last one was in an email. I HATE SPOILERS! I want a purple tazer to taze SPOILY PEOPLE. But in lieu of a purple tazer, a nice big, thick ARC of Suite Scarlett that can be used to bonk spoily people over the head with (in between chapters) would be very nice. <BR/><BR/>But I still want a purple tazer someday. I promise that if you let me have one, I will use it only for good, instead of evil. I will merely taze book banners, spoily people and telemarketers.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long postage.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288421243575243457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-82007933758725425692008-01-05T07:20:00.000+03:302008-01-05T07:20:00.000+03:30"Children coping with adult situations or decision..."Children coping with adult situations or decisions; young people challenging or questioning authority"<BR/><BR/>That one's my favorite. It's just more proof that the MAN controls everything. The MAN's bringing me down, man. =D<BR/><BR/>I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I LOVED Bermudez. I even got the special-covered beach version (its [official] name escapes me).<BR/><BR/>I think I want to act on this...my library has a shelf "in the back" filled with "risque" books with everything from sex to homosexuality to drugs on it. (Augusten Burrows' books are about as available as the Holy Grail) I'm going to see what I can do about getting them on a shelf, somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for you inspiration Maureen, you're AMAZING. =)alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12406934074429167471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-11622018980482049582008-01-05T03:26:00.000+03:302008-01-05T03:26:00.000+03:30LLLLLLOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUDDDDDD!!!!!!!!I will help I h...LLLLLLOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUDDDDDD!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I will help I have decided something............. I am like person 4 except I'm not usually stupid. I just like to be loud.<BR/>I wuill be even more loud if you give me Suite ScarlettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-72360278324956713822008-01-05T01:01:00.000+03:302008-01-05T01:01:00.000+03:30Hey! This reminded me of the whole up-rising abou...Hey! This reminded me of the whole up-rising about that one movie...uhm, oh what was it...polar bear?? AH! The Golden Compass!! How just because the people's souls were outside the body, some over-the-top Christians (no offense or anything, but they had to be seriously dedicated) get their feather's riled and file complaints that it's against God! I mean, it's FANTASY PEOPLE!!<BR/><BR/>MJ: will do on the whole Meg Cabot book reading. (However, Suite Scarlett would also be nice!)<BR/><BR/>*Emilee<BR/><BR/>PS: Keep us posted on why she's being challenged (the details anyway) etc. Thanks! I'll just mosey on over to her page...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-66798585076478855682008-01-04T23:40:00.000+03:302008-01-04T23:40:00.000+03:30At first I didn't think I was going to enter this ...At first I didn't think I was going to enter this contest, because I couldn't think of one good reason why I should get this book. Until the mail came this morning...<BR/><BR/>MJ should send me Suite Scarlet because I got rejected by Robinson College of the University of Cambridge. Now I'm stuck for at least another 1.5 years in this country with its average universities.<BR/><BR/>PS: my mom is also a person who would be in favour of banning a book without ever reading it. She is still opposed of Harry Potter .(something to do with her fundamentalistic christianity)Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766177435322321380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-25268707081588500722008-01-04T23:29:00.000+03:302008-01-04T23:29:00.000+03:30My latest two blog entries have been about The Giv...My latest two blog entries have been about <I>The Giver</I> by Lois Lowry....which is banned all over the place. Which actually baffles me. I understand the things people object to in the book...but what they don't seem to understand is that <I>the book is saying that those things are wrong!!!!!</I> I just don't get it.<BR/><BR/>But you are absolutely right about the loud person. And it is impossible to escape the loud person.<BR/><BR/>*sigh*the dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910969956758977269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-49643586383883329952008-01-04T22:46:00.000+03:302008-01-04T22:46:00.000+03:30Wow. I thought you were kidding about the spiders ...Wow. I thought you were kidding about the spiders and swimming pools. And then there's this: "Any topic that is likely to upset students and affect their performance on the rest of the test." To which I can only say, "WTF, mate?" I mean, really, that could be <I>anything</I>. What if some kid has a profound fear of cheese? (There was a girl at my high school who did. It's called turophobia.) Jeez. You just. Can't. Please. Everyone. The sooner people figure that out, the sooner Person 4 will stop being the one to run the show.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973919476775741074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-82994754770436448262008-01-04T22:35:00.000+03:302008-01-04T22:35:00.000+03:30i should get suite scarlett cause i will campaign ...i should get suite scarlett cause i will campaign against book bannings and use the book cause it has your name on it to say mJ suuports the cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-21470025100888608792008-01-04T21:53:00.000+03:302008-01-04T21:53:00.000+03:30Mj should send me Suite Scarlett because in the mi...Mj should send me Suite Scarlett because in the middle of a lake there was duck, and a cat was sitting on his tail, even when the duck went under, the cat stayed dry. Why? (you are soooooo lucky I didn't do this in Spanish like I originally heard it.)<BR/><BR/>And it pains me to say this, but my grandmother is one of those people who would ban a book without even reading it just for the suggested material. But then again she told me that all punx, goths, rockers, etc. were all going to hell for dressing the way they do. So I'm going to hell, according to my grandma, because I read books that aren't the Bible and I'm a rocker. Although... she has never actually said that I am going to hell, just my friends and favorite authors. And I can't argue with her because of the language barrier and she has a bad heart, WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS MJ!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-69941831698239939582008-01-04T20:22:00.000+03:302008-01-04T20:22:00.000+03:30gosh, I am tired of all these stupid people trying...gosh, I am tired of all these stupid people trying to run everyone's life. Whether it's a book they want banned, or even a chance just to push you around, they do it. All I have to say is that if I ever write a book, I will refuse to take any of that crap these people are giving awesome authors like you M.J., and I will keep all the controversial subjects in the book, ignoring those stupid people.<BR/>I wish the best of luck to Meg Cabot--she is also an amazing author--and I hope that you won't have to deal with these stupid people again. <BR/><3 KatieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-59559069051687042002008-01-04T17:00:00.000+03:302008-01-04T17:00:00.000+03:30I have not yet read Princess Diaries 8 (which is w...I have not yet read Princess Diaries 8 (which is what usually happens when I run out of cash with which to buy the latest installment of a favourite series of mine) and now I'm savin' up my cash for it. Because Meg Cabot needs support. Buuut of course this is the lamest way of support I can think of, so now I'm off to go email her something comforting.<BR/><BR/>And oh yeah. Remaining saved up cash will go towards Suite Scarlett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com