sticks fingers in ears, starts humming "Bela Lugosi's Dead" REALLY LOUD
No. Raven will become a vampire! She will, dammit!
(Alexander's mother is so awesome. I want to grow up to be her ... wait a minute, I kinda already have, haven't I?)
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Atropa - May 16, 2010 8:28:29 pm PDT #11478 of 28344
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§ ita § - May 17, 2010 3:08:32 pm PDT #11479 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The book Neil Gaiman can't write: [link]
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:09:45 pm PDT #11480 of 28344
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Help! I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats. An 11 year old GCS reader wrote in asking for help.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:16:39 pm PDT #11481 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats.
Gashlycrumb Tinies.
You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Oh! Scary Godmother!
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:18:18 pm PDT #11482 of 28344
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You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Things that were 10+ years above what was considered "age appropriate" for my actual age. None of my teachers ever commented on my reading material, and my parents let me read whatever I wanted. This is why I'm not really sure what IS "age appropriate" for an 11 year old.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:20:22 pm PDT #11483 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
Strix - May 17, 2010 7:20:53 pm PDT #11484 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, that's a good one.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:21:01 pm PDT #11485 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Actually, thinking about what I was reading at age 11, I'd be okay with darker YA stories like Tithe.
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:21:27 pm PDT #11486 of 28344
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Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
I thought about that, and I probably will suggest it (or Weetzie Bat), but if the school is stressing "age appropriate", I don't know how well that would go over.
Barb - May 17, 2010 7:23:36 pm PDT #11487 of 28344
“Not dead yet!”
Hmm... I'm trying to remember what the age-appropriateness is for Carrie Jones's NEED books.
Heather Brewer's Vlad series? Since it starts with Seventh Grade Sucks?