Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Door in the Lake


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The result was   keep. Tone 20:19, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

The Door in the Lake

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I can't find any reliable sources that show notability. Fails WP:BK. Schuy m 1 ( talk ) 01:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 'Delete - per WP:BK--Truco 01:21, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep A rather popular children's book-- 751 US/Canada library holdings according to WorldCat, which is at least a presumption of moderate notability for a book now over 10 years old . (The author has published at least 2 other   children's books, neither one a success). There are almost certain to be reviews, though they may no longer be online. This is a typical example of a naive book review submitted by a beginning editor--normally, they are apt to be notable books, because those are what they come across or what get recommended to them--but of course they do not realize how to write WP articles. they need help, not rejection--this has unfortunately sat around for quite awhile, and the ed. is not likely to be still around--an article of this very low quality should have been noticed much sooner. I notice it was vandalized several times, so other children must know about it--which is, I admit, an odd argument for notability. The people who reverted the vandalism, should have paid attention to the article as well.    (It's not done well enough to be a copy of a book jacket blurb, though it omits the conclusion--just done in that anti-spoiler unencyclopedic style). DGG (talk) 04:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Book has been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, text is found here. Accoding to this website, it has won the following awards:
 * 1) Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers    1999
 * 2) Sequoia Young Adult Master List   2001
 * 3) Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Reading List    2001
 * 4) Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee    2002
 * 5) Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Award Nominee    2002
 * Keep, but improve and add citations. LK (talk) 08:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Award-winning is a solid case of notability. - Mgm|(talk) 11:46, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - awards establish notability in this case. Wily D 12:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Lawrencekhoo. Clearly notable. Edward321 (talk) 05:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  19:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - I added two WP:RS reviews to the article, I found another review but do not have access to the source, it's shown below, the novel meets the notability requirements of WP:BK.
 * Rochman, Hazel. "Books for youth: Books for middle readers." Booklist 94.18 (15 May 1998): 1626 Abstract: Reviews the book `The Door in the Lake,' by Nancy Butts.   --Captain-tucker (talk) 19:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)


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