Her wikipedia entry fails to convey the charm she must have to make the list.
Wait, no, Holden's not charming. It fails to convey the charm that would make you identify with her.
Yeah, but you're an amateur fry cook and I come from a long line of fry cooks that don't live past 25.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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."
§ ita § - May 14, 2009 4:35:14 pm PDT #9119 of 28405
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aims - May 14, 2009 4:44:02 pm PDT #9120 of 28405
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Yeah, it does.
shrift - May 14, 2009 4:55:02 pm PDT #9121 of 28405
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
wrong thread!
sarameg - May 14, 2009 4:58:00 pm PDT #9122 of 28405
You must find an interview with Cleary. Ramona was very dear to me, and I love Cleary for creating her. She really speaks kid. That wiki is very... dry. Doesn't convey Ramonaness.
Hil R. - May 14, 2009 5:05:17 pm PDT #9123 of 28405
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, that wiki does not at all tell what Ramona's about.
Frankenbuddha - May 14, 2009 5:11:37 pm PDT #9124 of 28405
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And didn't (a VERY young, pre Baron Munchausen) Sarah Polley play Ramona in a TV series? Or was that a different Ramona?
Hil R. - May 14, 2009 5:14:36 pm PDT #9125 of 28405
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Here's a sample Ramona chapter. None of the parts that I remember as my favorite parts are in any of the sample chapters, but this one seems rather Ramona-ish. [link]
Another one, from a few books earlier: [link]
javachik - May 14, 2009 5:37:18 pm PDT #9126 of 28405
Our wings are not tired.
One of the highlights of my yut as a little girl living in Hilo, HA was when Beverly Cleary visited my school. She read a loud to us for an hour and gave us all signed books.
Kat - May 14, 2009 5:41:02 pm PDT #9127 of 28405
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
java! I didn't know you grew up in Hilo! Neat!
Amy - May 14, 2009 5:41:52 pm PDT #9128 of 28405
Because books.
Hey, java, that reminds me, did you ever find the Susannah Moore books?