Comments on: Trendwatch 2012: A Cluster of Chloes, a Journey of Jackalopes

By: A name to drive the Hooked on Phonics people crazy — The Horn Book

A name to drive the Hooked on Phonics people crazy — The Horn Book — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:17:51 +0000

[...] to drive the Hooked on Phonics people crazy February 14, 2012 By Roger Sutton Leave a Comment Fuse Eight suggests lots of possible presents for my new granddaughter. And who can tell me the name of that great chapter book about one girl [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:34:40 +0000

I was just reading Perfect Escape this weekend, and yes, they go to Douglas, Wyoming–Home of the Jackalope–where they climb on the giant jackalope statue, visit the gift shop, consider buying a stuffed, mounted jackalope head, and end up buying a small plush one, tying it to the car’s grille. They name it Jack, but wouldn’t it have been cool if they named it Chloe?

By: Elissa

Elissa — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:12:32 +0000

Here are three more from 2011:
Moving House by Mark Siegel (picture book; Chloe’s brother is Joey no less)
Shadow Magic by Kitty Wells, ill. by Joanna Harrison (Pocket Cats series, younger fiction)
Prince of Dorkness : More Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire by Tim Collins, ill. by Andrew Pinder (YA)

By: Elissa

Elissa — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:43:05 +0000

A quick Horn Book Guide Online search brings up two 2011 titles — Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma (YA novel) and Naughty Toes by Ann Bonwill, ill. by Teresa Murfin (picture book) — along with 32 other books, most from the past five years!

By: Elizabeth Fama

Elizabeth Fama — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:38:27 +0000

And there's this Chloe entry in the YA category: Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:36:16 +0000

…and Lois is funny – even in a blog comment!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:15:53 +0000

How dorky is this but I was just getting ready to read back a little to see if Lois Lowry was a frequent commenter! Your comment makes me think not The post was great but I would be doing big ole happy dance too!!

By: Debby Dahl Edwardson

Debby Dahl Edwardson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:29:16 +0000

If they haven’t already done so, someone just has to write a scene featuring one of those mounted Jackelopes. EW? Alright, never mind. But maybe it’s named Chloe. It could happen, you know.

By: Elizabeth Bird

Elizabeth Bird — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:46:56 +0000

I’d comment on all of this but I’m currently doing a rather high-stepping happy dance over the fact that Lois Lowry just commented on my blog. It is, as you might imagine, remarkably difficult to dance and type at the same time.

By: David B

David B — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:09:59 +0000

Looks like writers are subject to the same trends that make certain names hot for real babies, too:
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=chloe&ms=true&sw=f&exact=false