wrong thread!
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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."
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
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?
javachik - May 14, 2009 5:57:22 pm PDT #9129 of 28405
Our wings are not tired.
Yup, Kat!
Nope, Amy!
flea - May 15, 2009 4:04:40 am PDT #9130 of 28405
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If you're going to talk about rascals in children's lit, I think Fudge from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and sequelae needs to be on the list!
Spoiler: He ATE the turtle!!