Barb, take a look at this thread on Absolute Write: [link]
Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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."
Deena - Jan 13, 2009 3:59:35 pm PST #8304 of 28431
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
dcp - Jan 14, 2009 5:10:16 pm PST #8305 of 28431
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
If you liked The Kite Runner, check out Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time.
Non-fiction, about a mountain climber who has been building schools in the remote areas of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. Evocative and very accurate descriptions of what the people and places in that area are like, and what their lives are like. Brought back a lot of very good memories.
On Wikipedia: [link]
On Amazon.com: [link]
Ginger - Jan 19, 2009 4:50:12 pm PST #8306 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
DebetEsse - Jan 19, 2009 4:55:21 pm PST #8307 of 28431
Woe to the fucking wicked.
dcp, is there content in that book that would be inappropriate for older elementary students? I've got some higher-level readers who might be interested (besides me, I mean).
dcp - Jan 19, 2009 5:22:17 pm PST #8308 of 28431
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'd suggest you check it out yourself first. I probably wouldn't have liked it as a 5th-grader. It is grim in some places, a little raw in others. It's not much about the students themselves, more about the difficulties and dangers involved in getting things done, what the people are like, and what the area is like.
DebetEsse - Jan 20, 2009 1:20:06 pm PST #8309 of 28431
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Ok. Thanks. I'll take a look at it.
erikaj - Jan 20, 2009 1:34:33 pm PST #8310 of 28431
Always Anti-fascist!
I've always been intimidated by the size of that one.
Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2009 1:42:54 pm PST #8311 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's what she said.
erikaj - Jan 20, 2009 5:38:13 pm PST #8312 of 28431
Always Anti-fascist!
More than the length(I know...) it's the subject matter...whaling, really? Although David Simon also lists it as a favorite.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 12:13:28 pm PST #8313 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I figure this is the best crowd to ask:
What is the best adhesive to use if the bound pages of a book have come unstuck from the cover?