Re: The Land of Stories Main Thread

[Glorfindel]

Chris' and Alla's reactions to the news:

hrhchriscolfer My reaction to the news… Didn’t even see @aplotkin716 had her phone out! Feeling so blessed today.#TLOS

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This is such wonderful news for Chris, and his TLoS team.

[angelnessa]

It really is, and so well deserved. I'm glad the news came while he was still on tour. That should make the last few stops even more fun and exciting .

[Jellyrolls]

So proud of him! I really love the fact that each book seems to be doing better and better--it shows that though the Glee fandom is the core of his fanbase, he really has grown beyond that.

[ColferInspired]

I am just so proud of him.

He really deserves this.

I saw the alert of Chris tweeting on my phone and wondered what it was. This is the best news ever.

[brisallie]

I'm glad Alla took those pictures :D something I love about Chris is how he still gets surprised by his success, please TLOS has been NEW YORK TIMES Number One since its started :D

[mindschemez]

Back in the number 1 spot!!! I had a gut feeling, or at least the highest hopes, that it would be. The momentum and demand continues to build year after year, it's amazing!

And why did I get emotional seeing it come in at number 1, then seeing Chris' reaction? So proud! We picked a great one to stan!

[Glorfindel]

@chriscolfer Pinch me again! #TheLandOfStories is STILL the #1 Best Selling series in its second week! So EXCITED! So GRATEFUL! Can’t thank everyone enough - so happy the books are finding good homes!

 

[mindschemez]

Amazing! Staying power!

[Kurt addict]

Just arrived! Know what the rest of the day has in store for me

[Buenos]

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-09/series-books/list.html

#2 this week in NYT Best selling childrens series .

THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S SERIESWEEKS
ON LIST
1
THE MAZE RUNNER, by James Dashner. (Random House Publishing.) Amnesiac teenagers endure a series of trials. (Ages 12 and up) 146
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2
LAND OF STORIES, by Chris Colfer. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. (Little, Brown & Company.) Fairy tales and classic stories collide. (Ages 8 to 12) THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S SERIESWEEKS
ON LIST

[fantastica]

not bad at all. actually once you are on the NYT best selling list even for one week you are automatically a NYT best selling author.

[Glorfindel]

@chriscolfer HUGE thank you to all the independent booksellers! #TheLandOfStories is #1 on IndieBound for a third week in a row!

[Buenos]

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-16/series-books/list.html

[Buenos]

Not too shabby , 4th straight week in the top 3.

[Glorfindel]

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TLoS is now at #4 on the New York Times bestselling children series list.
This is the 5th week he's on the list since TLoS4 came out, and the 9th week for the book series overall.

[fantastica]

that's huge accomplishments. like i said once you are on NYT best seller list even once (even at number 10) you are forever a "NYT best seller author". it's really hard to get on that list. only mega authors and mega sellers get on that list. they are the cream of the crop, the tip of the pyramid. i assume chris is the youngest amongst these authors.

[tanita_mors]

those are all pretty successful series - maze runner, harry potter, percy jackson,divergent,... i've read them all. and interestingly enough, his is for the youngest of audience, while others are all young adult.

i wish he gets translated into serbian, and if his success continues maybe he will (all the other series on the list are). i really wanna read his stuff in my native tongue.

[sunshinefan1]

Just wanted to say hi! So - Hi! I'm late to the party. Just discovered TLOS - started reading/listening to the audio with my 5th grade kids. We're on Chapter 5 (read half today) and the kids absolutely love the book. I've been looking for a new series to catch their attention - hard to find something that 5th graders - both boys and girls would like. I know that the books get better and better, but this first book just captured my kids(students) interest and imagination. As a teacher I am so inspired with Chris Colfer - and I finally have another person my students can look up to.

I enjoy all the threads here - especially when I need a laugh! You guys are hysterical!

[ColferInspired]

Just wanted to say hi! So - Hi! I'm late to the party. Just discovered TLOS - started reading/listening to the audio with my 5th grade kids. We're on Chapter 5 (read half today) and the kids absolutely love the book. I've been looking for a new series to catch their attention - hard to find something that 5th graders - both boys and girls would like. I know that the books get better and better, but this first book just captured my kids(students) interest and imagination. As a teacher I am so inspired with Chris Colfer - and I finally have another person my students can look up to.

I enjoy all the threads here - especially when I need a laugh! You guys are hysterical!

Hi, welcome to the board.

[sunshinefan1]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to all the conversations that go on here. I've read some people comment on the TLOS - usually adults and I want to share the perspective of kids who read the books. So far my students (9-10 year olds) - I have 34 of them this year, love the first book. They get the humor and are excited about the next chapters. I told them we will be reading a chapter a day, but the other day they begged me to let them listen to the next chapter. While we listen, most of them are following along - I have a big screen that shows the ebook.

[fantastica]

Welcome Sunshine! So happy to learn that children are loving Chris' books. Are you reading the first TLOS book to your students or are they onto the 5th book now?

Spoiler:

[Buenos]

Isn't this the 4th book?

[fantastica]

^ yes you are right. sorry my mistake. when I say "5th" i actually meant 4th. math is never my strength.

[sunshinefan1]

We are reading the first book - The Wishing Spell. I plan to have the kids read all four books this year. I bought the audio, so we read 1 chapter each day, and then I have the ebook on my screen (I have a theater screen in the classroom) - so the kids can follow along. Some of them also follow along using a small laptop. We finished Chapter 5 today where Froggy told the twins about the journal and the wishing spell. My students love Conner - I do, too - love that sarcastic humor. I pause once in a while and we talk about what's going on. They were so surprised that Goldilocks is wanted and they had to talk about how that makes so much sense.

I'm so excited - school just started and I already have them hooked to this series - that's always been a challenge. This group of kids, especially, my boys don't like reading. When I find something that hooks them - I am beyond fabulously happy.

[Buenos]

ETA: I think this is a "record" for Chris. His first book was on the NYT best seller list a total of 5 weeks, this marks the 6th consecutive week his SERIES is on the NYT best sellers list.

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