Jenna talks to Bob Minzesheimer for USA Today. Here's the best part of the article:
- "She says she 'very, very modestly' hopes her book will have some of the influence of two books about girls caught up in the Holocaust: Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars and Anne Frank's The Diary of Anne Frank.
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Gail, you know I adore you, but defend this one.
MotherReader, this one's for you.
7 comments:
Kelly,
Is her father ghostwriting the book for her? Don't "misunderestimate" him!
What next? A children's book written by Dick Cheney on gun safety entitled IN YOUR FACE?
Hah! Too funny, Elaine.
Someone must be ghostwriting this book. As I understand it, you shouldn't "misunderestimate" Ms. Bush as well ;)
Apparently George Dubya has himself commented on the forthcoming book:
“Jenna’s book is destinised for bestsellerhood. Its reputation will swiftly oblitifry that of Frank Annie’s Diaries, and Lois Lowry’s matchstick cats and dogs. I move to instantenaciously squash any suggestions that this has been toastwritten. A single teenage mother living with hives has no time to eat toast.”
So funny, Nick. Classic.
I love the "call to action" part. Hey Jenna, how about you make the first call - to your father. You know, the one with all the strong programs for the underprivileged. Oh, wait...
This seems like an unnecessary bit of dialogue. What happened to if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. If you've read the book, give some honest criticism, but why spend time denigrating someone?
While I appreciate your comments, Zee, you will notice I backed off if you read the post I posted yesterday AND the comments I left over at Gail Gauthier's Original Content.
My reactions are part of an ongoing dialogue about celebrity books. Whatever you want to say about Jenna Bush, she's never been recognized for her intellect or way with words.
I am mostly nice on this blog. I don't post negative reviews, nor do I ever go after a first-time author. I do reserve the right to think, however, that Jenna Bush got a book deal based on her name alone. Here's hoping she'll prove me wrong.
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