Sophie, thank you! and Gud, thank you so much for saying that - I hope things are better soon.
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'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."
hippocampus - Sep 30, 2016 6:43:51 am PDT #24136 of 28266
not your mom's socks.
Pix - Sep 30, 2016 1:04:53 pm PDT #24137 of 28266
The status is NOT quo.
I'm reading it soon! So excited!
Jesse - Oct 04, 2016 6:01:53 am PDT #24138 of 28266
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Would Updraft/Cloudbound be good for a 2nd grader who has read all of Harry Potter? I feel like yes, right?
-t - Oct 04, 2016 6:18:08 am PDT #24139 of 28266
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can't think of any reason why not.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2016 8:57:52 am PDT #24140 of 28266
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Me neither, I just feel like I don't actually know about kids!
-t - Oct 04, 2016 9:06:18 am PDT #24141 of 28266
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, not my area of expertise, either. But I figure anyone who read all of Harry Potter will be up for Updraft. Unless they are hardcore wizard narratives only, I guess.
bennett - Oct 05, 2016 9:07:14 am PDT #24142 of 28266
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javachik - Oct 06, 2016 8:23:55 am PDT #24143 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
Jesse, I would say yes. And if the kid were going to read to himself or herself, I'd probably offer a one-sheet for knot and sailing terms (and a few others) unless kid was keen on dictionaries.
I know the author posts here (hee) but other than the protagonists being adolescent, I don't feel like the books are YA at all. They're not written with vocabulary chosen for teens and I had to look some of the terms up when I was reading (which I like). But the content and story and themes are absolutely appropriate I would think, especially if kid made it through the darker Harry Potter books.
Jesse - Oct 06, 2016 10:07:13 am PDT #24144 of 28266
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I bet the kid's grandfather would be glad to tell her alllll about knots and sailing, so that would be fun.
javachik - Oct 06, 2016 12:39:44 pm PDT #24145 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
Nice!