The Lost Flower Children
lol this is my second review. i still want to find out if the counter charm worked and if the lady was the silent child so please make a second 1 The book was ok but i really wanted to know what would happen so can u write another? ur the best author in the world make a second flower children I LOVED THE BOOK. Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!make a second flower children this book is awsome plz make another lost flower children about the counter charm i loved it soooooooooooooooooo much my teacher read it to us we really liked it I really enjoyed this book! as a student in school I look forward to reading more of your boooks ! plz plz plz plz make more ur awsom My 9yr old daughter & a classmate loved this book, and hand wrote you a letter with questions about it. I was hoping to scan it and email it to you, or send it by post. Is there an email or postal address I might use for this? The girls are very anxious to share their thoughts with you if it is possible. Thank you very much. R.J.F.a.k.a. Abby's Daddy I think this was a satisfiying book of lost teacups and children waiting to be found. The charecters seem to jump off the page and bring you into the book yourself, because it is so well detailed but not boring at all. Reading this book is a good way to spend you time!!!!!!! I wanna be a Flower Child! Dear Janet,I think your book is very good. If I could rate it 1 to 10 it would be a 10! I hope there is a sequel to it. I loved the book, because it was so magical!!!!! I read the book in one day almost nonstop!!! The way it ended makes me think there might be a sequel to it...is there???I'm just dying for more!!! I love how you have made Olivia and Nellie's visit into a mystery. And how they found out about a mystery by reading a fantasy book and finding out that it was true. I really liked how they had to find the cups and teapot. Some chapters made me want to hear more and more chapters. I really got into the book when they found the first cup. I think it is weird that Nellie has a lot of rules. I really recommend this book and AUTHOR.ALL HER BOOKS ARE GREAT. I am an adult and former nursery school teacher. I was extremely disturbed by the scene in "Lost Flower Children" when Nellie throws rocks at Olivia and another girl. My son lost his right eye in an accident last summer, and I know it takes only a second for someone to lose an eye or be gravely injured -- even killed -- in a moment of thoughtlessness. Everyone worried more about Nellie's feelings getting hurt than about the fact that she could have killed or blinded one of those girls. Throwing rocks (or violence of any kind) is NEVER acceptable -- even if your mother has just died, even if you are angry.
jake d
north port, florida usa - 9/21/2006 9:5am
ivan b
north port, florida - 9/21/2006 9:1am
alej t
north port, florida america - 9/21/2006 9:0am
jake d
north port, florida usa - 9/21/2006 8:54am
alej t
north port, florida america - 9/20/2006 3:13pm
jake u
north port, Fl. U.S.A. - 9/20/2006 3:13pm
R.J. F
Appleton, WI USA - 9/13/2006 7:25pm
lauren l
new york, new york america - 8/5/2006 7:57pm
Stew P
- 4/18/2006 2:53pm
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVE BOOKS NOW. I HOPE OTHERS GET A CHANCE TO READ THE BOOK.
thais s
jax, fl U.S. - 4/2/2006 10:38am
i am reading this book for a book project. my teacher picked it out for me. i thought i wasn't goin to like it, but then i started to read. i was instantly hooked on it. the fact that it is a fairy tale made it more interesting. i would recommend it to anyone.
jen q
orlando, florida united states - 3/30/2006 4:42pm
I am a teenage girl and one of my teachers made me read this book. when i began to read it was boring but as i read on i began to love it. I was extremely disturbed by the scene in "Lost Flower Children" when Nellie throws rocks at Olivia and another girl. Everyone worried more about Nellie's feelings getting hurt than about the fact that she could have killed or blinded one of those girls. Throwing rocks (or violence of any kind) is NEVER acceptable-- even if your mother has just died, even if you are angry. It was so stupid of the lady that kept brakin the rules that the little girl came up with. I even say if that was me in the book i would of told that little girl something like: this is not your house to be screaming at me like that when i broke the rules,it's my house and i'll do what i want. but i love the book "The Lost Flower Children"
kaley t
chuauvin, louisiana united states - 3/18/2006 9:44pm
I really enjoy reading fairy tales and I
think this was the best one. Janet Taylor Lisle
is one of my favorite authors.
Maddie K
Los Altos, California U.S.A - 2/22/2006 6:40pm
Motherless Olivia and her sister Nellie
go to stay at their Aunt Minty's house
for the summer. They find a blue tea
set buried in the garden. There was a
story that there were children who
turned into flowers and if you put the
tea set on the table in the right order
in the garden they will come back to
life again.
Maddie Kl
Los Altos, California U.S.A - 2/22/2006 6:38pm
the book was wonderful! janet- are you going to write a sequel? thanks
Genevieve F
brandon, florida united states - 2/20/2006 10:43am
I love this book.
Diana M
Spring Hill, FL U.S. - 1/29/2006 10:42am
The Lost Flower Children was a book that inspired me (in 5th grade) to read a lot more than I was before. After I read the book, I told some people in my class about it & they went and read the book and liked it alot too! Janet Taylor Lisle is one of my top 2 favorite authors. E.B. White is my other one. I advise you to read the book if you already haven't.
Carissa P
Turlock, California United States - 10/15/2005 0:5am
I enjoyed The Lost Flower Children. I think it is cool how Olivia finds the story in a story book and even though it doesn't say if Aunt Minty is the smallest child, I think she was. I think it is funny how at the very end, Aunt Minty finds the real teapot. I hope that the lost flower children really do come back and that the party goes on. I think that Nellie is hilarious with her "golden rules". I like Aunt Minty with her straw hat. Overall The Lost Flower Children is a good book.
Joy H.
Princeton, Texas United States of America - 8/24/2005 12:41pm
Some of the grade 6 class read your book. We thought that it was very good. We liked how the girls found all the cups but not the real teapot until the end. We did not like how the book ended because it never ever told whether or not the lost flower children were found. We think that there should be another book to tell what happened afterward.
By Aly Brooke Kasss Jordan Teacher Mrs.Watt
Aly T
Reston, Manitoba Canada - 6/14/2005 11:33am
hello my name is stephanie when I was in 4th grade we had a battle of the books competition and I thought i wasn't going to enjoy itbut after I read the story I think I read it over again because it gave so much enthusiasm and fun and it was funny too. i am now 12 and me and my mom got into a fight. i let her borrow 5 of my books and the lost flower children was one of them. she just picked it up yesterday and we finshed it tonight. she is 48 and she loved it too. she even is wondering if you're going to write a second book? and so am I. I think she enjoyed the book so much that it is one of her favorite books. what i mean is if a grownup reads it then you have to be doing something right and if a grownup liked it then you're a fab author. write??????
stephanie g
Tampa, fl u.s.a - 6/8/2005 7:11pm
hey
i really like this book but i am not done but so far its a really good book i think its a great children's book because i would know because i am only 11. do you like being an author??
jaymie jj
Thunder Bay, canada - 5/26/2005 5:13pm
The Lost Flower Children is now one of my favorite books in the world!!! My favorite parts were when Nellie and Olivia found the cups.I LOVE magic and Elves and faeries and stuff like that. The Lost Flower Children was the first book that I read that you wrote and I am definitely going to read more of your books. You are now on my top 5 list of favorite authors!!!
Bye!
Savannah M
Tampa , Florida United States - 5/5/2005 1:2pm
My mom read this to me.
It was a very good book. I liked it because Olivia is the same age as I am. My mom had a very hard time just reading 1 chapter at a time!
MY mother writes too.
I love that the tea cups were right in front of them, all they had to do is find them.! Will there be another lost flower children book?
The ending sounded like there could be.
Thank you!
Breanna H
arlington, Tx US - 3/2/2005 8:0am
A wonderful story. Also a great mystery. It keeps you on your toes. It is also funny, it has a great story inside a story.
Kourtney G
Hudson, U.S New Hampshire - 2/14/2005 6:16pm
IT IS A GREAT BOOK I LOVED IT ALOT
Hailey C
Lutz, Florida U.S.A - 1/6/2005 8:36pm
I read your book at first and thought it was a little childish.(I am in the 7th grade and 12 years old.) But then when I finished I thought it was great for all ages. Well, I read a lot of the other responses and I think you wouldn't write a 2nd book because that would make the 1st one not as magical and great. Please don't write a 2nd. It would make you not think and imagine the ending. That is what makes the story special. Thanks for making time to read this.
Camille W
Clayton, NC US - 9/4/2004 4:41pm
I loved your book!!! WRITE A SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily D.
Perkasie, P.A. U.S. - 7/16/2004 8:49am
Your book was GREAT!!! It was full of mystery and magic!!That is two things I love in books.I read the Investigators of the Unknown, and they were great! I heard about The Lost Flower Childern, and read it.
Olivia D.
Perkasie, P.A. U.S - 7/16/2004 8:43am
I just finished reading the book "The Lost Flower Children". From the moment I picked it up and let my eyes feast on its contents I could not put it down. No matter how tired I was I just kept reading. It told about two young aged girls
trying to find eight tulip shaped cups and a pitcher to match to break the evil green-skins spell on the Flower Children. I won't give away any more of this wonderful tale. I'll leave it to you to read and be put through the grand experience that i also shared.
Jean S.
Pacific, Missouri U.S.A. - 6/9/2004 3:27pm
Dear Ms. Lisle,
You are coming to my school on the 10th of May so I am eally excited to meet you, your book, The Lost Flower Children is one of the best yet. I am now reading the Crying Rocks for book talk. In school we are doing a lot of projects because you are coming. 5 to be exact. In class we read the book the Great Dimpole Oak,it was awesome! Then we had to choose another book and read it. I chose the Lost Flower Children. Then I went to book talk and realized that we were going to read another one of your books. In school we are going to make a book preview file project on the book we chose for you. I am realy excited to do it! I cannotwait untill you come tp me school, i hope you have a blast because I know I amgoing to!
Palak S
Nowood, New Jersey United States of America - 4/25/2004 10:50am
I really loved your book! It was a mystrey (which I don'tnormally like), but it was so magical and interesting! I was just a little disappointed that the first teapot they found wasn't the real one. I began to doubt the storyin the was true because through out the whole book except for this part I belived 110% that the story was true and that the children would come back to life. I also was disappointed when the party downstairs that Oliva heard was only the neighborhood kids and not the Lost Flower Children. This book kept me interested through out the whole book. I really enjoyed reading your book!
P.S. A sequel may be a good idea!!:-) ;-)
Michelle S.
Reading, MA USA - 4/5/2004 7:40pm
Dear Ms. Lisle, I really like your book. It is very mysterious.After the first chapter I read I knew it would be a good book. I knew this because you have a catchy beginning. Please write another Lost Flower Children book!!!!
Shannon H
Valrico, FL USA - 3/10/2004 7:26am
Dear Ms Lisle,
The Lost Flower Children is the best book I have ever read yet!The book clubat my school is reading it.I have just finished with chapter 10 and started 11. MsLisle I really hope you write another book or more! My favorite part of your book was when Nellie acts like she is the "Queen" of the house.I really, really LOVEDThe Lost Flower Children, thank you so so much for writing The Lost Flower Children!!!
Kayla G
Valrico, FL USA - 3/9/2004 8:55pm
Dear Ms. Lisle, I really like your book. It is very mysterious. After the first chapter I read I knew it would be a good book. I knew this because you have a catchy beginning. Please write another Lost Flower Children book!!!!
Shannon H
Valrico, FL USA - 3/9/2004 7:28pm
Dear Ms.Lisle,I really like your book The Lost Flower Children.My book club is reading it. We are planting a garden like in your book. I am in charge of lady's slippers. We found a perfect little spot that is shaped likea horseshoe, just like in the book. I am not sure lady's slippers could grow in Florida, though.
Cassie P.
Valrico, FL USA - 3/7/2004 4:7pm
I really like your book.I just can`t put it down.My
favorite charicter so far is Nellie because she`s the boss.
I love it in the begining when
she has to bring all her stuffed animals to Aunt Minty`s cause she can`t sleep
without them.I`m planting my
own garden with my friends.
We`re planting all the Flowers
from the book.Bye.
Megan L
Valrico, Florida USA - 3/4/2004 3:14pm
Dear Ms Janet, I am eight years old and I love to read,writeand draw. I absolutely love your book, The Lost Flower Children!!! I read almostever minute of the day!!!! Your book is one of my favorites of all the booksI've read!!!!!!! I was shocked when Nellie hit Olivia on the head with a stone!My favorite part was when Olivia read The Lost Flower Children to Nellie. Itwas very interesting when Great-Aunt Minty had the book and it was real. I hopeyou write four more sequels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please order a book of my veryown because the book I read was from my school librarey.
Taylor H
Valrico, FL USA - 3/3/2004 7:30pm
this book was so cool it at first seamed a little childeshbeceuase all of my friends read really big books, and I'm a bad speller slowreader and get bored with books fast. But this book is insiring, I'm try to getthem to read it to.
P.S.I'm sory about my spelling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julia S
browsvile, washington U.S.A. - 2/16/2004 3:35pm
I liked the book a lot.It was about sisters that go totheir
Aunt Minty's house while their
dad finds a new job.At first they hate it trere, but then after a while theylike it.
When they go up they find a book.They read the book and start to think it's real.Theythink that Auant Minty is the
"silent child", and look for the missing tea set, and find it realizing thatthe tea pot
isn't the same.So they look for the real one and find it
and that is the end of the book!
Kristin C
Spring Hill , Florida United States of America - 2/3/2004 4:39pm
I loved the Lost Flower Children! My friend recomendedthe book to me and at first I was doubtfull because it really wasn't my style.But it was great! The only thing is (and after reading the other reviews I thinkmost agree) that you really should make a second book!
Joanne F
san diego , ca USA - 1/5/2004 6:35pm
Hi my name is Rachel (12) and my friends name is Meggie(10). My mom read this book to us and we couldnt put the book down.We kept onbegging my mom to read more. This is the first book that I had to finish thebook. We got shocked at the end when it left us hanging. We read the book fortwo hours straight. I really liked this book because it had alot of realisticbut fairy tale possibilities. This book had so much imagination.it was the bestbook I ever read. I mean this book was great.
rachel and meggie jc
carpiteria, Ca america - 1/5/2004 2:37pm
This is the best book that i have ever read and i encourageeveryone who likes to read to try this book you will not want to put it downuntil you are done and its a favorite to everyone who reads it you will wantto read this book over and over again and you will want to pass it on to yourchildren and then thier children
CIndy G
Conway, Arkansas USA - 12/20/2003 8:41pm
Dear Ms. Taylor Lisle:
I just read The Lost Flower Children. Now I have to write you a letter. Couldyou please let me know how to mail a letter to you?
Leyla H.
Leyla H
Scottsdale, AZ USA - 11/24/2003 10:43pm
Dear Ms. Janet Taylor Lisle,
I really LOVED The Lost Flower Children! I wished there was a 2nd book I wouldread it anytime!
Meg S
La Canada, 91011 California - 11/12/2003 10:43pm
I liked this book so much, it
filled my mind with crazy
thoughts!I think other
people should read it!
drew r
hunt.bea., c.a. usa - 4/28/2003 8:33pm
Dear Ms. Taylor I have just finished reading THE LOSTFLOWER CHILDREN and I am very disappointed with the ending. At least you shouldwrite what happens when they find the tea cup.I mean what if the charm does notwork? And maybe the dad might not even get a job. Anyway, I liked the beginningbut when it went slowly on to the ending I kept wondering how on earth you couldfit how they transform the lost flower children and have a happy ending in justtwo pages.[That's how much I had left over to read.] Thank you for reading myletter and I hope you write a sequel to THE LOST FLOWER CHILDREN.
Atina S
Winter Haven, America - 4/24/2003 6:59pm
I never understood the end.
Why didn't you write about what happens when the lost flower children get transformedinto children again?
Paneez S
Winter Haven, America - 4/24/2003 6:32pm
I am Aubrey Grube. I am 8 and I was enchanted by "Afternoonof the Elves" and "The Lost Flower Children".
I wanted to finish the story "The Lost Flower Children". It'snot that you didn't finish it, it's just I wanted to see the scenewhere the children come back to life, so here is what I wrote...
"Glory!", said Aunt Minty. "I've struck something here." Everyonelooked. It was the teapot! They rearranged the table and put the teapot on itand the flowers began to rustle. Nellie was happy and amazed at the same time!And Olivia was amazed. And Aunt Minty was just really happy! And.poof!The party began!!!
Aubrey G
Walworth, NY USA - 4/20/2003 10:15pm
i don't see the magic in this book! CAN SOMEONE SHOW METHE MAGIC?! flower children? riiight...pass the bong please
gc gc
gc, gc gc - 4/1/2003 11:30am
I just fell upon your name by accident after reading aBlossom Culp book but I am certainly glad I did. While in the library one dayI found The Lost Flower Children on the shelf and while I was planning on gettingone of your books out it was there and I took it out and am very glad I did.As I have read your comments from other readers I am very much in agreement withthem you should really write a sequel to this book as it is a tale within a taleand very worth while reading. I passed this book on to my 10 year old to readand told her how good it was and mentioned it to two of my friends. That is howmuch I enjoyed this book. As you can well guess I will be checking out otherbooks written by you and truly hope I enjoy them as much as I have this one.Keep up the good work. A book is only as good as its writer but when you canreally get into it and feel like you are there you know you have found a gem.Thank you for the excellent read.
Lindhorst L
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada - 3/24/2003 1:1pm
Dear Janet,
I am a big fan of your books and I LOVED the Lost Flower Children!!!!!!!!!!!:-)Youhave to write a sequel to it!! I just have to know what happens next! I loveto read and write and I like to write fantasy also.
Chelsea L
Usa - 2/25/2003 5:56pm
I just finished you book "The Lost Flower Children." Iwould not really read this type of book but the way it was worded drug me in.I was in school in PE and ended up spending my time reading because I could notstay away from it.You are going to write a 2nd one, right!! Does the dad comeget them in middle of the school year or not? Do the lost flower children comeback or not? You have to write a 2nd one to answer these questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amber S
Vancouver, Washington USA - 2/11/2003 8:47pm
This book is amazing! It is a well-written, magical tale.I've read good books before, but while reading The Lost Flower Children, I feltlike I was actually in it.It's a beautiful story, and I can't put it down!
Sara H.
St. Petersburg, Florida USA - 2/10/2003 1:50pm
Thia was a great book. It's one of my favorite books ofall times.One thing is that you should write a second book.
Karla V.
WINTER SPRINGS, Florida U.S.A - 1/30/2003 8:0pm
I really loved reading your book "The Lost FlowerChildren". Because, it is a mystery and I love mystery. I am really gladthat it ended in a good way and that they had the party after all. I realizedat the end that the original Tea Pot that Nellie and Olivia found was placedthere by Aunt Minty and at the end they found the real one.
If I could change one thing about your book it would be the mother dying. Because,that is sad and it's scary to me. I think instead that you could say that Oliviaand Nellie were going to visit their Aunt Minty for the summer while their parentswent off somewhere.
Davey D
Ocoee, FL USA - 1/26/2003 7:18pm
I read the Lost Flower Children by Janet Taylor Lisle.I enjoyed it very much with Olivia and Nellie as the main characters and theproblem with Aunt Minty. Read this magical story to find out about the magicgarden.
Cristina R
Toronto, Ontario Canada - 1/6/2003 7:32pm
A lovely story filled with
enchanting characters and
the magic love brings in
spite of loss. A must read!
elisabeth k
Boston, ma usa - 11/25/2002 1:17pm
When I first heard the book, I
loved it, but at the end my eyes opened wide because it
never told you if the lost flower children ever came back. I want you to makea second book of the lost flower children so I can read it.
Kaitlyn N
Palatka, FL USA - 10/17/2002 10:41am
Hi my name is lacey the book you wrote the lost flowerchidren is fantastic but you left us hanging at the end. i can not wait to readyour next book.
Lacey M.
Palatka, FL USA - 10/17/2002 10:20am
i loved your book the lost flower children. it is a wonderfulbook for kids to read.i can not wait to read number 2 of the lost flower children.you are a wonderful writer.
Jeremy B
Palatka, FL USA - 10/17/2002 10:9am
I really liked the lost flower children and would lovefor you to make a second verision.It was funny because my reading class wereamazed that it ended the way it did.Well gotta go.
Courtney A.
Palatka, Fl usa - 10/17/2002 10:2am
I REALY LIKED THE LOST FLOWER CHIDREN BOOK.BUT I WAS VERYMAD AT THE END. YOU HAVE GOT TO WRIGHT A LOST FLOWER CHILDREN TWO. SO GET WRITTINGNOW.OR ELSE I'LL WRIGHT IT MYSELF
Daniel S
Palatka, FL USA - 10/17/2002 9:57am
I
Daniel S.
Palatka, FL U.S.A. - 10/17/2002 9:50am
I teach fourth grade reading and read this book to my class.We loved the book, but were very disappointed with the ending!! Please writea sequal.
Renee' L
Palatka, Florida U.S.A. - 10/17/2002 9:49am
I am eight years old and I just finished reading The LostFlower Children. I loved this book but I was really disappointed that you didn'tknow at the end what happened to the flower children. Did they come back? I'dlove it if you would write another book about how they came back. This is oneof the best books I've ever read because I like magic and mysteries in one. Ialso love flowers and gardens. In fact, my real name is Rosemary, after the herb.It's great that I can tell you what I think on this web site. Usually, the booksI like are written by people who are aren't around anymore! I hope you do writea sequel to this book.
Rosy P
Alexandria, VA USA - 9/8/2002 7:19pm
I really liked this book but, I was surprised by the ending.
Please write a sequel.I like it because it is so magical
and it is the kind of book like.I really hope you write a sequel.
Allison R
Pleasnton, Californa U.S.A. - 8/13/2002 11:32am
"The Lost Flower Children"was
great.Surprisingly,I have
never read any of Ms.Lisle's
books before,and I want to
read "Afternoon of the Elves"
next.If you like magic and
adventure,these books are for
you!!!
Elena M
PBG, Florida USA - 6/23/2002 7:39pm
Do you have a garden?
Lea H
Winnipeg, Mb. Canada - 6/1/2002 2:29pm
After I read your book I sat in amazment trying to savorevery moment I could. I had a marvelous sleep that night because magic swarmedmy room. There just aren't enough words to exlain the magical and mystical feelingI had inside of me. I love books but this one was just out of the water! Oneof the things that totally sucked me in was that you have an incredable imagination!Flowers, fairys and so much more! I loved it!
Annabelle M.
Naperville, Illinois U.S,A. - 4/16/2002 4:14pm
It was the best book that we have ever read.
READ THE LOST FLOWER CHILDREN!
Rodney and Sarah -
Ogden, Kansas USA - 4/11/2002 1:38pm
I love the story so much. I would love to read it a thousandtimes. If there is a sequel I am defenetly going to read it or buy it. I loveOlivia, she reminds me of myself.
READ THE LOST FLOWER CHILDREN!
Morgan B
Ogden, Ks USA - 4/11/2002 1:35pm
The Lost Flower children is a great book. I heard aboutit from my cousin and I found it in my school library. I was wondering if youare going to publish a sequal. I hope you do:)
Elyse A
Mc Donough, Georgia U.S.A. - 4/6/2002 8:10pm
This is a great book. It is magical and mysterious. Thisbook lets you imagine your own ending. I encourage everyone to read The LostFlower Children. It is a wonderful book!
Sarah S.
New Albany, Ohio United States - 3/26/2002 9:11pm
All i have to sat manly is that it is the best book I'veever read! Nellie is like a trying to be grown up person and Oliva just learnsto put up with her. It's the best book ever!
Tori B.
N. Conway, N.H. U.S. - 2/24/2002 6:24pm
The Lost Flower Children is probably one of the best booksI ever read. I just got through reading it like fifteen minutes ago. Is AuntMinty really the smallest child? I think she was. Where did the other tea potcome from? Maybe the green skins put it there to confuse Aunt Minty. I thinkthe book should have a longer ending. One with a ending like: " The childrenare back home." That's all I have to say.
Lauren S.
West Monroe, Louisiana America - 1/21/2002 0:20am
The book is so wonderful I can't stand it
Ali S
Fayston , Vermont USA - 12/10/2001 7:7pm
Wonderful, but I am desperately in need to find out whathappens. I need to know, are you writing a sequal?
amanda t
naples, florida us of a - 10/25/2001 5:48pm
I love the book and so does my daughter! But the two copieswe bought new in a bookstore seem to be missing some of the last pages: the Barnes&Noblewebsite says the paperback versions have 128 pages but our copies end at 122pages with the end sentence "Glory!" and Aunt Minty. "I've struck something here".We are desperate to know what she found! Author: is there anything after thissentence? Are we indeed missing pages? Help!
shmily@msn.com Thanks! Suzanne and Alexandra Root.
Suzanne R
Vista, CA USA - 8/17/2001 6:15pm
I thought The Lost Flower Children was an interesting andmagical book. I read the book for a school summer project, faster than anythingbecause I couldn't put the book down. I actually had to read three of your booksbut The Lost Flower Children was my favorite. I like how you end your books witha question. It makes readers think on and
come to their own conclusions. Even after the three books were completed I wentout and got anoher one of your books.
Allison B
Warwick, RI 02888 U.S. - 8/12/2001 8:41am
Am looking for an address to send Ms. Lisle an invitationto an awards event she was nominated for this year. Our email is towncrir@osprey.net.The award is the William Allen White Children's Award.
Becky S
Emporia, KS USA - 7/31/2001 12:0pm
This book is one of the best written novels of the century,filled with excitement and magic to make the reader want to read the book overand over again.
Caroline W.
Cincinnati, OH Umited States - 7/3/2001 1:45pm
This book is about Nellie and Olivia trying to save theflower children by digging up the teapot set in Aunt Minty's ( a old lady ) house
Stacey W
Edmonton, Alberta Canada - 6/14/2001 1:13pm
Ms. Lisle's story within a story about the lost flowerchildren beautifully demonstrates how we can find truth in fantasy and fairytales and use it to help heal ourselves. The world needs stories; we live bystories, and our lives are certainly enriched by the stories that Ms. Lisle soexpertly crafts.
Donna M
Fairfax, VA US - 4/1/2001 1:51pm
I am a librarian and just finished reading The Lost FlowerChildren. It is just another great book by Mrs. Lisle. As usual she has somegreat truths for us to figure out.
Kay L.
Valley Falls, Kansas United States - 3/27/2001 3:42pm
Dear Janet,
Your book was amazing but I think you should write The Lost Flower Children ina second version. Who knows? Maybe it will win the Newbery Award! Or go downin history! Good Luck!
meagan c
cleveland, ohio u.s - 2/25/2001 3:30pm
What are your hobbies and intrests?
meagan c
cleveland, ohio u.s - 2/25/2001 3:24pm
Dear Janet,
I loved how your book was so magical! I felt like I was in a dream. How do youthink up these things, like how the green-skinned fairies hid all the blue chinacups and the teapot?
Hannah W
Topsfield, MA USA - 2/9/2001 5:15pm
What are some important facts about your background?
danielle f
steilacoom, wa north america - 2/6/2001 11:55am
Dear Janet Taylor Lisle,
I loved how you put so much
detail into your story.I have one question.How do you think up all your ideas,like the way the garden was horseshoe-shaped?With love, Kelsey
Kelsey A
Topsfield, MA USA - 2/3/2001 11:16am
This interesting fantasy has
left our third graders at the
North Hampton School with
creative juices to spin a
sequel. Since the discovery
of the right teapot does not
bring all the children back,
we created new ways for the
story to continue. It also
left us with a question about
Aunt Minty and whether she
might have been the child who
saw the transformation and
couldn't talk about it. We
would love to hear from the
author. You may contact us
through our librarian at lsherouse
Paige L
North Hampton, NH USA - 1/23/2001 1:52pm
Questions about The Lost Flower Children? Write me care of the book's publisher.--Janet Taylor Lisle
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I loved Nelly's sense of humor and Aunt Minty's staw hat.I also liked how even when Olivia wanted to, they did not give up. I especiallyliked the ending cause it was truly like a fairy tale! :^)
MO Q
Portland, MAINE USA - 1/11/2001 6:32pm
I think it's an amazing book. I thought the ending wasreally awesome. This was the first book of yours I have read and I thought itwas great. I am looking foward to the next book.
Ashland H
Virginia Beach, va - 11/17/00 8:17pm
I loved your book, except the ending was weird. I wantedto know so bad about whether the fairytale was true. Also, you came to my middleschool. You inspired me to write even more, so I'm starting a story about mytwo cats, Shadow and Snickers. Thanks. I'm now starting on Forest. The Lost FlowerChildren was soooo good that I read it in a day and I'm going to read at least3 more of your books..
tatiana k
tiverton, rhode island usa - 10/20/00 8:15pm
I really liked the book but the ending was disappointing.
Cayley S
Ferndale, WA USA - 10/4/00 10:44pm
I am Elsbeth's Mom and also read the book. I loved theending and do not need a sequel. It matters not where the cups came from. The "magic" wasin the story, the healing that the girls found in the garden, and the gardenitself. The characters are great and true to life for the troubles they'd encountered.Aunt Minty is wise from her long life's experiences. We will read more by thisauthor.
Sarah D
Bellingham, WA USA - 10/4/00 4:20pm
I read The Lost Flower Children for book club. I likedthe book, but I didn't like the ending. I was hoping I'd find out if Aunt Mintywas the "silent child" and who planted the cups.
Elsbeth D
Bellingham,, WA USA - 10/4/00 4:10pm
I did not enjoy The Lost Flower Children all that muchbecause I like more excit ing and gorry books.But I liked the ending becauseit makes you think about what could have happened.
Hadassah M
Bellingham, WA 98226, Washington USA - 10/4/00 2:53pm
Well, I guess I should tell you that I'm 37. But I stilllove books for young readers. I enjoyed "The Lost Flower Children", but was alittle startled by the ending.
I thought that someone had lost the last few chapters of the book. I even askedthe women here at our library if they had found the lost pages.
Then I found your site and now know that is how the book ends. I hope that somedaythere will be another book about Aunt Minty and the Flower Children, I can hardlywait!!! Thanks.
Marsha F
Cleveland, TX. USA - 9/12/00 11:35am
My daughters and I lead a monthly book group for girls.We have 18 members, between ages 8 and 13. Our book for October 2000 is The LostFlower Children.
When we were reading books last winter to determine this year's selections, TheLost Flower Children was an obvious choice, even before we finished reading thebook. We particularly loved the "unspoken tangles" of the story; everything isnot spelled-out for the reader. Our discussion will be rich with "What do youthink?" questions and wonderings.
At each book group meeting, we talk about the book of the month, do a project,and read some poetry that compliments the book. For The Lost Flower ChildrenI chose the poems: "The Pointed People" by Rachel Field and "The Fairies" byRose Fyleman.
At our October meeting, I'll tell the girls about this Web site and encouragethem to enter reviews.
Barb H.
Bellingham, WA USA - 8/19/00 4:20pm
Dear Janet,I just read this with my son. He hung on every word. You did awonderful job incorporating magic and reality. I thought that you had a goodsense of how children think. I hope that there will be more to this story. Itruly did not want it to end. I am passing this onto my 81 year old mother. Ithink she too will enjoy this story. One reviewer mentioned about the rock throwingscene. I thought it was very well done and showed the seriouness of the wholesenerio.Thank you for writing such a good piece of literature for all ages.
Catherine S
Columbia, MO - 6/10/2000 4:9pm
Isaac S
Columbia, MO USA - 6/10/2000 4:1pm
Alexis D
Oregon city, Oregon USA - 4/7/2000 7:12pm
Aditi M
Cincinnati, Ohio U.S. - 3/2/2000 2:12pm
Matthew J
Cincinnati, Ohio United States - 3/2/2000 10:46am
Jon M
Cincinati , Ohio United States - 2/23/2000 2:56pm
deborah h
Boulder, Colorado USA - 12/20/99 10:58am
The newest book by my Aunt is a really good book. I think my favorite part is the story within the story, the fairy tale called The Lost Flower Children. This book is a somewhat short but good book for pretty much everybody. Read it and see why!
Nate T.
Washington, D.C. U.S.A. - 12/8/99 5:41pm
What I think happens in the end is that the flower children really do come back to life because their cups are in the garden and I think Aunt Minty finds the real tea pot. This is a really good book. I like the part where you can read the story that comes to life in Aunt Minty's garden (called The Lost Flower Children).
Alexandra P.
Reston, Virginia USA - 5/20/99 9:33am
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