https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions Questions from McNeely Students for Laurel Snyder, Author of Reader's Choice Book Orphan Island en-us 2019-03-06 17:21:03 UTC 2026-01-05 07:57:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/79584382/fa2a9596dd623d71388713a42bf848ac/25753092.jpg https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340152881 What inspired you to write this book? S.A.]]> 2019-03-11 20:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340152881 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340152938 Are you going to make another book? - ZC ]]> 2019-03-11 20:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340152938 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153240 What inspired you to become an author?

-MF]]> 2019-03-11 20:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153240 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153653 Is the inspiration for the book personal?  - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153653 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153687 What did you enjoy most about making Orphan Island? - ZC]]> 2019-03-11 20:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153687 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153758 Why did you choose only 9 children on the island when there could be 10 or more? - MM]]> 2019-03-11 20:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153758 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153882 How did it feel while you were in the process of making the book? -JP

]]> 2019-03-11 20:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153882 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153895 Where do you come up with ideas for your books?

-MF]]> 2019-03-11 20:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153895 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153993 Who inspired you to become an author? S.A.]]> 2019-03-11 20:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340153993 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154096 Did you take literature courses? - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154096 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154171 Are you going to make more books or is this the only one? If you have written more books what are they called? 

I.F.]]> 2019-03-11 20:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154171 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154313 What do you enjoy most about being an author?

-MF]]> 2019-03-11 20:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154313 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154359 Did you visit other countries to promote your work? - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154359 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154753 Did you have problems making Orphan Island ? - ZC]]> 2019-03-11 20:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154753 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154795 How long have you been an author? - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340154795 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155007 Why did you leave the book on a cliffhanger? S.A.]]> 2019-03-11 20:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155007 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155134 Are there any other books that you wrote besides Orphsn Island or this is your first book? -MM]]> 2019-03-11 20:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155134 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155246 When you did start writing books?

-MF]]> 2019-03-11 20:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155246 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155477 If you are making a book can I make a suggestion? Maybe you could make it about mythical creatures that are being hunted for magical weapons or space cats trying to defend a magical gem that can destroy the whole entire universe.

I.F.]]> 2019-03-11 20:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155477 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155487 Was your dream when you were little to be an author? - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155487 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155793 Did you always enjoy writing? 

-MF]]> 2019-03-11 20:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155793 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155870 How did you come up with names for each character? - ZC]]> 2019-03-11 20:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155870 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155887 Why did you pick this kind of book style??? BR 😎]]> 2019-03-11 20:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155887 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155911 What was the first book you ever wrote and published? S.A.]]> 2019-03-11 20:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340155911 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156224 How long did it take to make the book??? BR😅]]> 2019-03-11 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156224 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156278 What made you inspired to create this book and why? -JP

]]> 2019-03-11 20:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156278 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156319 I love how Orphan Island trusts that children are bright, competent readers and relies heavily on the connection between the child and the book. I think every reader will have a completely different experience with the book - which is a rare quality in children's lit. It reminds me of Maurice Sendak's belief that kids books are just good books! Thank you for believing in our kids enough to leave things a little messy and unsure. 

Which authors inspired you growing up? Did you have a favourite author as a child? - SM]]> 2019-03-11 20:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156319 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156393  Hello Laurel Snyder,  I wanted to ask you a couple questions. How old were you when it first knew that you wanted to become an author? What in inspired you to be a author? Why did you choose to end Orphan Island like that? 
That's all! Thanks for your time! Nice time emailing you bye!!!! - BL]]> 2019-03-11 20:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156393 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156451
YOU'RE INSPRATIONAL!!!!]]> 2019-03-11 20:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156451 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156534 I haven't read it yet but I can't wait! BR 😂]]> 2019-03-11 20:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156534 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156612 Do you like fantasy? If you do could you make a book about a Phoenix kingdom trying to get along with the humans?

I.F.]]> 2019-03-11 20:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156612 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156792 Who was your hero? BL]]> 2019-03-11 20:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156792 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156851 How long ago did you publish Orphan Island? S.A.]]> 2019-03-11 20:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340156851 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157120 Which university or college were you in? - T.S]]> 2019-03-11 20:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157120 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157194 Could you make another book for Orphan Island??? -MM]]> 2019-03-11 20:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157194 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157366 Thank you for your time. You are so inspirational ]]> 2019-03-11 20:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157366 https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157539 I hope you make more books. 😃😎]]> 2019-03-11 20:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shanmills44/OrphanIslandAuthorQuestions/wish/340157539