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).
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
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."
DebetEsse - Jan 19, 2009 4:55:21 pm PST #8307 of 28431
Woe to the fucking wicked.
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?
Laga - Jan 21, 2009 12:23:59 pm PST #8314 of 28431
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm not sure the best is available via retail. It's an active culture glue (like yogurt!) that I've only ever seen when I worked in book repair in a library. You want something flexible... maybe epoxy?
Ginger - Jan 21, 2009 12:38:03 pm PST #8315 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Acid-free PVA glue. Weldbond is pretty available. I think Elmer's has some acid-free versions, but standard Glue-all is not.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 1:41:51 pm PST #8316 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Thanks, guys!
I found this:
4 oz. should be enough, right? I think I could probably repair my sun-melted copy of Jane Eyre, too.
Oh, it does look like I could find Weldbond at a local crafts store or something pretty easily. And that will work?
Why does it need to be acid-free? What would happen if I used regular Elmer's glue or rubber cement or something? Or, like, a hot glue gun?
Once I purchase something, I will be back to find out if there's anything special I need to do to make sure I glue it together right. I don't have a vise or anything.